CLAY AIKEN most recently starred on Broadway, alongside Ruben Studdard, in Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show at the Imperial Theater. The New York Times called the production ‘A Christmas Miracle’. This came ten years after Clay’s critically lauded Broadway debut in Monty Python's Spamalot. On the heels of Idol, he became the first artist in history to have his first single debut at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. His subsequent album, Measure Of A Man, also debuted at #1 with the highest first week sales by a debut artist. His 2004 holiday release, Merry Christmas With Love, set a record for the fastest selling holiday album of the SoundScan era and remains tied for the highest charting debut of a holiday album in Billboard history. He served 9 years as a UNICEF Ambassador and in 2003, he co-founded, with Diane Bubel, what is now the National Inclusion Project to advocate and increase opportunities for children with disabilities to be included in extracurricular activities (such as summer camps and after-school programs) with their non-disabled peers. Additional TV appearances include: 30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, Days Of Our Lives, and Law & Order: SVU. Additional 2nd place finishes include: The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012 and the NC 2nd District US House race in 2014.

NORM LEWIS can currently be seen starring in the SAG, Critics Choice, and NAACP Image Award-nominated Netflix film Da 5 Bloods by Spike Lee and in the groundbreaking FX series, Pose. He was previously seen in the NBC television special, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!, alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Alice Cooper. He recently appeared in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island and as Sweeney Todd in the Off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Barrow Street Theatre, receiving the AUDELCO Award for his performance. In May of 2014, he made history as The Phantom of the Opera’s first African American Phantom on Broadway. He has been seen on PBS in the Live From Lincoln Center productions of Showboat with Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis: Who Am I?, and New Year’s Eve: A Gershwin Celebration with Diane Reeves, as well as American Voices with Renée Fleming and the PBS Special First You Dream – The Music of Kander & Ebb. He can be seen recurring in the VH1 series, Daytime Divas, also alongside Vanessa Williams. His additional television credits include Mrs. America, Better Things, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bull, Chicago Med, Gotham, The Blacklist, and Blue Bloods, as well as in his recurring role as Senator Edison Davis on the hit drama Scandal. Mr. Lewis is a proud founding member of Black Theatre United, an organization which stands together to help protect Black people, Black talent and Black lives of all shapes and orientations in theatre and communities across the country. He received Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for his performance as Porgy in the Broadway production of The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Other Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Chicago, Amour, The Wild Party, Side Show, Miss Saigon, and The Who’s Tommy. In London’s West End he has appeared as Javert in Les Misérables and Les Misérables: The 25th Anniversary Concert, which aired on PBS. Off-Broadway Mr. Lewis has performed in Dessa Rose (Drama Desk nomination, AUDELCO Award), Shakespeare in the Park’s The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Drama League nomination), Captains Courageous, and A New Brain. His regional credits include Porgy in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, Dreamgirls (with Jennifer Holliday), First You Dream, Sweeney Todd, and The Fantasticks. His additional film credits include Magnum Opus, Winter’s Tale, Sex and the City 2, Confidences, and Preaching to the Choir.

ROBBIE FAIRCHILD made his Tony®-nominated Broadway debut in 2015 as Jerry Mulligan in the Tony Award®-winning musical An American in Paris, which he reprised in London’s West End in 2017. He was awarded the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theater World, National Dance, and Astaire Award for this performance and was nominated for the Evening Standard and Drama League Awards. From 2009 to 2017, Fairchild performed as a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet. His other theater credits include Monster in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein (Signature Theater, Chita Rivera Award), Harry Beaton in Brigadoon (New York City Center), Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Royal Albert Hall, London), Mike Costa in A Chorus Line (Hollywood Bowl), and Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me Kate (Roundabout Theater Company’s 2017 Gala). Television: Soundtrack (Netflix), Mixtape (FOX Pilot), Julie’s Greenroom (Netflix), Oklahoma! (BBC Proms), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Carousel Boy in NY Philharmonic’s Carousel (PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center), Dancing With The Stars, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Live with Kelly and Michael, CBS Sunday Morning, and 60 Minutes. Film: Tom Hooper's Cats, An American in Paris Live (West End Production), The Chaperone and NY Export: Opus Jazz.

JACKIE BURNS is a bi-coastal actress who holds the title of Broadway’s longest running Elphaba in WICKED and she is the face of the brand. She has also played Elphaba on the National Tour, where her performance received an Irene Award nomination. She replaced Tony Award® winning Idina Menzel inthe national tour of If/Then where she received rave reviews for her performance and was also a part of the original Broadway company. Her other Broadway and off-Broadway credits include the Tony Award®-winning revival of Hair (original Broadway company member) and Rock of Ages (original Off-Broadway company member) Jackie can be heard on the cast recordings for Hair, Island Song, A Killer Party and has done over 50 demos for upcoming musicals. Film/TV credits include, Set it Up, The Magnificent Meyersons, and Ghost. Jackie has sung all over the world with Grammy and Tony Award®-winning composer Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde) as his featured female singer. She also works with John Such Artists’ Management as one of his featured singers in concert venues all across the country.

PATRICK CASSIDY is the son of Oscar winner Shirley Jones and Tony winner Jack Cassidy. Patrick began his long association with the Pittsburgh CLO as Lancelot in a 1998 production of Camelot. He also played the title role in a yearlong, CLO-produced national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1999-2000 and was last seen here as Rev. Moore in Pittsburgh CLO’s 2014 production of Footloose. Patrick’s Broadway career includes starring roles in The Pirates of Penzance, Leader of the Pack, Annie Get Your Gun and Elton John’s Aida. When he and his mom joined the revival of 42nd Street, they became the first mother and son to ever star together in a Broadway show. Off-Broadway, he originated the role of the Balladeer in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. On TV, Patrick starred with Alec Baldwin in the miniseries Dress Gray, filled Patrick Swayze’s dancing shoes in Dirty Dancing and guested on ER, Smallville, CSI: Miami, K.C. Undercover and Law & Order: SVU. The ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits gave Patrick a chance to work with his brothers: David was his co-star, Shaun was the writer/creator and Ryan was set decorator. On the big screen, his most cherished project is Longtime Companion, the groundbreaking drama that was the first to depict the emotional toll of the AIDS crisis. His directing resume includes The Music Man at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Oklahoma! at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. At Las Vegas’ Wynn Hotel, he was resident director of Showstoppers and acting coach for Le Rêve. Patrick and his wife of 27 years, choreographer/dance teacher Melissa Hurley, live in Franklin, Tenn., where he is the artistic director of the award-winning regional theatre company Studio Tenn.

ALI EWOLDT is thrilled to return to Pittsburgh CLO where she played Maria in West Side Story. She has appeared as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Cosette in Les Misérables (Broadway, National Tour), The King and I (Broadway, Lyric Opera of Chicago), Maria in West Side Story (National Tour, International Tour) and Luisa in The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway). She has also played Philia in A Funny Thing… (The Muny), Fan in A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), and Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (Sacramento Music Circus). Ali’s concert/symphony work includes: Alice Tully Hall, The Town Hall, NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, American Pops Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Kaohsiung Symphony and The Boston Pops with Maestro Keith Lockhart. Her TV/Film credits include The Michael J. Fox Show, Yield, Mia, and The Cactus. Ali has a BA in psychology from Yale University. @aliewoldt 

JOSHUA GROSSO is grateful to return to Pittsburgh CLO to celebrate its 75th anniversary. He is a Carnegie Mellon Uuniversity graduate with a BFA in Musical Theater. He was recently seen in the role of Marius in the North American tour of Les Misérables, as well as having had the pleasure of playing Usnavi in Pittsburgh CLO's In the Heights. He would like to send his love to his friends and family for their support over the past year.

MANU NARAYAN is a Delmont, PA native, best known for originating the leading role of Akaash in A.R. Rahman’s Bombay Dreams at the Broadway Theater, which earned him a Drama League nomination. Additionally, he played Zoltan Karpathy in the original 2018 cast of Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-nominated revival My Fair Lady, and created the role of Robbie in the original Broadway musical Gettin’ the Band Back Together at the Belasco Theater. In 2019, Manu portrayed Charlie Kringas Off-Broadway in the Roundabout / Fiasco Theater revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, and Uncle Ernie in The Who’s Tommy at the Kennedy Center. Film: Manu co-starred with Mike Myers in The Love Guru played supporting roles in 99 Homes, Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, The Last Airbender, and Quarterlife Crisis. For the Indian market, he was the lead in the independent films Good Night | Good Morning and Walkaway. He holds dual BFA degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, where he is a current member of the College of Fine Arts’ Dean’s Council. He is so excited to return home to the Pittsburgh CLO where he performed as a CLO Mini-star, worked as the high school apprentice to conductor Don Jones for the summer season, and ultimately where he received his Actors’ Equity card. Thank you Pittsburgh CLO and former Producing Director Charlie Gray!

GENNY LIS PADILLA is thrilled to be returning to Pittsburgh CLO! Broadway: Original Broadway Company of On Your Feet! (Rebecca, Gloria Estefan u/s); Off-Broadway: RENT (Mimi/Maureen u/s), Frida Liberada (Frida), Pedro Pan (Mami); Tours: In the Heights 1st National (Nina & Carla), On Your Feet! 1st National (Rebecca, Gloria Estefan u/s), RENT, Junie B. Jones. Regional: In the Heights (Nina), Jane Eyre (Blanche Ingram/Bertha Mason); Man of La Mancha (Aldonza) Television: The Blacklist: Redemption, Madam Secretary. Film: The Assistant. She is an AMDA graduate and has a Bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre from The New School University. A huge thanks to her team at BWA! @GennyLisPadilla

JOE SERAFINI is overjoyed to be returning home for this special 75th Anniversary Broadway Musical Celebration! A Pittsburgh native, Joe practically grew up at the CLO Academy, performing in mainstage shows as Tiny Tim (A Musical Christmas Carol), Oliver Twist (Oliver!), Gavroche (Les Misérables), Michael Darling (Peter Pan) and Kurt von Trapp (The Sound of Music). He currently stars as Seb on the hit Disney+ original series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, created by fellow Pittsburgh CLO alum, Tim Federle. A recent graduate of the University of Michigan, Joe currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, but always enjoys coming home to the 'burgh to visit when he can. @joe_serafini_

STEPHANIE UMOH is soon to be heading back on tour as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton. Broadway: Ragtime (Sarah); Falsettos; Junk. Off-Broadway: Little Rock; Hallelujah, Baby!; Falling for Eve; Jerry’s Girls. Tour: Into the Woods (Witch); Hamilton (Angelica). Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Pittsburgh CLO); Sister Act; Les Misérables; The Color Purple; Aida; Johnny Baseball and many more. Film/TV: House of Cards; Blue Bloods; NY 22; Big Words. 2010 Theatre World Award winner for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Love to my family & CGF. @youknowumoh

MAX VON ESSEN is a Tony®, Drama Desk and Grammy nominated singer and actor best known for his role as Henri in the award winning production of An American in Paris on Broadway. Most recently, he completed a yearlong run in the Broadway production of Anastasia and then toured the country in Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Falsettos. Other Broadway credits include Evita, the revivals of Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar, Dance of the Vampires, and the closing company of the original Les Misérables. Additional New York credits include Yours Unfaithfully, Death Takes a Holiday, The Jerry Springer Opera, Hello Again, Finian's Rainbow and The Fantasticks. Tours include Xanadu, West Side Story and Chicago. TV & Film include Law & Order: SVU, Elementary, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Royal Pains, Gossip Girl, Seven Lovers, Sex and the City 2, and the webseries Submissions Only. Max's concert work has brought him all across the country and Canada, including The Kennedy Center, Birdland Jazz Club and a recent solo debut at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops. Recordings include An American in Paris, Evita, Death Takes a Holiday, Finian's Rainbow, Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and his debut solo album, Call Me Old Fashioned: The Broadway Standard, now available on iTunes.

ALLISON WALSH (She/her) is a multi-faceted performer whose nearly two decade career spans across musical theater, classical and contemporary dance, and TV/Film. After her first career with the Joffrey Ballet, she learned to use her voice starring as Lise Dassin in the First National Tour of An American in Paris, as well as the Original Broadway Cast. Fouetteing 8 times a week, she next originated the role of Odette/Olga Romanov in Aherns and Flaherty’s Anastasia. Her TV credits include all episodes of the Starz Limited Series Flesh and Bone, where she learned to hurry up and wait. She has collaborated with incredible artists to perform at the White House, Whitney Biennial, Guggenheim Museum, and Vail International Dance Festival. She is ecstatic to be back at Pittsburgh CLO after performing in 2019's Oklahoma!, and especially glad to celebrate Van's legacy! @biggywalsh

SOPHIE AKNIN is overjoyed to be returning to Pittsburgh CLO for this special season. She was last seen as Tootles in Peter Pan (2019). BFA Point Park University. Much love to mom, Chloe, Margot, and everyone at Pittsburgh CLO for the opportunity to be back onstage! @sophieaknin

JAMARY GIL is a Scranton native and graduate of Point Park University, is humbled to be with Pittsburgh CLO for the 3rd year! Credits: (Pittsburgh CLO - Ensemble) Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Grease, and Oklahoma!; (Disney Magic - Featured Dancer) Disney Dreams!; (Scranton Shakespearean Festival - Featured Dancer/Dance Captain) Ragtime. Special thanks to everyone who believes in and supports her as she continues her professional journey. 1 Corinthians 13:4. jamarygil.com @jamary_a_gil

AKINA KITAZAWA is originally from Japan. She is thrilled to make her debut at Pittsburgh CLO! New York/National Tour: Candide (Carnegie Hall), The King and I (Eliza), Over Here! (Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer, Off-Broadway), Regional: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Eliza), An American In Paris, On the Town, Swing! (West Coast Swing Couple), Piano Men (Featured Dancer), Carnival! (Dance Captain). Many thanks to mom and dad!! @akinakitazawa

CONNOR MCRORY is thrilled to be back performing at the Pittsburgh CLO. His past credits include Finding Neverland (First National Tour), White Christmas (National Tour), West Side Story (Tour), and Trip of Love (Off-Broadway). Regional: Pittsburgh CLO (four seasons), MUNY, TUTS, Sacramento Music Circus, Goodspeed Opera, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maine State MT, and more. Proud Penn State graduate. 

JERREME RODRIGUEZ recently appeared as William Kemmler in The Current War and in Looking for Violeta with Quantum Theater. CLO Cabaret credits include The Double-Threat Trio, Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage opposite Paige Davis, and The Book Of Merman. Additional credits include Oscar in Sweat at Pittsburgh Public, Lucian in Wig Out! at Pittsburgh Rep., The Little Mermaid and We Will Rock You at Pittsburgh Musical Theater. He originated the roles of Mikael/Raina in I Like To Be Here for Theater 167 in New York, and portrayed Greg in the national tour of A Chorus Line.

DAVIS WAYNE is a Pittsburgh native and thrilled to be back at Pittsburgh CLO! Previous Pittsburgh CLO credits include: Disney's Newsies, Mamma Mia!, The Full Monty, Brigadoon, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Other favorite credits include: Hello, Dolly! (First National), Riff in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Muny), Tommy Djilas in The Music Man (NSMT). Love to all from the back of house to the front. RKHSMBB