2024 Summer of Musicals
June - August 2024
Cultural District
Greer Cabaret Theater
Directed and Choreographed
By Guy Stroman
THE HEAVENLY MUSICAL HIT!
We’re ringing in the 15th season of the CLO Cabaret with the first show we ever performed at this venue – FOREVER PLAID! This show is just as perfect a fit for our unique Cabaret space now as it was in our inaugural season. This New York musical comedy hit is the deliciously funny and charming story of “The Plaids,” a classic 1950s all-male singing group, who were killed in a car crash on their way to their first big gig! Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as “The Plaids” are miraculously revived to perform the concert-that-never-was in this hilariously nostalgic musical! Performing precision harmonies and executing their delightfully outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, “The Plaids” perform some of the 1950s greatest hits: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”
Save up to 30% with a Pittsburgh CLO Kara Cabaret Series Package. Groups of 8 or more may call 412-325-1582 or email Groups@pittsburghCLO.org.
BRANDON LAMBERT (Jinx) previously performed at the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret as Marcus in Murder for Two and Jinx in Plaid Tidings. His musical Just Laugh (co-author Lauren Gundrum) recently premiered in New York in Ken Davenport’s Rave Theatre Festival and won Outstanding Musical. He’s a proud member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop (Harrington Award), the Dramatists Guild and AEA.
ZANDER LYONS (Sparky) is a born and raised native of Pittsburgh. His passion for theater led him to New York City where he graduated from NYU Tisch Department of Drama’s New Studio on Broadway. He’s thrilled to return home and be a part of this wonderful show.
QUINN PATRICK SHANNON (Frankie) This is Quinn's 12th production with Pittsburgh CLO, and this will be his 4th time performing the role of Frankie, originated by his beloved director and choreographer, Guy Stroman. Other Pittsburgh CLO favorites include Pittman/Etches in Titanic, Clown 1 in The 39 Steps, and the classic love story, The Toxic Avenger, starring his beautiful wife and goddess of the stage, Caroline Nicolian.
WOOD VAN METER (Smudge) is thrilled to be making his CLO debut! Regional favorites include Joseph...Dreamcoat (Joseph - Helen Hayes Nom.), Shear Madness and West Side Story (both at The Kennedy Center), as well as performances at Shakespeare Theatre Co., Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Rep Stage and many others. He is a KY native, a Point Park graduate and a proud member of AEA. Enjoy the show! @Woodvanmeter
JACK HOLMES (Understudy) is excited to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Recent credits: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Who’s Tommy (Clinton Showboat Theatre); The History Boys, Cabaret and The Who’s Tommy (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Much love to the cast and crew, as well as his friends and family! BFA Point Park University. www.jack-holmes.net IG: @jdholmes97
GUY STROMAN (Director/Choreographer) directed and choreographed Forever Plaid for the opening of the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret fifteen years ago, and again for the fifth anniversary of this wonderful theatre; directed and choreographed both Cabaret productions of CLO Plaid Tidings, as well as Ring of Fire and The 39 Steps; directed award-winning productions in NYC and around the country, including Twelfth Night, The King and I, The Glass Menagerie, Man of La Mancha, Boeing, Boeing, Driving Miss Daisy; collaborations with Sandy Duncan, June Squibb, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sally Struthers, Jean Stapleton, Lynn Redgrave; originated Frankie in Forever Plaid in NYC, London, LA (Best Actor-LA Drama Critics)
STEVEN FREEMAN (Music Director) is a musical director/conductor having worked extensively in and out of New York. He is taking a break from serving as a Guest Artist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for their production of Spring Awakening. He also serves as musical supervisor for Royal Caribbean’s production of Hairspray on the Symphony of the Seas. Recently, he was part of the musical team of Matilda, the Musical both on Broadway and the National Tour. Other New York credits include Billy Elliot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Damn Yankees, Grease and Chicago. He supervised international companies of Chicago in Buenos Aires, Moscow, Montreal, Seoul and Tokyo. He conducted the New York premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night at Second Stage. Regional theaters include the George Street Playhouse, the Berkshire Theater Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, North Shore Music Theater and the Cape Playhouse.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) Previously at Pittsburgh CLO: 4 seasons at the Benedum. Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Over 20 Off-Broadway commercial productions and City Center Encores! A regular at many Regional Theatres. Over a dozen National Tours. Television: Live from Lincoln Center, Netflix, Showtime, Comedy Central, and Lighting Director for New Year’s Eve/Time’s Square for the last 20 years. Internationally: Stratford, West End, La Scala, South Africa, China, Philippines and Brazil.
Oct 31, 2019 - Dec 29, 2019
Greer Cabaret Theater
Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Save up to 30% with a Pittsburgh CLO Kara Cabaret Series Package.
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Children under the age of 3 will NOT be admitted to the theater.
Greer Cabaret Theater
Directed and Choreographed
By Guy Stroman
THE HEAVENLY MUSICAL HIT!
We’re ringing in the 15th season of the CLO Cabaret with the first show we ever performed at this venue – FOREVER PLAID! This show is just as perfect a fit for our unique Cabaret space now as it was in our inaugural season. This New York musical comedy hit is the deliciously funny and charming story of “The Plaids,” a classic 1950s all-male singing group, who were killed in a car crash on their way to their first big gig! Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as “The Plaids” are miraculously revived to perform the concert-that-never-was in this hilariously nostalgic musical! Performing precision harmonies and executing their delightfully outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, “The Plaids” perform some of the 1950s greatest hits: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”
Save up to 30% with a Pittsburgh CLO Kara Cabaret Series Package. Groups of 8 or more may call 412-325-1582 or email Groups@pittsburghCLO.org.
BRANDON LAMBERT (Jinx) previously performed at the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret as Marcus in Murder for Two and Jinx in Plaid Tidings. His musical Just Laugh (co-author Lauren Gundrum) recently premiered in New York in Ken Davenport’s Rave Theatre Festival and won Outstanding Musical. He’s a proud member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop (Harrington Award), the Dramatists Guild and AEA.
ZANDER LYONS (Sparky) is a born and raised native of Pittsburgh. His passion for theater led him to New York City where he graduated from NYU Tisch Department of Drama’s New Studio on Broadway. He’s thrilled to return home and be a part of this wonderful show.
QUINN PATRICK SHANNON (Frankie) This is Quinn's 12th production with Pittsburgh CLO, and this will be his 4th time performing the role of Frankie, originated by his beloved director and choreographer, Guy Stroman. Other Pittsburgh CLO favorites include Pittman/Etches in Titanic, Clown 1 in The 39 Steps, and the classic love story, The Toxic Avenger, starring his beautiful wife and goddess of the stage, Caroline Nicolian.
WOOD VAN METER (Smudge) is thrilled to be making his CLO debut! Regional favorites include Joseph...Dreamcoat (Joseph - Helen Hayes Nom.), Shear Madness and West Side Story (both at The Kennedy Center), as well as performances at Shakespeare Theatre Co., Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Rep Stage and many others. He is a KY native, a Point Park graduate and a proud member of AEA. Enjoy the show! @Woodvanmeter
JACK HOLMES (Understudy) is excited to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Recent credits: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Who’s Tommy (Clinton Showboat Theatre); The History Boys, Cabaret and The Who’s Tommy (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Much love to the cast and crew, as well as his friends and family! BFA Point Park University. www.jack-holmes.net IG: @jdholmes97
GUY STROMAN (Director/Choreographer) directed and choreographed Forever Plaid for the opening of the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret fifteen years ago, and again for the fifth anniversary of this wonderful theatre; directed and choreographed both Cabaret productions of CLO Plaid Tidings, as well as Ring of Fire and The 39 Steps; directed award-winning productions in NYC and around the country, including Twelfth Night, The King and I, The Glass Menagerie, Man of La Mancha, Boeing, Boeing, Driving Miss Daisy; collaborations with Sandy Duncan, June Squibb, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sally Struthers, Jean Stapleton, Lynn Redgrave; originated Frankie in Forever Plaid in NYC, London, LA (Best Actor-LA Drama Critics)
STEVEN FREEMAN (Music Director) is a musical director/conductor having worked extensively in and out of New York. He is taking a break from serving as a Guest Artist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for their production of Spring Awakening. He also serves as musical supervisor for Royal Caribbean’s production of Hairspray on the Symphony of the Seas. Recently, he was part of the musical team of Matilda, the Musical both on Broadway and the National Tour. Other New York credits include Billy Elliot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Damn Yankees, Grease and Chicago. He supervised international companies of Chicago in Buenos Aires, Moscow, Montreal, Seoul and Tokyo. He conducted the New York premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night at Second Stage. Regional theaters include the George Street Playhouse, the Berkshire Theater Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, North Shore Music Theater and the Cape Playhouse.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) Previously at Pittsburgh CLO: 4 seasons at the Benedum. Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Over 20 Off-Broadway commercial productions and City Center Encores! A regular at many Regional Theatres. Over a dozen National Tours. Television: Live from Lincoln Center, Netflix, Showtime, Comedy Central, and Lighting Director for New Year’s Eve/Time’s Square for the last 20 years. Internationally: Stratford, West End, La Scala, South Africa, China, Philippines and Brazil.