2024 Summer of Musicals
June - August 2024
Cultural District
Greer Cabaret Theater
WHEN MARS AND VENUS COLLIDE, THE ADVENTURES ARE
EARTH-SHATTERINGLY HYSTERICAL!
The Off-Broadway hit comedy MEN ARE FROM MARS – WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on The New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom. This hysterical show will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage and groups of friends doubled-over with laughter. Sexy and fast-paced, this show is definitely for adults, but will leave audiences laughing and giggling like little kids! Adult Content
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AMADEO FUSCA Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amadeo currently performs on the Upright Citizens Brigade Maude House Sketch Comedy team Hot Bird. In 2013, he won the legendary Friars Club “So You Think You Can Roast?” competition beating out 55 other comedians, roasting 80s child star Ricky Schroeder, and NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman in the process. As the winner, Amadeo was among the dais to roast comedic actor Jack Black, along with comic legends such as the “Roastmaster” General Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman, Artie Lange, Bob Saget, Amy Schumer and more. Amadeo’s success at the roast landed him two quotes in Entertainment Weekly’s funniest jokes of the event. In addition to his comedy, Amadeo also can be seen in various television and film productions. His wide range of dramatic and comedic roles include a co-starring role in the final episode of the HBO hit series Boardwalk Empire, a co-starring role in the season finale of the Netflix series Marvel’s Daredevil, a co-starring role in the CBS show As The World Turns and a supporting role in the feature film A New York Heartbeat, starring Eric Roberts and Rachel Brosnahan. His influences in film and comedy include Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Steve Martin, Don Rickles and Sebastian Maniscalco. Amadeo strives to be the most versatile performer he can possibly be and thanks his family for their everlasting encouragement throughout his journey. Amadeo currently lives in New York City. For more information, please visit his website at www.amadeofusca.com.
ERIC COBLE Eric Coble’s plays include “The Velocity of Autumn” (Broadway premiere at the Booth Theatre, starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, directed by Molly Smith), “Fairfield,” “Southern Rapture,” “Bright Ideas,” “The Dead Guy,” “My Barking Dog,” “A Girl’s Guide to Coffee,” and “The Giver” and have been produced Off-Broadway, in all fifty states of the U.S. and on several continents, including productions at Manhattan Class Company, The Kennedy Center, Playwrights Horizon, Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Arena Stage, New York and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Alliance Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, South Coastal Repertory, Asolo Repertory, Indian Repertory, Coterie Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Stages Repertory, Geva Theatre and the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. Awards include the AATE Distinguished Play Award for Best Adaptation, an Emmy nomination, the Chorpenning Playwriting Award for Body of Work, the AT&T Onstage Award, National Theatre Conference Playwriting Award, an NEA Playwright in Residence Grant, a TCG Extended Collaboration Grant, the Cleveland Arts Prize, two Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Fellowships, and four Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Grants.
MINDY COOPER (Director) Mindy Cooper has directed, choreographed and performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway in Chicago (Original Revival), Titanic (Original Cast), Dracula The Musical, Being Seen, The Eternal Space, 50 Shades — The Musical Parody, Soul Doctor, Wrong Mountain, Five Course Love, Beauty And The Beast, Song & Dance, and Tenderloin, as well as TV’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her passion for new works has led to directing Hoi Polloi (World Premiere), American Monkey (American Premiere), Mojave! The Musical (Industry Reading), The Thing About Time (CapitolRep), Social Life The Musical (Industry Readings),The Gospel According To Tammy Faye, Still Will Be Heard (Finalist: Women in the Arts and Media Collaboration Award) Deployed (NYMF), and at Town Hall in NYC: Music In The Night — A Tribute To Jerome Kern, Broadway By The Year 1937, Broadway By The Year 1972 and Broadway By The Year Musicals of 1916-1940. Her work as a director has won 10 Bay Area Theater Critics Awards. www.mindycooper.com
JOHN GRAY is the leading relationship expert in the world. His relationship and health books have sold over 50 million copies in 50 different languages. His groundbreaking book, Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus, is the best-selling non-fiction book of all time. It launched his Mars Venus book series that forever changed the way men and women view their relationships. John Gray lives in Northern California with his wife of 30 years, Bonnie. They have three grown daughters and four grandchildren. He is an avid follower of his own health and relationship advice.
EMERY ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) St. Louis-based Emery Entertainment has produced or promoted thousands of events around the globe, including superstar attractions Blue Man Group, David Copperfield and James Taylor.
TIM BRADY (Production Stage Manager) returns for his 13th season as PSM at the CLO Cabaret. As an actor, he has appeared in 11 productions of A Musical Christmas Carol and various Summer Season and CLO Cabaret productions with Pittsburgh CLO – most recently Xanadu. Other local theaters that Mr. Brady has performed with include The Pittsburgh Pops, Starlight Productions, The New Pittsburgh Jewish Theatre, Stage Right and The Theatre Factory. Mr. Brady was also the managing director of the Conley Inn Dinner Theater in Irwin for 17 years. Tim starred in the Jason Coll television pilot, “Munhall.”
Sep 06, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018
Greer Cabaret Theater
Approximately 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission.
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Greer Cabaret Theater
WHEN MARS AND VENUS COLLIDE, THE ADVENTURES ARE
EARTH-SHATTERINGLY HYSTERICAL!
The Off-Broadway hit comedy MEN ARE FROM MARS – WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on The New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom. This hysterical show will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage and groups of friends doubled-over with laughter. Sexy and fast-paced, this show is definitely for adults, but will leave audiences laughing and giggling like little kids! Adult Content
View the Performance Schedule.
AMADEO FUSCA Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amadeo currently performs on the Upright Citizens Brigade Maude House Sketch Comedy team Hot Bird. In 2013, he won the legendary Friars Club “So You Think You Can Roast?” competition beating out 55 other comedians, roasting 80s child star Ricky Schroeder, and NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman in the process. As the winner, Amadeo was among the dais to roast comedic actor Jack Black, along with comic legends such as the “Roastmaster” General Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman, Artie Lange, Bob Saget, Amy Schumer and more. Amadeo’s success at the roast landed him two quotes in Entertainment Weekly’s funniest jokes of the event. In addition to his comedy, Amadeo also can be seen in various television and film productions. His wide range of dramatic and comedic roles include a co-starring role in the final episode of the HBO hit series Boardwalk Empire, a co-starring role in the season finale of the Netflix series Marvel’s Daredevil, a co-starring role in the CBS show As The World Turns and a supporting role in the feature film A New York Heartbeat, starring Eric Roberts and Rachel Brosnahan. His influences in film and comedy include Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Steve Martin, Don Rickles and Sebastian Maniscalco. Amadeo strives to be the most versatile performer he can possibly be and thanks his family for their everlasting encouragement throughout his journey. Amadeo currently lives in New York City. For more information, please visit his website at www.amadeofusca.com.
ERIC COBLE Eric Coble’s plays include “The Velocity of Autumn” (Broadway premiere at the Booth Theatre, starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, directed by Molly Smith), “Fairfield,” “Southern Rapture,” “Bright Ideas,” “The Dead Guy,” “My Barking Dog,” “A Girl’s Guide to Coffee,” and “The Giver” and have been produced Off-Broadway, in all fifty states of the U.S. and on several continents, including productions at Manhattan Class Company, The Kennedy Center, Playwrights Horizon, Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Arena Stage, New York and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Alliance Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, South Coastal Repertory, Asolo Repertory, Indian Repertory, Coterie Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Stages Repertory, Geva Theatre and the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. Awards include the AATE Distinguished Play Award for Best Adaptation, an Emmy nomination, the Chorpenning Playwriting Award for Body of Work, the AT&T Onstage Award, National Theatre Conference Playwriting Award, an NEA Playwright in Residence Grant, a TCG Extended Collaboration Grant, the Cleveland Arts Prize, two Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Fellowships, and four Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Grants.
MINDY COOPER (Director) Mindy Cooper has directed, choreographed and performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway in Chicago (Original Revival), Titanic (Original Cast), Dracula The Musical, Being Seen, The Eternal Space, 50 Shades — The Musical Parody, Soul Doctor, Wrong Mountain, Five Course Love, Beauty And The Beast, Song & Dance, and Tenderloin, as well as TV’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her passion for new works has led to directing Hoi Polloi (World Premiere), American Monkey (American Premiere), Mojave! The Musical (Industry Reading), The Thing About Time (CapitolRep), Social Life The Musical (Industry Readings),The Gospel According To Tammy Faye, Still Will Be Heard (Finalist: Women in the Arts and Media Collaboration Award) Deployed (NYMF), and at Town Hall in NYC: Music In The Night — A Tribute To Jerome Kern, Broadway By The Year 1937, Broadway By The Year 1972 and Broadway By The Year Musicals of 1916-1940. Her work as a director has won 10 Bay Area Theater Critics Awards. www.mindycooper.com
JOHN GRAY is the leading relationship expert in the world. His relationship and health books have sold over 50 million copies in 50 different languages. His groundbreaking book, Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus, is the best-selling non-fiction book of all time. It launched his Mars Venus book series that forever changed the way men and women view their relationships. John Gray lives in Northern California with his wife of 30 years, Bonnie. They have three grown daughters and four grandchildren. He is an avid follower of his own health and relationship advice.
EMERY ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) St. Louis-based Emery Entertainment has produced or promoted thousands of events around the globe, including superstar attractions Blue Man Group, David Copperfield and James Taylor.
TIM BRADY (Production Stage Manager) returns for his 13th season as PSM at the CLO Cabaret. As an actor, he has appeared in 11 productions of A Musical Christmas Carol and various Summer Season and CLO Cabaret productions with Pittsburgh CLO – most recently Xanadu. Other local theaters that Mr. Brady has performed with include The Pittsburgh Pops, Starlight Productions, The New Pittsburgh Jewish Theatre, Stage Right and The Theatre Factory. Mr. Brady was also the managing director of the Conley Inn Dinner Theater in Irwin for 17 years. Tim starred in the Jason Coll television pilot, “Munhall.”