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tick, tick...BOOM!

Sep 22, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023

Greer Cabaret Theater

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Before RENT, there was tick, tick...BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band, tick, tick...BOOM! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.


Contains Adult Content

Cast

ETHAN RIORDAN (Jonathan) is excited to make his debut with Pittsburgh CLO. A graduate of the drama studio at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, Ethan holds a BA in History from Yale University, where he spent a year singing and traveling with the world-famous a cappella group, The Whiffenpoofs. "An aspiring young composer" himself, Ethan spends his free time at the piano working on musical theater and film composition. He is currently scoring a full-length feature film and collaborating on a musical adaptation of the novel The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness. Favorite past roles include: Melchior Gabor (Spring Awakening), Jean Valjean (Les Miserables), and Fredrik Egerman (A Little Night Music). Most recently, Ethan appeared in an industry reading of a Shimmer, a new musical written by Sarah Schulman, Michael Korie, and Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis. Ethan would like to thank his family for supporting him in his passions. He would also like to thank his manager, John Mara, Jr., CESD, and Pittsburgh CLO for this incredible opportunity. He thanks Jonathan Larson for his words and music and for being a longtime inspiration to him and countless other musical theater creators.

BILLY MASON (Michael) is thrilled to make a return to the Pittsburgh CLO stage, inaugurating the newly renovated Greer, Cabaret Theater! He was last seen here in Toxic Avenger as “black dude”.  Other Pittsburgh CLO Credits include: In the Heights (Piragua), Mamma Mia! (Eddie) and Disney's Newsies (Seitz). Billy has spent many years, entertaining audiences all over the country as a host, front man, Solo performer, and concert artist.  After many years living in  NYC, Billy returned to Pittsburgh and to the Pittsburgh CLO family as the current Associate Producer. Thank you to family, friends and the loved ones that support my daily shenanigans and ambitions. Love to Davis, Eric, Nick and Sis! Matthew 17: 20-21. LDTB!!!  

BRADY D. PATSY (Michael) is incredibly blessed to be making his PCLO Greer Cabaret debut in this beautiful new venue. Brady is local to Pittsburgh and he was last seen this summer with PCLO in Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, and as Tonton Julian in Once on this Island. Other Regional credits include: Javert (Les Miserables), Tom Collins (Rent), Kerchak (Disney's Tarzan), Richard (A New Brain), Sweeney (Sweeney Todd), Hud (Hair), among many others. Go forth from the theater with joy and take a moment of reflection to ask, "Are you letting yourself be led by fear or love?" then, regardless of the answer, go and LOVE! 

SARAH BISHOP (Susan) is so excited to make her CLO Cabaret debut! National Tour: Cabaret (Roundabout). Regional: World Premiere of Broadway Vacation (5th Avenue Theater), The Other Josh Cohen (Geva), 42nd Street (PCLO), Ulla in The Producers (The Strand). Favorites: Legally Blonde (Elle), Singin’ In The Rain (Lina), The Sound of Music (Maria), Guys & Dolls (Sarah). Loves connecting with singers as the owner of  Sarah Bishop Vocal Studio. Love to Kyle, Friends and Family! Tik Tok/Instagram: @singwithbish

MARISSA BUCHHEIT (Understudy Susan/ASM) is over the moon to be back with Pittsburgh CLO! Marissa has been seen at various theaters around Pittsburgh and Southern Florida including Pittsburgh CLO, Front Porch Theatricals, Gulf Coast Symphony, and West Coast Black Theater Troupe. Favorite past credits include Vanessa in In the Heights, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. Endless love to fiancé, Alex and her Mom for encouraging her to take the leap back into theater. For Dad, always.

BENJAMIN KENT PIMENTAL (Understudy Michael/ASM) is a Pittsburgh native, who is proud to be back home again working with CLO! Favorite Credits: Max- The Play That Goes Wrong (LPPAC), Cliff- Cabaret (Blackrock Theater), Various- A Musical Christmas Carol ‘09/‘16-‘22 & Linus- You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (PCLO), Scarecrow- The Wizard of Oz (Palace Theater), Billy- Bright Star (CCM). Love to Ali, Mom, Dad, Stelle, & CCM MT ‘20/‘21! @pimentalonrye www.bkpimental.com

REED ALLEN WORTH (Understudy Michael/Jonathan) is so excited to be back at Pittsburgh CLO! Previously seen as: Sunny (Xanadu), Male Swing (Pump Boys and Dinettes). Reed is an Alumni of the Point Park musical theatre department, and a graduate of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. He can often be seen playing in the back line of Paging Doctor Moon and is set to release the score for his first feature film "Baggage Claim.” 

Creative Team

MARTHA BANTA (Director) was a friend and colleague of Jonathan Larson. She’s honored to direct tick, tick…BOOM!. She was Resident Director of Larson’s musical RENT for New York Theatre Workshop, Broadway, London, two National Tours, and she directed productions in Japan and Germany. Associate Director for Mamma Mia! on Broadway, National Tour, Las Vegas. The new production of Rock Of Ages for its 10th anniversary tour. NYC productions for: Public Theater, Rattlestick, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York Theater Workshop, New Georges, Cherry Lane, Lambs Theater, Clark Theater/Lincoln Center, Urban Stages. Regional: Adirondack Theatre Festival, Portland Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Ordway, St. Louis Rep, Westport, Merrimack, Capital Rep., Berkshire Theater Festival. Adirondack Theatre Festival’s founding Artistic Director where she directed several premiers that went on to be produced in NYC and across the country. 

ROBERT NEUMEYER (Music Director) is thrilled to be returning to the Greer Cabaret for his eighth production. Previous Cabaret credits include Altar Boyz, The Toxic Avenger, Xanadu and Spamilton. Robert’s credits with the CLO summer season include over 20 productions in the rotating roles of arranger, orchestrator, pianist and conductor. Robert is the music director and conductor of the Gene Kelly Awards, the Henry Mancini Awards and serves as an associate music director and arranger for the Jimmy Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Robert has created arrangements and orchestrations for Norm Lewis, Clay Aiken, Jenn Colella, David Yazbek and Titus Burgess among others. Robert is currently a resident music director at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.

TIM BRADY (Production Stage Manager) returns for his 15th season 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.”

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) 6th season at Pittsburgh CLO. Broadway: Designed 5, Associate/Assistant on 20 others. Off-Broadway favorites: Desperate Measures, Clinton!, Pageant, Vanities - the Musical, Waiting for Godot, Nunsense, Encores! (9). National Tours: Hairspray, Elf, The Wizard  of Oz, Sweeney Todd...Fleet Street, The Producers, RENT, Shrek The Musical. Regional: The Old Globe, Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Rep, ACT, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed, and others. Television: Evil (CBS & Paramount+), Live from Lincoln Center, 23 Netflix specials, New Year’s Eve/Time’s Square (23 years & 100+ performances). International: Stratford, West End, Vienna, Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Brazil, The Philippines, South Africa, Iceland and China.

BOB BOLLMAN (Sound Designer) has been a sound designer, consultant, and engineer in the Pittsburgh area for over twenty years, working with numerous professional, community, and high school theater productions. His many regional credits include the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, the Palace Theater, Stage Right, and Attack Theatre. Mr. Bollman holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Duquesne University in music performance, technology, and composition. He also is a busy music arranger for many performing ensembles and music groups throughout the region when he is not mixing sound. Bob has been the houseman and house sound engineer at the Greer Cabaret Theater since 2008.

MARTY SAVOLSKIS (Scenic and Props Designer) is ecstatic to be designing at the newly remodeled Greer Cabaret with Pittsburgh CLO!  He has been designing and coordinating props with CLO since 2002. Memorable past productions include The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary Poppins, Newsies, In the Heights, Aida, Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, Oklahoma!, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story and A Musical Christmas Carol. When not at CLO you can find Marty teaching at his family's dance studio in Munhall, Fran’s School of Dance, designing, choreographing or directing locally.  Thank you to mom, dad, my husband Sam, and Colby for everything!  Enjoy! 

DAMIAN E. DOMINGUEZ (Costume Designer) is a Mexican American costume designer based out of Pittsburgh, PA.Past design credits include American Fast (City Theater), Cinderella (Pittsburgh Playhouse), Rapunzel (Byham Theatre), I am A Dreamer… and Macbeth (Resonance Works), The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre), and The Lavender Terrace (New Hazlett/KST). He was the associate costume designer for Great Comet (Pittsburgh CLO) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem (Pittsburgh Public). Damian was also one of the five selected artists displayed at Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter at the Phipps Conservatory. Upcoming projects include Somewhere Over the Border (City Theater), ≈ [Almost Equal To] (Pittsburgh Playhouse) and Cendrillon (Resonance Works). Damian holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University. See more of his work at www.damianedominguez.com or IG: damianedominguez

NATHAN W. SCHEUER (Projection Designer) is a Lighting/Projection Designer based in Los Angeles. Select Projection Credits: Something Rotten! (Broadway At Music Circus), Oslo (St. Louis Repertory), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (TUTS), Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz (The Muny), Traffic & Weather (ATF), Fly (Capital Repertory), Evolution of Mann (The Cell), Miss You Like Hell (TheatreSquared). Select Lighting Credits: Dancing with the Stars Live (2023), Cheer Live (2022). Regional: Count of Monte Cristo (Tuacahn), Memoryhouse (Los Angeles Ballet), Kinky Boots, Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables(The Muny), Heisenberg (St. Louis Repertory), After the Curtain (Shaping Sound Tour). Nathan has also had the pleasure of designing for artists like Mandy Patinkin, Patti Lupone, Selena Gomez, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper as well as working with the New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Lincoln Center, and San Francisco Opera. Proud member of USA-829. 

KYLEE LOREA (Associate Video Designer) is professional video designer, associate video designer, and content creator/video editor for live theatre, dance, and musicals based in New York. Kylee has worked at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, The Capital Rep The Kennedy Center, The Metropolitan Opera, The Lincoln Center, The Muny, The 92 YMCA Theater in NYC, Signature Theater, Theatre Row, Arts Emerson, MCC Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Triad, Metro and New Jewish Theatre, as well as the Delaware Theatre Company

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tick, tick...BOOM!

Sep 22, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023

Greer Cabaret Theater

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Before RENT, there was tick, tick...BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band, tick, tick...BOOM! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.


Contains Adult Content

Cast

ETHAN RIORDAN (Jonathan) is excited to make his debut with Pittsburgh CLO. A graduate of the drama studio at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, Ethan holds a BA in History from Yale University, where he spent a year singing and traveling with the world-famous a cappella group, The Whiffenpoofs. "An aspiring young composer" himself, Ethan spends his free time at the piano working on musical theater and film composition. He is currently scoring a full-length feature film and collaborating on a musical adaptation of the novel The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness. Favorite past roles include: Melchior Gabor (Spring Awakening), Jean Valjean (Les Miserables), and Fredrik Egerman (A Little Night Music). Most recently, Ethan appeared in an industry reading of a Shimmer, a new musical written by Sarah Schulman, Michael Korie, and Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis. Ethan would like to thank his family for supporting him in his passions. He would also like to thank his manager, John Mara, Jr., CESD, and Pittsburgh CLO for this incredible opportunity. He thanks Jonathan Larson for his words and music and for being a longtime inspiration to him and countless other musical theater creators.

BILLY MASON (Michael) is thrilled to make a return to the Pittsburgh CLO stage, inaugurating the newly renovated Greer, Cabaret Theater! He was last seen here in Toxic Avenger as “black dude”.  Other Pittsburgh CLO Credits include: In the Heights (Piragua), Mamma Mia! (Eddie) and Disney's Newsies (Seitz). Billy has spent many years, entertaining audiences all over the country as a host, front man, Solo performer, and concert artist.  After many years living in  NYC, Billy returned to Pittsburgh and to the Pittsburgh CLO family as the current Associate Producer. Thank you to family, friends and the loved ones that support my daily shenanigans and ambitions. Love to Davis, Eric, Nick and Sis! Matthew 17: 20-21. LDTB!!!  

BRADY D. PATSY (Michael) is incredibly blessed to be making his PCLO Greer Cabaret debut in this beautiful new venue. Brady is local to Pittsburgh and he was last seen this summer with PCLO in Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, and as Tonton Julian in Once on this Island. Other Regional credits include: Javert (Les Miserables), Tom Collins (Rent), Kerchak (Disney's Tarzan), Richard (A New Brain), Sweeney (Sweeney Todd), Hud (Hair), among many others. Go forth from the theater with joy and take a moment of reflection to ask, "Are you letting yourself be led by fear or love?" then, regardless of the answer, go and LOVE! 

SARAH BISHOP (Susan) is so excited to make her CLO Cabaret debut! National Tour: Cabaret (Roundabout). Regional: World Premiere of Broadway Vacation (5th Avenue Theater), The Other Josh Cohen (Geva), 42nd Street (PCLO), Ulla in The Producers (The Strand). Favorites: Legally Blonde (Elle), Singin’ In The Rain (Lina), The Sound of Music (Maria), Guys & Dolls (Sarah). Loves connecting with singers as the owner of  Sarah Bishop Vocal Studio. Love to Kyle, Friends and Family! Tik Tok/Instagram: @singwithbish

MARISSA BUCHHEIT (Understudy Susan/ASM) is over the moon to be back with Pittsburgh CLO! Marissa has been seen at various theaters around Pittsburgh and Southern Florida including Pittsburgh CLO, Front Porch Theatricals, Gulf Coast Symphony, and West Coast Black Theater Troupe. Favorite past credits include Vanessa in In the Heights, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. Endless love to fiancé, Alex and her Mom for encouraging her to take the leap back into theater. For Dad, always.

BENJAMIN KENT PIMENTAL (Understudy Michael/ASM) is a Pittsburgh native, who is proud to be back home again working with CLO! Favorite Credits: Max- The Play That Goes Wrong (LPPAC), Cliff- Cabaret (Blackrock Theater), Various- A Musical Christmas Carol ‘09/‘16-‘22 & Linus- You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (PCLO), Scarecrow- The Wizard of Oz (Palace Theater), Billy- Bright Star (CCM). Love to Ali, Mom, Dad, Stelle, & CCM MT ‘20/‘21! @pimentalonrye www.bkpimental.com

REED ALLEN WORTH (Understudy Michael/Jonathan) is so excited to be back at Pittsburgh CLO! Previously seen as: Sunny (Xanadu), Male Swing (Pump Boys and Dinettes). Reed is an Alumni of the Point Park musical theatre department, and a graduate of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. He can often be seen playing in the back line of Paging Doctor Moon and is set to release the score for his first feature film "Baggage Claim.” 

Creative Team

MARTHA BANTA (Director) was a friend and colleague of Jonathan Larson. She’s honored to direct tick, tick…BOOM!. She was Resident Director of Larson’s musical RENT for New York Theatre Workshop, Broadway, London, two National Tours, and she directed productions in Japan and Germany. Associate Director for Mamma Mia! on Broadway, National Tour, Las Vegas. The new production of Rock Of Ages for its 10th anniversary tour. NYC productions for: Public Theater, Rattlestick, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York Theater Workshop, New Georges, Cherry Lane, Lambs Theater, Clark Theater/Lincoln Center, Urban Stages. Regional: Adirondack Theatre Festival, Portland Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Ordway, St. Louis Rep, Westport, Merrimack, Capital Rep., Berkshire Theater Festival. Adirondack Theatre Festival’s founding Artistic Director where she directed several premiers that went on to be produced in NYC and across the country. 

ROBERT NEUMEYER (Music Director) is thrilled to be returning to the Greer Cabaret for his eighth production. Previous Cabaret credits include Altar Boyz, The Toxic Avenger, Xanadu and Spamilton. Robert’s credits with the CLO summer season include over 20 productions in the rotating roles of arranger, orchestrator, pianist and conductor. Robert is the music director and conductor of the Gene Kelly Awards, the Henry Mancini Awards and serves as an associate music director and arranger for the Jimmy Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Robert has created arrangements and orchestrations for Norm Lewis, Clay Aiken, Jenn Colella, David Yazbek and Titus Burgess among others. Robert is currently a resident music director at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.

TIM BRADY (Production Stage Manager) returns for his 15th season 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.”

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) 6th season at Pittsburgh CLO. Broadway: Designed 5, Associate/Assistant on 20 others. Off-Broadway favorites: Desperate Measures, Clinton!, Pageant, Vanities - the Musical, Waiting for Godot, Nunsense, Encores! (9). National Tours: Hairspray, Elf, The Wizard  of Oz, Sweeney Todd...Fleet Street, The Producers, RENT, Shrek The Musical. Regional: The Old Globe, Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Rep, ACT, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed, and others. Television: Evil (CBS & Paramount+), Live from Lincoln Center, 23 Netflix specials, New Year’s Eve/Time’s Square (23 years & 100+ performances). International: Stratford, West End, Vienna, Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Brazil, The Philippines, South Africa, Iceland and China.

BOB BOLLMAN (Sound Designer) has been a sound designer, consultant, and engineer in the Pittsburgh area for over twenty years, working with numerous professional, community, and high school theater productions. His many regional credits include the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, the Palace Theater, Stage Right, and Attack Theatre. Mr. Bollman holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Duquesne University in music performance, technology, and composition. He also is a busy music arranger for many performing ensembles and music groups throughout the region when he is not mixing sound. Bob has been the houseman and house sound engineer at the Greer Cabaret Theater since 2008.

MARTY SAVOLSKIS (Scenic and Props Designer) is ecstatic to be designing at the newly remodeled Greer Cabaret with Pittsburgh CLO!  He has been designing and coordinating props with CLO since 2002. Memorable past productions include The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary Poppins, Newsies, In the Heights, Aida, Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, Oklahoma!, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story and A Musical Christmas Carol. When not at CLO you can find Marty teaching at his family's dance studio in Munhall, Fran’s School of Dance, designing, choreographing or directing locally.  Thank you to mom, dad, my husband Sam, and Colby for everything!  Enjoy! 

DAMIAN E. DOMINGUEZ (Costume Designer) is a Mexican American costume designer based out of Pittsburgh, PA.Past design credits include American Fast (City Theater), Cinderella (Pittsburgh Playhouse), Rapunzel (Byham Theatre), I am A Dreamer… and Macbeth (Resonance Works), The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre), and The Lavender Terrace (New Hazlett/KST). He was the associate costume designer for Great Comet (Pittsburgh CLO) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem (Pittsburgh Public). Damian was also one of the five selected artists displayed at Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter at the Phipps Conservatory. Upcoming projects include Somewhere Over the Border (City Theater), ≈ [Almost Equal To] (Pittsburgh Playhouse) and Cendrillon (Resonance Works). Damian holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University. See more of his work at www.damianedominguez.com or IG: damianedominguez

NATHAN W. SCHEUER (Projection Designer) is a Lighting/Projection Designer based in Los Angeles. Select Projection Credits: Something Rotten! (Broadway At Music Circus), Oslo (St. Louis Repertory), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (TUTS), Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz (The Muny), Traffic & Weather (ATF), Fly (Capital Repertory), Evolution of Mann (The Cell), Miss You Like Hell (TheatreSquared). Select Lighting Credits: Dancing with the Stars Live (2023), Cheer Live (2022). Regional: Count of Monte Cristo (Tuacahn), Memoryhouse (Los Angeles Ballet), Kinky Boots, Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables(The Muny), Heisenberg (St. Louis Repertory), After the Curtain (Shaping Sound Tour). Nathan has also had the pleasure of designing for artists like Mandy Patinkin, Patti Lupone, Selena Gomez, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper as well as working with the New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Lincoln Center, and San Francisco Opera. Proud member of USA-829. 

KYLEE LOREA (Associate Video Designer) is professional video designer, associate video designer, and content creator/video editor for live theatre, dance, and musicals based in New York. Kylee has worked at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, The Capital Rep The Kennedy Center, The Metropolitan Opera, The Lincoln Center, The Muny, The 92 YMCA Theater in NYC, Signature Theater, Theatre Row, Arts Emerson, MCC Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Triad, Metro and New Jewish Theatre, as well as the Delaware Theatre Company