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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Civic Light Opera produces 2 shows on Broadway

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera executive producer Van Kaplan is standing on West 46th Street amidst the bustle of Manhattan's Broadway theater district.
'This has been five years in the making,' says Kaplan as he watches ticket holders from 'The Addams Family' cluster around the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stage door, hoping to get cast members to autograph show posters and programs. A real coup for fans would be connecting with stars Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth."

2 comments:

Hide.T. Nakajo said...

I am very delighted to hear that. When I worked for CLO summer musicals, I researched the history of Pittsburgh theaters and CLO. Pittsburgh CLO has historically strong connection to Broadway theaters.

The development of cultural activities in Pittsburgh have a great history of improvement from the financially collapsed city due to the economic crisis 1929 to the current beautiful city with a rich in culture. And it still keeps producing more energy, making this city top over other cities in the U.S.

There have been a huge effort by local corporation, governors, local politicians, artist and generous supporters. I admired these historical effort and
I appreciate Mr. Kaplan's activity. I hope (Sorry, I keep saying this...) Pittsburgh is going to be one of the local creators of Broadway theatre productions someday, with a support by what CLO currently does.

Hide.T. Nakajo said...

I am very delighted to hear that. When I worked for CLO summer musicals, I researched the history of Pittsburgh theaters and CLO. Pittsburgh CLO has historically strong connection to Broadway theaters.

The development of cultural activities in Pittsburgh have a great history of improvement from the financially collapsed city due to the economic crisis 1929 to the current beautiful city with a rich in culture. And it still keeps producing more energy, making this city top over other cities in the U.S.

There have been a huge effort by local corporations, governors, local politicians, artists and generous supporters. I admired these historical efforts and
I appreciate Mr. Kaplan's activity. I hope (Sorry, I keep saying this...) Pittsburgh is going to be one of the local creators of Broadway theatre productions someday, with a support by what CLO currently does.