Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh CLO surrounds Andrew Lloyd Webber with happy-go-lucky musicals for its new summer season, splashing off with "Singin' in the Rain." The national touring company of "Evita" invades ahead of the purrs and paws of "Cats," with "Footloose," "Legally Blonde the Musical" and the outrageous Monty Python antics of "Spamalot" rounding out the season.
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Like any other CLO season this one is interesting. This season is very "Pittsburgh friendly" because every show is probably going to be just a classic American musical revival of a previous production or has already made its "Pittsburgh debut" done 2-3 years ago. Like, I remember the last time Cats was done. However, this season will make the CLO a lot of money, especially Singin' In the Rain (because Gene Kelly is from Pittsburgh). What this season lacks is newer contemporary shows that will truly push Pittsburgh audiences to experience musicals in a different way.
What a powerful season of audience-pulling shows. I'm intrigued that the CLO would choose so many shows they know will be hits; is summer usually a slow season for them, or is this their money-making season when they want to do crowd-pleasing shows so that patrons will come and the big bucks will roll in? I'm almost tempted to buy summer season tickets because so many of these shows are just plain fun to see. I wonder about the lack of new and edgy or even just slightly risky shows over the summer, but the Benedum is know for its big, flashy musicals. I should compare this season to other Benedum seasons and see how it compares, and why, artistically and economically, that might be so.
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