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Derek Hough
Derek Hough
April 5, 2019
The DWTS and SYTCD alum is touring across the country dancing in a solo tour.
Daniel Quadrino
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
January 30, 2019
Quadrino plays the deliciously bratty Mike Teavee in the show's First National Tour.
Kurt Kemper
Kiss Me, Kate
October 28, 2017
Kemper is currently starring in Point Park University's production of Kiss Me, Kate.
Christopher J. Essex
Love's Labor's Won
November 30, 2017
He sings, he acts, he dances, and he taught himself how to play guitar in about a month. CMU senior Essex is a force to be reckoned with.
Erica Messonnier
Cinderella
May 31, 2018
Point Park University alumna Erica Messonnier is dancing her way across the country with the National Tour of Cinderella.
Kevin Massey
The Full Monty, Titanic
July 6, 2018
Massey has performed on Broadway and touring across Germany - while singing in German! He talks all things musical theatre including his run with A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.
Emma Cook
Perpetual Mental Battle
March 31, 2019
She's just graduated from college in three years with two degrees and is ready to face NYC.
Sam Simahk
Thoroughly Modern Millie
December 2, 2018
From playing a Chinese immigrant to a suave cowboy, Sam Simahk can do it all.
Michelle Dawson
Mamma Mia!
August 15, 2017
Dawson's long history with Mamma Mia! gives her a unique insight into the show and her character, the sassy fun-loving Tanya.
Lucie Arnaz
Lucie Arnaz
November 9, 2017
She's done everything from TV to radio to concerts to films to Broadway. Hear her talk about her amazing career and the legacy of her parents, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Micah Stanek
You On The Moors Now
February 10, 2018
Taking on the famous character of Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff is no easy task, but Stanek is up to it.
Sage Smith
The House of Bernarda Alba
March 21, 2018
Point Park University student Sage Smith just finished up her run in The House of Bernarda Alba.
Dan DeLuca
The Full Monty
July 18, 2018
Pittsburgh native Dan DeLuca is happy to take off his clothes for his hometown, Pittsburgh, in the CLO's The Full Monty.
Jordan Craig
Phantom of the Opera
February 24, 2019
After three years on tour with the same show, Craig knows all there is about the Phantom.
Kara Lindsay
Newsies, Wicked, Beautiful
October 10, 2018
She's played many girls' dream roles on Broadway from Katherine in Newsies to Glinda.
Emily Borromeo
School of Rock
October 20, 2017
You've never had a teacher like this before. Borromeo dishes on the National Tour of School of Rock.
Gardar Thor Cortes
Love Never Dies
January 6, 2018
Cortes and castmate Diana DiMarzio talk about the Phantom of the Opera sequel, Love Never Dies, which kicks the New Year off at the Benedum Center.
Waitress on Tour
Waitress
March 10, 2018
CMU alumnae Emily Koch and Arica Jackson are touring around baking pies with the National Tour of Waitress.
Hunter Ryan Herdlick
Titanic
June 22, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University alumn Herdlicka is back in Pittsburgh to perform in the CLO's Titanic.