Derek Keeling to make Pittsburgh CLO Debut
James Snyder returns to Pittsburgh CLO as Elvis Presley after appearing in last summer's SOUTH PACIFIC. He is best known for his roles in Broadway's If/Then and Cry-Baby for which he received a Drama League Nomination. He has been seen in regional productions of Casa Valentina, Rock of Ages, Ever After, Carousel, Fanny and Johnny Baseball. Mr. Snyder has sung at Carnegie Hall with the NY Pops and with the Hartford Symphony. He has appeared on TV and the big screen in The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and She's The Man, among many others.
Derek Keeling (Johnny Cash) will make his Pittsburgh CLO debut as Johnny Cash after appearing as Cash on the First National Tour of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. He is best known for his run on NBC's Grease: You're the One That I Want, in which he placed third in Broadway's largest national casting call. His experience covers a wide range of dramas and musicals including his turn in the iconic role of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli in Happy Days the Musical in Los Angeles and a pre-Broadway run of A Tale of Two Cities as Charles Darnay. Mr. Keeling starred in the regional premiere of All Shook Up and was hailed by critics as "that rarity seldom seen since the days of Cary Grant -- namely, a hunky guy who can play comedy."
Martin Kaye is a British entertainer, pianist and singer-songwriter joining Pittsburgh CLO for the first time as Jerry Lee Lewis in Pittsburgh CLO's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. He performed this role for a span of five years with performances in the First US National Tour, in Las Vegas and the first UK tour. Mr. Kaye has also recorded three albums, co-composed a musical and has written an autobiographical one-man show.
BILLY FINN is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut as Carl Perkins in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. A Brooklyn-based actor, writer and musician, Mr. Finn's New York credits include performances at Ars Nova, Judson Church, New Dramatists and the Drama League. Regionally, he has appeared at theaters around the country, including Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Trinity Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, McCarter Theatre Center, the Kennedy Center, Theatre Under the Stars and many others. Mr. Finn's plays have been produced and workshopped at the Drama League, Vertigo Theatre, Playwrights Rep and First Draft.
The summer season will conclude with Million Dollar Quartet, running August 8–13. James Snyder, most recently seen on Broadway in the new musical In Transit, will play the late Elvis Presley with Derek Keeling (All Shook Up) as Johnny Cash, Martin Kaye (Million Dollar Quartet national tour) as Jerry Lee Lewis, and Brooklyn-based actor, writer, and musician Billy Finn as Carl Perkins.
Tickets are on sale now at pittsburghCLO.org.
