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Suite Life - a Celebration of Billy Strayhorn and Gene Kelly - Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty

  • Kelly Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA, 15206 United States (map)

Suite Life - a Celebration of Billy Strayhorn and Gene Kelly - Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty

Building on the 2021 reinvention of the “Suite Life,” celebration by guitarist John Shannon, the Kelly Strayhorn Theater brings a diverse experience the music of Billy Strayhorn and the imagery of Gene Kelly, exploring the art and illuminate the extraordinary lives of these two Pittsburgh legends.

Under the stage direction of Monteze Freeland (Co-Artistic Director of City Theatre) and musical direction of Akron-based Theron Brown,

Theron Brown - piano; Jordan McBride - bass; James Johnson III - drums; Reggie Watkins - trombone; Anita Levels - vocals; Kelsey Wooley Jumper - vocals and dance; Treasure Treasure - vocals and dance