Up and Away

Talk about multiple personalities — in Kevin Hammonds and Kristin Bair’s Up and Away, five actors portray 50 different characters. The show, with book and lyrics by Hammonds and music by Pittsburgh native Bair, gets its world-premiere performance tonight at the Cabaret at Theater Square courtesy of the Pittsburgh CLO. The musical follows Joe Jessup, a small-town zero who becomes a big-city hero once he realizes he has superpowers and leaves his boring hometown behind to become to the world’s first superhero.
-Lauren Ortego