Come on, fellow Pittsburghers, this the CLO we're talking about here! This is the group that schedules two Rodgers and Hammerstein shows in the same season because they can't think of anything else to do!
And as for why they're doing it, I can tell you in two words:
Doctor Dolittle.
"A coherent existance after so many years of muddle" - Desiree' Armfelt, A Little Night Music
"Life keeps happening everyday, Say Yes" - 70, Girls, 70
"Life is what you do while you're waiting to die" - Zorba