[NEohioPAL]Cain Park opens season with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

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For immediate release:
June 10, 2003

CAIN PARK presents=20
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
June 19 to July 6

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH -  Cain Park opens its 2003 musical theater season
with the quintessential musical classic, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, directed by
Fred Sternfeld with musical direction by Larry Hartzell.  Rich in historica=
l
and ethnic detail, it has touched audiences around the world with its humor=
,
warmth, and honesty.  Cain Park previews the musical on Thursday, June 19;
opens on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21; runs June 26, 27, 28, 29,
July 2, 3, 5; and closes July 6 with a sign-interpreted/audio-described
performance.  Showtime is at 8:00pm in the Evans Amphitheater.

Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF are $8.50 for the preview on June 19, $10
for opening weekend on June 20 and 21.  For June 26, 27, 28, 29 and July 2,
3, 5 and 6 tickets are $18 center/front sides, $16 back sides, and $14 lawn
in advance; and $20/18/16 day of show.  There is no July 4 performance.
Cleveland Heights residents presenting a Recreation ID and people presentin=
g
a Military ID receive a $3 discount.  Children=B9s tickets are 50% off when
attending with a parent if all attending family members hold Cleveland
Heights Recreation IDs.  A $2 discount is available when presenting a senio=
r
citizen ID, a student ID, and a Friends of Cain Park membership card.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special
permission of Arnold Perl, with book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock,
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and original New York Stage production directed
and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.  One of the first musicals to defy
Broadway=B9s established rules of commercial success, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ran
for 3,242 performances on Broadway with Zero Mostel in the lead role of
Tevye.  With its celebrated score which features beloved songs such as
=B3Sunrise, Sunset=B2, =B3If I Were a Rich Man=B2, and =B3Matchmaker=B2, it continues t=
o
touch the hearts of people around the world with its universal theme of
=B3Tradition!=B2 cutting across race, nationality, and religion.

The FIDDLER ON THE ROOF cast features: Tom Fulton as Tevye, the Dairyman;
Paula Duesing as Golde, his wife; Kari Kandel as Tzeitel, his daughter;
Jennifer Zappola as Hodel, his daughter; Hannah DelMonte as Chava, his
daughter; C.J. Bonde as Shprintze, his daughter; Emma Wahl as Bielke, his
daughter; Elaine Rembrandt as Yente, the Matchmaker; Sean Szaller as Motel,
the Tailor; Colin Cook as Perchik, the Student; Noah Budin as Lazar Wolf,
the Butcher; Michael Dempsey as Mordcha, the Innkeeper; Donald N. Krosin as
Rabbi; Brian Etchell as Mendel, his son; Allen M. White as Avram, the
Bookseller; Christopher Fortunato as Nachum, the Beggar; Jeannie Tyler as
Grandma Tzeitel; Sheri Gross as Fruma-Sarah; G.A. Taggett as Constable; Arl=
o
Hill as Fyedka; Sherri Britton as Shaindel, Motel=B9s Mother; and Michael
Winer as The Fiddler.  The Villagers are Laurel Robuck Barr, Emily Bodkin,
Catherine Clausi, Patrick J. Clement, Amiee Collier, Cheryl Eitman, Heather
Farr, Aly Friedman, Paul Hoffman, Andrew Hubacher, Andrew W. Kober, Corey
Joseph Mach, Tom Markey, Alex Puette, Natalie Reder, Timothy Rhein, Beverly
Simmons, Jonah Weinstein, Maggie Wirfel, and Jennifer R. Woda.

Cain Park=B9s production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is directed by Fred Sternfeld
(www.fredsternfeld.com).  Sternfeld=B9s previous production at the park was
The Sound of Music in 2001.  Other local productions include Man of La
Mancha, Conversations With My Father, and Rags at the Halle Theater; Bad
Seed at Ensemble Theatre; La Cage Aux Folles and Saturday Night at The Beck
Center; and Tale of the Allergist=B9s Wife and Trestle at Pope Lick Creek at
Dobama Theatre.

Fred Sternfeld is joined by: Larry Hartzell, music director; Eric van Baars=
,
choreographer; Jeff Herrmann, scenic and lighting designer; Charlotte
Yetman, costume designer; Stan Kozak, sound designer; Corrie Purdum, stage
manager; Victoria Bussert, theater artistic director.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is made possible in part through financial support by
The A.M. McGregor Home and through promotional support by WKSU 89.7 FM.

The Coventry Magic Bus!, with support from Coventry Village Special
Improvement District, KeyBank, and Severance Town Center, provides FREE
rides to/from Cain Park (June 19, 20 and 21 only) from 1 hour before the
event to 1 hour after the event ends.  Park in front of KeyBank on the nort=
h
side of Severance Town Center or, for those who live near Coventry, walk to
the south entrance of the Coventry Parking Garage (behind Medic Drug) for
pick-up. www.coventryvillage.org.

Tickets for Cain Park events are available at the Cain Park Ticket Office,
by mail, in person, by phone 216.371.3000 or by FAX 216.371.6995 (please
include full name, address, phone number credit card number and signature).
All major credit cards are accepted.  Tickets are also available at all
Ticketmaster outlets, and Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone 216.241.5555 or
330.945.9400 in Akron and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is made possible in part through support from The A.M.
McGregor Home and WKSU 89.7 FM.  Cain Park 2003 season sponsors are the
Inter-Continental Hotel, Motorcars, Nextel Retail Stores, and the Ohio Arts
Council.

Cain Park, a municipally owned and operated summer arts park and one of the
nation=B9s oldest landmark outdoor theaters, is produced by the City of
Cleveland Heights and is located on the south side of Superior Road between
Lee and South Taylor Roads.  Parking for all Cain Park productions is free
and located on the surrounding side streets.  For more information about
this concert and all Cain Park events please visit www.cainpark.com.

CONTACT: KSENIA ROSHCHAKOVSKY, Public Relations and Marketing, or NICOLE
MCGOVERN, Public Relations Assistant 216.371.3000 or e-mail
ksenia at clvhts.com.

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For immediate release: 
June 10, 2003 
 
<H1>CAIN PARK presents 
</H1>FIDDLER ON THE ROOF   
<H1>June 19 to July 6 
 
</H1>CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH -  Cain Park opens its 2003 =
musical theater season with the quintessential musical classic, FIDDLE=
R ON THE ROOF, directed by Fred Sternfeld with musical direction by =
Larry Hartzell.  Rich in historical and ethnic detail, it has touched a=
udiences around the world with its humor, warmth, and honesty.  Cain Pa=
rk previews the musical on Thursday, June 19; opens on Friday, June 2=
0 and Saturday, June 21; runs June 26, 27, 28, 29, July 2, 3, 5; and closes =
July 6 with a sign-interpreted/audio-described performance.  Showtime i=
s at 8:00pm in the Evans Amphitheater. 
 
Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF are $8.50 for the preview on =
June 19, $10 for opening weekend on June 20 and 21.  For June 26, 27, 2=
8, 29 and July 2, 3, 5 and 6 tickets are $18 center/front sides, $16 back si=
des, and $14 lawn in advance; and $20/18/16 day of show.  There is no J=
uly 4 performance.  Cleveland Heights residents presenting a Recreation=
 ID and people presenting a Military ID receive a $3 discount.  Childre=
n=B9s tickets are 50% off when attending with a parent if all attending family=
 members hold Cleveland Heights Recreation IDs.  A $2 discount is avail=
able when presenting a senior citizen ID, a student ID, and a Friends of Cai=
n Park membership card. 
 
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is based on Sholem Aleichem stories by sp=
ecial permission of Arnold Perl, with book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry B=
ock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and original New York Stage production direc=
ted and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.  One of the first musicals to =
defy Broadway=B9s established rules of commercial success, FIDDLER ON TH=
E ROOF ran for 3,242 performances on Broadway with Zero Mostel in th=
e lead role of Tevye.  With its celebrated score which features beloved=
 songs such as =B3Sunrise, Sunset=B2, =B3If I Were a Rich Man=B2, and =B3Matchmaker=B2, =
it continues to touch the hearts of people around the world with its univers=
al theme of =B3Tradition!=B2 cutting across race, nationality, and religion. 
 
The FIDDLER ON THE ROOF cast features: Tom Fulton as Tevye, t=
he Dairyman; Paula Duesing as Golde, his wife; Kari Kandel as Tzeitel, his d=
aughter; Jennifer Zappola as Hodel, his daughter; Hannah DelMonte as Chava, =
his daughter; C.J. Bonde as Shprintze, his daughter; Emma Wahl as Bielke, hi=
s daughter; Elaine Rembrandt as Yente, the Matchmaker; Sean Szaller as Motel=
, the Tailor; Colin Cook as Perchik, the Student; Noah Budin as Lazar Wolf, =
the Butcher; Michael Dempsey as Mordcha, the Innkeeper; Donald N. Krosin as =
Rabbi; Brian Etchell as Mendel, his son; Allen M. White as Avram, the Bookse=
ller; Christopher Fortunato as Nachum, the Beggar; Jeannie Tyler as Grandma =
Tzeitel; Sheri Gross as Fruma-Sarah; G.A. Taggett as Constable; Arlo Hill as=
 Fyedka; Sherri Britton as Shaindel, Motel=B9s Mother; and Michael Winer as Th=
e Fiddler.  The Villagers are Laurel Robuck Barr, Emily Bodkin, Catheri=
ne Clausi, Patrick J. Clement, Amiee Collier, Cheryl Eitman, Heather Farr, A=
ly Friedman, Paul Hoffman, Andrew Hubacher, Andrew W. Kober, Corey Joseph Ma=
ch, Tom Markey, Alex Puette, Natalie Reder, Timothy Rhein, Beverly Simmons, =
Jonah Weinstein, Maggie Wirfel, and Jennifer R. Woda.     
 
Cain Park=B9s production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is directed by =
Fred Sternfeld (www.fredsternfeld.com).  Sternfeld=B9s previous productio=
n at the park was The Sound of Music in 2001.  Other loca=
l productions include Man of La Mancha, Conversations With My Fath=
er, and Rags at the Halle Theater; Bad Seed at Ensemble Th=
eatre; La Cage Aux Folles and Saturday Night at The Beck Cente=
r; and Tale of the Allergist=B9s Wife and Trestle at Pope Lick Creek=
 at Dobama Theatre. 
 
Fred Sternfeld is joined by: Larry Hartzell, music director; Eric va=
n Baars, choreographer; Jeff Herrmann, scenic and lighting designer; Charlot=
te Yetman, costume designer; Stan Kozak, sound designer; Corrie Purdum, stag=
e manager; Victoria Bussert, theater artistic director. 
 
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is made possible in part through financia=
l support by The A.M. McGregor Home and through promotional support by WKSU =
89.7 FM. 
 
The Coventry Magic Bus!, with support from Coventry Village Special Improve=
ment District, KeyBank, and Severance Town Center, provides FREE rides to/fr=
om Cain Park (June 19, 20 and 21 only) from 1 hour before the event to 1 hou=
r after the event ends.  Park in front of KeyBank on the north side of =
Severance Town Center or, for those who live near Coventry, walk to the sout=
h entrance of the Coventry Parking Garage (behind Medic Drug) for pick-up. w=
ww.coventryvillage.org. 
 
Tickets for Cain Park events are available at the Cain Park Ticket Office, =
by mail, in person, by phone 216.371.3000 or by FAX 216.371.6995 (please inc=
lude full name, address, phone number credit card number and signature). &nb=
sp;All major credit cards are accepted.  Tickets are also available at =
all Ticketmaster outlets, and Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone 216.241.5555 or 3=
30.945.9400 in Akron and online at www.ticketmaster.com. 
 
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is made possible in part through support from The A.M. =
McGregor Home and WKSU 89.7 FM.  Cain Park 2003 season sponsors are the=
 Inter-Continental Hotel, Motorcars, Nextel Retail Stores, and the Ohio Arts=
 Council. 
 
Cain Park, a municipally owned and operated summer arts park and one of the=
 nation=B9s oldest landmark outdoor theaters, is produced by the City of Cleve=
land Heights and is located on the south side of Superior Road between Lee a=
nd South Taylor Roads.  Parking for all Cain Park productions is free a=
nd located on the surrounding side streets.  For more information about=
 this concert and all Cain Park events please visit www.cainpark.com. 
 
CONTACT: KSENIA ROSHCHAKOVSKY, Public Relations and Marketing, or NICOLE MC=
GOVERN, Public Relations Assistant 216.371.3000 or e-mail ksenia at clvhts.com. 

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