[NEohioPAL]JCC Youth Theatre presents You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown -2/19 /-2/29/04

[Barnes, Kris]

Contact:  Rick Kammer, (216) 593-6294
Mobile:  (440) 785-0429
e-mail: rkammer at clevejcc.org

JCC YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS
 "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" 

January 15, 2004 (Beachwood, Ohio) - The Playmakers Youth Theatre at the
Jewish Community Center of Cleveland presents its musical production of
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," based on the comic strip Peanuts, by
Charles M. Shultz. Book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner.  The show is
under the direction of Sheri Gross with musical direction by Brad Wyner.

Performances are Thursday, February 19 and 26 at 7:30pm, Saturday, February
21 and 28 at 8:30pm, Sunday, February 22 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 29
at 2:00pm. All performances will be held at the Mayfield Jewish Community
Center's Halle Theatre, 3505 Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights. Tickets are
$10 for adults and $8 for JCC members, seniors and students. The Sunday
matinee performance will also offer a "Mishpocha Mania" option where
attendees can enjoy a pizza and bingo party before the show. The cost,
including a show ticket is $16 a person and $12 for JCC members. For more
information or to purchase tickets for the event, please call the JCC Event
Ticket Office at 216-382-4000, EXT. 274.

The cast for the JCC production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is
comprised of 28 area youth ranging in age from 8th grade through 12th grade.
The cast comes from schools throughout the area.  Students have started
rehearsing three to four times a week for five weeks.
About You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Revised) played on Broadway in 1999. It is
a fresh approach to the all-time 1966 classic. Sally Brown joins Charlie
Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder and Snoopy in this version. Two new songs,
Beethoven Day and My New Philosophy, are added to the wonderful numbers My
Blanket and Me, The Kite, The Baseball Game, Little Known Facts, Suppertime
and Happiness. The show received two Tony Awards in 1998 and 1999 for
Featured Actress and Featured Actor. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN played
for 1,597 performances in New York at the Theatre 80 St. Marks in 1966. This
revival was presented on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre in 1999. 

The production is "an average day in the life of Charlie Brown" and is made
up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from
Valentine's Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair,
all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and
strung together on the string of a single day, from bright uncertain morning
to hopeful starlit evening. 

For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, please call the
JCC Event Ticket Office at 216-382-4000, EXT. 274. 

About Playmakers Youth Theatre
The Playmakers Youth Theatre was founded in 1997 as a means to encourage
young people to express themselves through dance, drama and music. The goal
is to build self-esteem and self-confidence while promoting a strong sense
of Jewish values through the arts.  Playmakers offers programming for all
ages -- there are classes for Pre-K, musicals that include 2nd-9th graders,
and shows geared toward high school and college-aged students. The yearly
GrandTyme Intergenerational Musical is written by Program Director Sheri
Gross and includes parents, grandparents, and children in the same
production. 

About The JCC
The Cleveland Jewish Community Center builds and strengthens Cleveland's
entire Jewish Community by providing exceptional programs and services that
enhance Jewish continuity and Jewish identity in order to perpetuate Jewish
values. The J is a non-profit social service agency that receives funding
from The Jewish Community Federation and The United Way.
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Kris Barnes
Playmakers Youth Theatre 
Box Office Manager
The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
kbarnes at clevejcc.org 
216-382-4000 ext. 274