[NEohioPAL]Kalliope Stage Grand Night

[John Paul Boukis]

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Kalliope Stage enjoyed a gala opening weekend with sold-out=20
performances and a very special Grand Night of Hope. Kalliope Stage is=20=

the new professional musical theater at Cedar & Lee in Cleveland=20
Heights. The theater has launched its inaugural season with Rodgers and=20=

Hammerstein=92s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, an evening fantasy of =
gorgeous=20
music from classic favorites to little-known gems. =93We wanted to start=20=

with the fathers of the modern American musical,=94 says Paul F. Gurgol,=20=

the artistic director of Kalliope Stage. His inventive re-imagining, a=20=

lush double piano orchestration, and a strong cast of nuanced singers=20
make for a delightful theatrical debut.

Mayor Ed Kelly and Cleveland Heights city counsel members were on hand=20=

opening night for the official ribbon cutting. Creating the theater has=20=

been a labor of love for founders John Paul Boukis and Paul F. Gurgol,=20=

and they hope the community will embrace their mission of celebrating=20
the musical as a valued American art form. Kalliope Stage is committed=20=

to building community through performance, and is excited to have=20
produced a Grand Night of Hope as a 100% benefit for the Mitochondrial=20=

Disease Association of Ohio. The evening gala performance raised=20
$7,000, and warmed the hearts of everyone involved.

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING plays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm=20=

and Sundays at 2:30pm and 7pm through Sunday, April 4. Reserve tickets=20=

by calling 216-321-0870.=20=

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<bold><fontfamily><param>Times</param>Kalliope Stage enjoyed a gala
opening weekend with sold-out performances and a very special Grand
Night of Hope. Kalliope Stage is the new professional musical theater
at Cedar & Lee in Cleveland Heights. The theater has launched its
inaugural season with Rodgers and Hammerstein=92s A GRAND NIGHT FOR
SINGING, an evening fantasy of gorgeous music from classic favorites
to little-known gems. =93We wanted to start with the fathers of the
modern American musical,=94 says Paul F. Gurgol, the artistic director
of Kalliope Stage. His inventive re-imagining, a lush double piano
orchestration, and a strong cast of nuanced singers make for a
delightful theatrical debut.


Mayor Ed Kelly and Cleveland Heights city counsel members were on hand
opening night for the official ribbon cutting. Creating the theater
has been a labor of love for founders John Paul Boukis and Paul F.
Gurgol, and they hope the community will embrace their mission of
celebrating the musical as a valued American art form. Kalliope Stage
is committed to building community through performance, and is excited
to have produced a Grand Night of Hope as a 100% benefit for the
Mitochondrial Disease Association of Ohio. The evening gala
performance raised $7,000, and warmed the hearts of everyone involved.=20=



A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING plays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at
8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm and 7pm through Sunday, April 4. Reserve
tickets by calling 216-321-0870. </fontfamily></bold>=

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