[NEohioPAL]Beck Center Announces New Season!!!

Tue May 10 13:36:42 PDT 2005

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Beck Center is proud to announce it's 2005/2006 Theatre  Season!

"Urinetown" Musical by Mark Hollman and Greg  Kotis
Opens Sept. 16th, 2005
Directed by Scott Spence
Mainstage Theatre (Watch for auditions in Mid June!)
***Cleveland's first local production of this brilliant send-up where a  drop 
of water rivals gold.

"Top Dog/Underdog" by Susan Lori Parks
Opens Sept. 30th, 2005
Directed by Dale Shields
Studio Theatre
***Cleveland premiere of the smash Broadway hit about two brothers  (Lincoln 
and Booth) and their daily lives of three-card monte.

"T.I.D.Y." World Premiere by Eric Coble
Directed by Roger Truesdell
Opens Nov. 18th, 2005
Studio Theatre
***Beck is thrilled to produce Eric's latest, where big  government, 
paper-shredders and conspiracy combine for big  laughs.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"  Musical by Howard  Mencken and Howard Ashman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
Opens Dec. 2nd, 2005
Mainstage Theatre
***The classic fairy tale takes flight in an epic production for the  entire 
family

"The Diary of Anne Frank"  By Frances Goodrich and  Albert Hackett, 
Adaptation by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Sarah May
Opens Feb. 3rd, 2006
Mainstage Theatre
***Watch for the many surrounding events, displays and talkbacks  surrounding 
this icon of WWII rememberance.

"The Full Monty"  Musical by David Yazbek and  Terrence McNally 
Directed by Scott Spence
Opens March 17th, 2006
Mainstage Theatre
***Adapted from the hit Brit film, the men bare their souls, and  everything 
else!

"Mrs. Warren's Profession" by George Bernard Shaw
Starring Dorothy and Reuben Silver
Directed by Scott Plate
Opens March 31st, 2006
Studio Theatre
***Beck welcomes back Cleveland's First Couple of Acting in a Shavian  
delight.

"A Man of No Importance" Musical by Stephen Flaherty and  Lynn Ahrens, Book 
by Terrence McNally
Directed by Scott Spence
Opens June 2nd, 2006
Studio Theatre
***Flaherty and Ahrens' ("Ragtime", "Once on this Island") wonderful  Irish 
chamber musical based on the movie starring Albert Finney. A busdriver  
realizes his dream of performing in Wilde's "Salome", and learns that the  theatre is 
not a place to hide from ourselves, but rather a place to discover  one's 
true self. Another Cleveland premiere!

"Lies and Legends"--The Music of Harry Chapin
Directed by William Roudebush
Opens June 23rd, 2006
Mainstage Theatre
***This is the 15th anniversary of the Beck Center smash production  
featuring the original cast, all returning from around the country to reprise  this 
truly unforgettable show. The show is dedicated to the memory of Ken Benz,  the 
fifth original member.

Scott  Spence

Scott Spence
Artistic Director
The Beck  Center
216-521-2540
_www.beckcenter.org_ (http://www.beckcenter.org/) 

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<DIV>Opens Sept. 16th, 2005</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"Top Dog/Underdog"</STRONG> by Susan Lori Parks</DIV>
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<DIV>Studio Theatre</DIV>
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<DIV>Opens Nov. 18th, 2005</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>***Beck is thrilled to produce</EM> <EM>Eric's latest, where big=20
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<DIV>Directed by Fred Sternfeld</DIV>
<DIV>Opens Dec. 2nd, 2005</DIV>
<DIV>Mainstage Theatre</DIV>
<DIV>***<EM>The classic fairy tale takes flight in an epic production for th=
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<DIV><STRONG>"The Diary of Anne Frank"  </STRONG>By Frances Goodrich an=
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<DIV>Directed by Sarah May</DIV>
<DIV>Opens Feb. 3rd, 2006</DIV>
<DIV>Mainstage Theatre</DIV>
<DIV>***<EM>Watch for the many surrounding events, displays and talkbacks=20
surrounding this icon of WWII rememberance.</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"The Full Monty"</STRONG>  Musical by David Yazbek an=
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<DIV>Directed by Scott Spence</DIV>
<DIV>Opens March 17th, 2006</DIV>
<DIV>Mainstage Theatre</DIV>
<DIV>***<EM>Adapted from the hit Brit film, the men bare their souls, and=20
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<DIV><STRONG>"Mrs. Warren's Profession"</STRONG> by George Bernard Shaw</DIV=
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<DIV><EM>Starring Dorothy and Reuben Silver</EM></DIV>
<DIV>Directed by Scott Plate</DIV>
<DIV>Opens March 31st, 2006</DIV>
<DIV>Studio Theatre</DIV>
<DIV><EM>***Beck welcomes back Cleveland's First Couple of Acting in a Shavi=
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>"A Man of No Importance"</STRONG> Musical by Stephen Flaherty a=
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<DIV>Directed by Scott Spence</DIV>
<DIV>Opens June 2nd, 2006</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"Lies and Legends"--The Music of Harry Chapin</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Mainstage Theatre</DIV>
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