[NEOPAL]The Beck Center Bares It All With The Full Monty Opening March 17

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 13, 2006

For more information:  (216)521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Scott Spence, extension 239

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Stripped Down for Action!

Beck Center for the Arts

Bares it all on the Mackey Main Stage with

The Full Monty

March 17 - April 9, 2006

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            Cleveland, OH-- Beck Center for the Arts continues to go all =
the way with its next hit musical ~ The Full Monty, opening on the =
Mackey Main Stage March 17th and running through April 9th.

Adapted in 2000 from the hit Brit film, The Full Monty is a story of six =
unemployed steel workers who, after exhausting all other job =
opportunities, decide to earn an unconventional living by performing a =
male striptease act. =20

Beck Center Artistic Director Scott Spence directs this exhilarating =
show in the company of Musical Director Larry Goodpaster and =
Choreographer Mart=EDn C=E9spedes.  ""What makes The Full Monty =
innovative," says Spence, "is that it is a musical for the 'common =
man.'"  "The desperations of out-of-work American mid-westerners, make =
not only for great humor, but great empathy."  Spence continues, "That =
these everyday characters from Buffalo chose to embrace humiliation as a =
means to support their families, is taking a cook's position at =
McDonalds after completing graduate school (this happened to me!). These =
men put on brave faces that the audience can only applaud and =
commiserate with. This is a musical about the 'true' American hero - the =
working class."

The Beck Center's production of this soul-baring musical is sponsored by =
Cox Communications and LakewoodBuzz.com.  Show times are Thursdays, =
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. =20

Don't get caught with your pants down! Order your tickets today! Call =
the Beck Center box office at (216)521-2540 or log onto =
www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> . Tickets are $28 for =
adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $17 for students (22 and =
under with ID), which includes a $2 administrative fee per ticket =
applied at the time of ticket reservation. Rush tickets for students =
(22 and under with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Thursdays and =
Sundays only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on availability. Group =
discounts are available for parties of 12 or more. The Beck Center for =
the Arts is located just 10 minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 =
Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

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 <st1:PlaceType =
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for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D4
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Bares
it all on the Mackey Main Stage with<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3D4
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Full =
Monty<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D4
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>March
17 – <st1:date Year=3D"2006" Day=3D"9" Month=3D"4" =
w:st=3D"on">April 9, 2006</st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Cleveland, OH-- Beck Center for the
Arts continues to go all the way with its next hit musical ~ <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Full Monty</span></i>, opening on the =
Mackey Main
Stage March 17<sup>th</sup> and running through April =
9<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Adapted in 2000 from the hit Brit film, =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Full =
Monty</span></i></span></font><b><i><font
size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> =
</span></font></i></b><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>is</span></font> <font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>a story of six unemployed steel workers =
who,
after exhausting all other job opportunities, decide to earn an =
unconventional
living by performing a male striptease act.</span></font><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'> =A0</span></font><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Artistic Director <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">Scott
 Spence</st1:PersonName> directs this exhilarating show in the company =
of
Musical Director <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Larry =
Goodpaster</st1:PersonName>
and Choreographer Mart=EDn C=E9spedes.=A0 ““What
makes The Full Monty =
innovative,”
says Spence, “is that it is a musical for the ‘common =
man.’”=A0
“The desperations of out-of-work American mid-westerners, make not =
only
for great humor, but great empathy.”=A0 Spence continues, =
“That these
everyday characters from <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Buffalo</st1:place></st1:City>
chose to embrace humiliation as a means to support their families, is =
taking a
cook’s position at McDonalds after completing graduate school =
(this
happened to me!). These men put on brave faces that the audience can =
only
applaud and commiserate with. This is a musical about the =
‘true’
American hero – the working =
class.”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>The <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s
production of this soul-baring musical is sponsored by Cox =
Communications and
LakewoodBuzz.com.=A0 Show times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at =
<st1:time
Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"20" w:st=3D"on">8:00 p.m.</st1:time> and Sundays at =
<st1:time
Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"15" w:st=3D"on">3:00 p.m.</st1:time>=A0 =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Don’t
get caught with your pants down! =A0Order your tickets today!=A0 =
Call the <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
box office at (216)521-2540 or log onto <a href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/">www.beckcenter.org</fon=
t></a>.=A0=A0
<st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Tickets</st1:PersonName> are $28 for adults, =
$25 for
seniors (65 and older), and $17 for students (22 and under with ID), =
which
includes a $2 administrative fee per ticket applied at the time of =
ticket
reservation.=A0 Rush tickets for students (22 and under with I.D.) are =
offered for
$10 each on Thursdays and Sundays only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, =
based on
availability. Group discounts are available for parties of 12 or =
more.=A0 The <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
for the Arts is located just 10 minutes west of downtown <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City>
at <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">17801 Detroit =
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Lakewood</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>

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