[NEohioPAL]World Premiere of NAT KING COLE & FRIENDS at Actors' Summit

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For Immediate  Release=20
For  additional information contact:=20
Neil  Thackaberry 330-342-0800

Hudson, Ohio  =20
Actors' Summit  Presents  =20
World  Premiere of=20

Nat King Cole &  Friends=20

Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater announces the  world premiere of a new work,=20=
Nat King=20
Cole & Friends. The  play, described as a bio-cabaret, presents 23 songs mad=
e=20
famous by the Chicago  jazz artist as well as stories about his family and=20
career.  The play will  have a preview performance on Thursday,  July 20 and=
 will=20
play through August 13th at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in  downtown Huds=
on. (The=20
play=E2=80=99s opening was pushed back from its original July 6  opening dat=
e because=20
of the extended run of Don=E2=80=99t Hug Me.) Nat King Cole will be  perform=
ed=20
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8  PM and  Sundays at 2PM.=20
The Play =20
Most people know Nat =E2=80=98King=E2=80=99 Cole as a dynamic singer of such=
 pop hits as =20
Mona Lisa, The Christmas Song, Lazy Hazy  Crazy Days of Summer, Ramblin=E2=
=80=99 Rose=20
and Route 66. Others may know of Nat through  his daughter Natalie=E2=80=99s=
 duet with=20
her father of Unforgettable.=20
But fans of classic American Jazz, know him as a great pianist. His youth =20
was spent listening to and jamming with Jazz greats including: Louis Armstro=
ng, =20
Art Tatum, Earl Hines, and Les Ford. Years of playing for tips in Southern =20
California bars preceded his breakthrough to pop  music.=20
The play also includes stories about his Father, a minister; his mother  who=
=20
taught him to play the piano; and his brother and sisters. In addition to =20
Natalie, the Cole=E2=80=99s had four other children, two of whom were adopte=
d.  =20
The  script was co-written by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of=20
Actors'  Summit, and Kent LeMar who will portray Cole.=20
The  Cast=20
Kent Le Mar stars as Nat =E2=80=9CKing=E2=80=9D Cole. Kent has a  long stand=
ing relationship=20
with Actors=E2=80=99 Summit spanning the last seven years. He  has performed=
=20
everything from a minor walk on in the 1999 production of The Gingerbread La=
dy to the=20
lead role in  the 2005 production of Cotton Patch  Gospel. Other Actors=E2=
=80=99=20
Summit assignments have included A Cricket On the Hearth, A Winnie The Pooh=20=
=20
Christmas Tail, The World Goes Round, Personals, The Ugly Duckling, Lend Me=20=
A =20
Tenor, Piano Bar, and The Thing About  Men. He has appeared in Working  at T=
ri-C,=20
and played the part of Walter Lee in A Raisin In The Sun at Players=E2=80=
=99 Guild =20
Theater. He directed and performed in =E2=80=9CCelebrate!, A Collage Of Song=
 And Dance=E2=80=9D =20
with Rainbow Repertory Company. He is the director and owner of the Kent Le=20
Mar  Dance Studio in Cuyahoga Falls.  In  addition to acting, Kent is a sing=
er,=20
songwriter, choreographer, author, and  stage manager.=20
Performance Schedule
Nat King Cole and  Friends will  have a preview performance on July 20. The=20
official opening on Friday, July 21  will be followed by a reception with th=
e=20
cast. Regular performances continue  through August 13, Thursdays, Fridays &=
=20
Saturdays at 8:00  PM  and Sundays at 2:00  PM.  =20
Tickets
Tickets  are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College=
 =20
students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances. Students=20
under  age 18 are admitted for half price. Season subscriptions and Discount=
=20
Coupons  are now available. Group discounts are available for parties of 10=20=
or =20
more. =20
Tickets  can be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800.  =20
Web site =20
Actors  Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.=20
Actors' Summit  is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts=
=20
organization. We  are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details=
 please=20
call MaryJo or  Neil at 330-342-0800. =20
Actors'  Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors'=20
Equity  Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage  Managers.)=20=
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater an=
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world premiere of a new work, <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nat King Cole & Friends</I></B>. T=
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play, described as a bio-cabaret, presents 23 songs made famous by the Chica=
go=20
jazz artist as well as stories about his family and career.  The play w=
ill=20
have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> a preview performance on Thu=
rsday,=20
July 20 and will play through August 13th at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit The=
ater in=20
downtown Hudson. (The play=E2=80=99s opening was pushed back from its origin=
al July 6=20
opening date because of the extended run of <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Don=E2=80=99t Hug Me</I>.) Nat King Co=
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performed Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at </SPAN></SPAN><st1:time=20
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style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT=20
size=3D3>Most people know Nat =E2=80=98King=E2=80=99 Cole as a dynamic singe=
r of such pop hits as=20
<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mona Lisa, The Christmas Song, Lazy=
 Hazy=20
Crazy Days of Summer, Ramblin=E2=80=99 Rose</I> and <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Route 66</I>. Others may know of Nat t=
hrough=20
his daughter Natalie=E2=80=99s duet with her father of <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Unforgettable</I>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></=
SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT=20
size=3D3>But fans of classic American Jazz, know him as a great pianist. His=
 youth=20
was spent listening to and jamming with Jazz greats including: Louis Armstro=
ng,=20
Art Tatum, Earl Hines, and Les Ford. Years of playing for tips in Southern=20
California bars preceded his breakthrough to pop=20
music.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT=20
size=3D3>The play also includes stories about his Father, a minister; his mo=
ther=20
who taught him to play the piano; and his brother and sisters. In addition t=
o=20
Natalie, the Cole=E2=80=99s had four other children, two of whom were adopte=
d.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG>=
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style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The=20
script was co-written by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors'=20
Summit, and Kent LeMar who will portray Cole.</SPAN></STRONG><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><U><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=
=3D3>The=20
Cast<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kent Le Mar</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> stars as Nat =E2=80=9CKing=E2=
=80=9D Cole. Kent has a=20
long standing relationship with Actors=E2=80=99 Summit spanning the last sev=
en years. He=20
has performed everything from a minor walk on in the 1999 production of <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Gingerbread Lady</I> to the lead r=
ole in=20
the 2005 production of <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cotton Patch=
=20
Gospel</I>. Other Actors=E2=80=99 Summit assignments have included <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Cricket On the Hearth, A Winnie The=20=
Pooh=20
Christmas Tail, The World Goes Round, Personals, The Ugly Duckling, Lend Me=20=
A=20
Tenor, Piano Bar, </I>and<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> The Thing=
 About=20
Men. </I>He has appeared in<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Working=
</I>=20
at Tri-C, and played the part of Walter Lee in <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Raisin In The Sun</I> at Players=E2=
=80=99 Guild=20
Theater. He directed and performed in =E2=80=9CCelebrate!, A Collage Of Song=
 And Dance=E2=80=9D=20
with Rainbow Repertory Company. He is the director and owner of the Kent Le=20=
Mar=20
Dance Studio in Cuyahoga Falls.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SP=
AN>In=20
addition to acting, Kent is a singer, songwriter, choreographer, author, and=
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stage manager.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3D3>Performance Schedule</FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3D3>Nat King Cole and=20
Friends</FONT></I></SPAN></B><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><I><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">will=20
have a preview performance on July 20. The official opening on Friday, July=20=
21=20
will be followed by a reception with the cast. Regular performances continue=
=20
through August 13, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at=20
</SPAN></STRONG><st1:time Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"0"><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
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and Sundays at </SPAN></STRONG><st1:time Hour=3D"14" Minute=3D"0"><STRONG><S=
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are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College=20
students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances. Students und=
er=20
age 18 are admitted for half price. Season subscriptions and Discount Coupon=
s=20
are now available. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or=20
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