[NEohioPAL]Beck Center and Verb Ballets present Song and Dance, March 16 - April 7

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

February 16, 2007

For more information: (216) 521-2540

Yvette A. Hanzel, extension 225

Scott Spence, extension 239

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Beck Center for the Arts

and

Verb Ballets

present

Andrew Lloyd Webber's

Song and Dance

March 16 - April 7, 2007

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Lakewood, Ohio - In collaboration with Verb Ballets, Beck Center for the
Arts presents the extraordinary musical, Song and Dance, March 16
through April 7, 2007 on the Mackey Main Stage.  Song and Dance will be
co-directed by Beck Artistic Director, Scott Spence and Verb Ballets
Artistic Director, Hernando Cortez.

Song and Dance has been called "a concert for theatre." Composed by
Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Don Black and Richard Maltby, it was
nominated for eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original
Score and Best Choreography. This show is a unique musical
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater> comprised of two
distinctly different acts. =20

The first act is a one-woman show that is completely sung featuring
talented singer/actress Tracee Patterson*. The songs tell the story of
a young British <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom> woman who
comes to New York City in search of success and romance. Bernadette
Peters won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this role in
the 1986 Broadway production. The second act is a ballet
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet> choreographed
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choreographed> to Variations
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_%28album%29> , a piece composed
by Lloyd Webber for his cellist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellist>
brother, Julian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Lloyd_Webber> , and
performed by the dynamic dancers from Verb Ballets.=20

Spence is well known to Northeast Ohio audiences, most recently for his
widely acclaimed direction of A Man of No Importance and Urinetown The
Musical at Beck Center.  He recently received the Northern Ohio Live
2006 Award of Achievement in Theater.  Under his artistic direction,
Beck Center was named as the "Best Theatre Company" in 2002 and 2004 by
Cleveland Scene.

Hernando Cortez has performed in leading roles with New York dance
companies and on national tours. He continues to be commissioned to
choreograph new works by regional dance companies and universities
nationwide. A faculty member of many prestigious dance schools, Hernando
received the 1996 New York Dance and Performance Award, the 1997 Dance
Magazine Award and 2004 Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement.

This production of Song and Dance is sponsored by The John P. Murphy
Foundation, Cox Communications, WCLV 104.9 FM, and WCPN 90.3 FM
ideastream. Show times for Song and Dance are Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. with two special Thursday evening
performances on March 29 and April 5 at 8:00 p.m. To reserve tickets,
call the Beck Center box office at (216) 521-2540 or log onto
www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> . Ticket prices are
$28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $17 for students (22 and under with
I.D.) and include a $2.00 administrative fee. Group discounts are
available for parties of 12 or more. Rush tickets for students (22 and
under with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Sundays and Thursdays only,
30 minutes prior to curtain, based on availability. Convenient on-site
parking is available. Beck Center for the Arts is located just 10
minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

Programming at the Beck Center is made possible through the generous
support of The Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, the
John P. Murphy Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, the Eva L. & Joseph M.
Bruening Foundation, the Abington Foundation, and the Thomas H. White
Foundation.  Major sponsors for Verb Ballets include the AHS Foundation,
Bascom Little Fund, The Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund
Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, The Laub Foundation, The McGregor
Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council.

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* Actor appears courtesy of the Actor's Equity Association, the union of
actors and stage managers.

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Lloyd Webber’s<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal 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-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Song and Dance<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>March 16
– April 7, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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w:st=3D"on"><b><font
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style=3D'font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State> =
</span></b>–
In collaboration with Verb Ballets, <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> for the =
Arts
presents the extraordinary musical, <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Song and
Dance</span></i>, March 16 through April 7, 2007 on the Mackey Main =
Stage. 
<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Song and Dance</span></i> will be
co-directed by Beck Artistic Director, <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Scott =
Spence</st1:PersonName>
and Verb Ballets Artistic Director, Hernando Cortez.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><i><font size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
200%;color:black;font-style:italic'>Song and =
Dance</span></font></i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> has been called “a =
concert for
theatre.”  Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Don =
Black
and Richard Maltby, it </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN
style=3D'color:black'>was nominated for eight Tony Awards including Best =
Musical,
Best Original Score and Best Choreography.  This</span> show is a =
unique </font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN style=3D'color:black'><a
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater" title=3D"Musical =
theater"><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none'>musical</span></font></a>
comprised of two distinctly different acts.  =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:200%;color:black'>The first act is a one-woman show that is =
</span>completely
sung featuring talented singer/actress Tracee Patterson*</font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN style=3D'color:black'>.  The songs =
tell the story
of a young <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom"
title=3D"United Kingdom"><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:
none'>British</span></font></a> woman who comes to <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">New York City</st1:City></st1:place> in search of success =
and
romance.  Bernadette Peters won the Tony Award for Best Actress in =
a
Musical for this role in the 1986 Broadway production.  T</span>he =
second
act </font><font color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN style=3D'color:black'>is =
a <a
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet" title=3DBallet><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none'>ballet</span></font></a> <a
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choreographed" =
title=3DChoreographed><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none'>choreographed</span></font></a=
>
to <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'><a
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_%28album%29"
title=3D"Variations (album)"><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
text-decoration:none'>Variations</span></font></a></span></i>, a piece =
composed
by Lloyd Webber for his <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellist"
title=3DCellist><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none'>cellist</span></font></a>
brother, <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Lloyd_Webber"
title=3D"Julian Lloyd Webber"><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
text-decoration:none'>Julian</span></font></a>, and performed by the =
dynamic
dancers from Verb Ballets. <o:p></o:p></span></font></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%'>Spence
is well known to Northeast Ohio audiences, most recently for his widely =
acclaimed
direction of <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>A Man of No Importance =
</span></i>and<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> Urinetown The Musical</span></i> at =
<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>. 
He recently received the <u>Northern</u> <u>Ohio</u> <u>Live</u> 2006 =
Award of
Achievement in Theater.  Under his artistic direction, <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>
was named as the “Best Theatre Company” in 2002 and 2004 by =
<u>Cleveland</u>
<u>Scene</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Hernando
Cortez has performed in leading roles with <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> dance companies and on =
national
tours. He continues to be commissioned to choreograph new works by =
regional
dance companies and universities nationwide. A faculty member of many
prestigious dance schools, Hernando received the 1996 New York Dance and
Performance Award, the 1997 Dance Magazine Award and 2004 =
Northern Ohio
Live Award of Achievement.<o:p></o:p>

This production
of Song and Dance is =
sponsored by
The John P. Murphy Foundation, Cox Communications, WCLV 104.9 FM, and =
WCPN 90.3
FM ideastream.  Show times for Song and
Dance are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at =
3:00
p.m. with two special Thursday evening performances on March 29 and April 5 at 8:00 =
p.m. 
To reserve tickets, 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</a>.=

Ticket prices are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $17 for students =
(22 and
under with I.D.) and include a $2.00 administrative fee.  Group =
discounts
are available for parties of 12 or more.  Rush tickets for students =
(22
and under with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Sundays and Thursdays =
only, 30
minutes prior to curtain, based on availability.  Convenient =
on-site
parking is available.  <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>.<font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

Programming
at 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> is made possible through =
the
generous support of The =
Cleveland
Foundation, the <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">George</st1:PersonName> Gund
Foundation, the John P. Murphy Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, the Eva =
L.
& Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, the Abington Foundation, and the =
Thomas H.
White Foundation.  Major sponsors for Verb Ballets =
include
the AHS Foundation, Bascom Little Fund, The Cleveland Foundation, the =
George
Gund Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, The Laub Foundation, The McGregor
Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>* Actor appears courtesy of the =
Actor’s
Equity Association, the union of actors and stage =
managers.</span></font></i><font
size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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