[NEohioPAL]Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song & Dance at Beck Center, March 16 - April 7

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 7, 2007

For more information, (216) 521-2540

Yvette A. Hanzel, ext. 225

Scott Spence, ext. 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 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 woman who comes to New York City in search of romance
and success.  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 choreographed to Variations, a piece composed by Lloyd
Webber for his cellist brother, Julian, and performed by the dynamic
dancers from Verb Ballets.

Most recently, Patterson performed the role of Mrs. Potts in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast at the Beck Center and has appeared at many other
area theaters including Cain Park, Cleveland Public Theatre, The
Cleveland Play House, Dobama, and Great Lakes Theatre Festival.  She was
awarded the 2006 Cleveland Scene Best Actress Award and has received
numerous Times Tributes. =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 "Best Theatre Company" by
Cleveland Scene in 2002 and 2004.

Hernando Cortez has performed in leading roles in 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 the 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 online at
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 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 curtain, based on availability. Convenient on-site
parking is available. Beck Center for the Arts is located just 10 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, the Thomas H. White
Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council. =20

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.  Other sponsors for Verb Ballets include Baumgarten &
Company, LLP, Cedar Hill Communications, Hotcards.com, The Plain Dealer,
PrimeZone Media Network, RSIS; a NASA Glenn Contractor, and WVIZ/WCPN
Ideastream; individual sponsors are Charles & Sandy Abookire, Millie L.
Carlson, Chuck & Ann Ennis, Norma & Jeffrey Glazer and Aldona Titus.
Danskin is the official 2006-2007 sponsor of Verb Ballets.=20

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

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face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>, ext. =
239</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<h1><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>Verb Ballets<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>

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<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:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Andrew
Lloyd Webber’s<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<h2><b><i><font size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Song
and Dance<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>

<h1><b><font size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>March
16 – April 7, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><b><font
 size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
 font-weight:bold'>Lakewood</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font =
size=3D3><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-weight:bold'>, =
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State>
</span></font></b><font size=3D3><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>–
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></span></font></p>

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 comprised of two distinctly different acts. =
<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
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
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 romance and success.  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 choreographed to <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Variations</span></i>, a piece composed by =
Lloyd
Webber for his cellist brother, Julian, and performed by the dynamic =
dancers
from Verb Ballets.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Most
recently, Patterson performed the role of Mrs. Potts in Disney’s =
Beauty and the Beast at the =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
and has appeared at many other area theaters including <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Cain</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Cleveland Public Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, Dobama, and Great =
Lakes
Theatre Festival.  She was awarded the 2006 Cleveland =
Scene Best
Actress Award and has received numerous Times Tributes.  =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:200%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>    &nbsp=
;       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 “Best Theatre Company” by <u>Cleveland</u> =
<u>Scene</u>
in 2002 and 2004.<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%'>Hernando
Cortez has performed in leading roles in <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 the 2004 =
<u>Northern</u> <u>Ohio</u>
<u>Live</u> Award of Achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></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 Beck Center Box Office at (216) 521-2540 or online at =
<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 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 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 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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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, the =
Thomas H.
White Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council.  =
<o:p></o:p>

Major
sponsors for Verb Ballets include the AHS Foundation, Bascom Little =
Fund, The
Cleveland Foundation, the <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">George</st1:PersonName>
Gund Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, the Laub Foundation, the McGregor
Foundation, and the <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>
Arts Council.  Other sponsors for Verb Ballets include Baumgarten =
&
Company, LLP, Cedar Hill Communications, Hotcards.com, The Plain Dealer,
PrimeZone Media Network, RSIS; a NASA Glenn Contractor, and WVIZ/WCPN
Ideastream; individual sponsors are Charles & Sandy Abookire, Millie =
L.
Carlson, Chuck & Ann Ennis, Norma & Jeffrey Glazer and Aldona =
Titus.  Danskin
is the official 2006-2007 sponsor of Verb Ballets. =
<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:200%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>*Actor appears courtesy of =
the Actors
Equity Association, the union of actors and stage =
managers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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