[NEohioPAL]Jolson and Company OPENING, starring Marc Moritz and directed by Fred Sternfeld

Wed Apr 25 05:32:37 PDT 2007

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Preview tickets for Thursday, April 26 are only $13 and  Opening night=20
tickets for Saturday, April 28 are  $16.
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The  Jewish Community Center of Cleveland=20
in association with=20
Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus  Theatre Arts  Department
presents

Jolson and Company
by Stephen Mo Hanan and Jay Berkow

Al Jolson - Marc  Moritz*

Actor 2 -  George Roth*=20
(Barry Gray, Poppa, Harry Jolson, Lew Dockstader, Lloyd Bacon,  Chuck=20
DiAngelo,=20
Colonel Webster, Harry Cohn and Morris  Stoloff)=20

Actor  3 - Kristin Netzband
(Nancy, Naomi Yoelson, Mae West, Ethel  Delmar, Josephine Dunn, Ruby Keeler,=
=20
Martha and Erle Chenault  Galbraith)

* member - Actors' Equity  Association

"So  much fun.... The narrative is given a strong element of continuity....=20
The  character of Jolson is a boon as well: capricious egotism and pig=20
headedness  offset by disarming magnetism=E2=80=9D Financial Times. =20
"It's impossible not to enjoy.... There is both  charm and humor and it flow=
s=20
incredibly well dramatically.... Highly  recommended." nytheatre.com.

This musical tells the story of America's  greatest entertainer during his=20
years as a star in the 1920s and his comeback in  the 1940s. While Al Jolson=
=20
recalls colorful moments from his life during an  interview, two (or possibl=
y=20
more in this production) actors play all of the  other characters, including=
 some=20
show business luminaries and his wives, Ruby  Keeler among them. The vivid=20
memories about his mother, vaudeville, Broadway,  feature films and five=20
marriages together with unforgettable renditions of  "Swanee," "You Made Me=20=
Love=20
You," "Sonny Boy," "California Here I Come," "April  Showers," "Mammy" and o=
ther=20
Jolson standards made this sparkling bio musical a  hit Off Broadway and in=20
London.=20

PG -  13

Production  Staff
Producer /  Director =E2=80=93 Fred Sternfeld
Associate Producer =E2=80=93 Brian Zoldessy
Music Director - Sean Szaller
Orchestra Director - Larry Goodpaster
Choreographer - Martin Cespedes
Set Designer =E2=80=93 Richard Gould
Costume Designer =E2=80=93 Aimee Kluiber
Lighting Designer =E2=80=93 Trad A Burns
Sound  Designer  - _Richard Ingraham_ (http://www.rbicompaudio.20m.com/) =20
Technical Director - Carl David Skorepa
Stage  Manager & Properties - Deanna Caudill
Assistant Stage  Managers - Darcy Lindner, Steven  Shack
Scenic Artist - Heather Cool

April 26 - May 20=20
at CCC East Performing  Arts Center, 4250 Richmond Road in Highland Hills =20
44122. =20

Tickets at _http://www.tickets.com,_ (http://www.tickets.com,/) =20
800-766-6048, Mandel JCC=20
or at the door 1  hour before showtime.

Regular ticket prices: $26, $23 JCC members,  $24 seniors, $13 full-time=20
students 22 & under ($20 groups or 10 or more,  call  216-593-6258).=20

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com=
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George Roth*</FONT></STRONG></FONT></STRONG></FONT>=20
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Galbraith)</FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT=20
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TRONG>"So=20
much fun.... The narrative is given a strong element of continuity.... The=20
character of Jolson is a boon as well: capricious egotism and pig headedness=
=20
offset by disarming magnetism=E2=80=9D Financial Times.</STRONG> </FONT>
<P><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>"It's impossible not to enjoy.... There is b=
oth=20
charm and humor and it flows incredibly well dramatically.... Highly=20
recommended." nytheatre.com.<BR><BR>This musical tells the story of America'=
s=20
greatest entertainer during his years as a star in the 1920s and his comebac=
k in=20
the 1940s. While Al Jolson recalls colorful moments from his life during an=20
interview, two (or possibly more in this production) actors play all of the=20
other characters, including some show business luminaries and his wives, Rub=
y=20
Keeler among them. The vivid memories about his mother, vaudeville, Broadway=
,=20
feature films and five marriages together with unforgettable renditions of=20
"Swanee," "You Made Me Love You," "Sonny Boy," "California Here I Come," "Ap=
ril=20
Showers," "Mammy" and other Jolson standards made this sparkling bio musical=
 a=20
hit Off Broadway and in London. <BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=
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13</FONT><BR></STRONG></FONT><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000000><BR></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><EM>Production</EM></FONT><EM><FONT color=3D#0000ff>=20
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face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff>Producer /=20
Director</FONT></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Fred Sternfeld<BR>Associate Producer</FONT><FONT=20=
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color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Brian Zoldessy<BR>Music Director </FONT><FONT fac=
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Manager & Properties - Deanna Caudill</FONT></STRONG><FONT=20
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Managers</FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D3> - Darcy Lindne=
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Shack<BR>Scenic Artist - Heather Cool</FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT=20
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44122.</STRONG></FONT>  </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DVerdana><STRONG><FONT size=3D3> 800-766-6048, Mandel JCC <BR>or at th=
e door 1=20
hour before showtime.<BR> <BR>Regular ticket prices: $26, $23 JCC membe=
rs,=20
$24 seniors, $13 full-time students 22 & under ($20 groups or 10 or more=
,=20
call=20
216-593-6258). </FONT></STRONG><BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></=
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