[NEohioPAL]reviews of JOLSON & COMPANY

Sat May 12 11:11:22 PDT 2007

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ONLY SIX MORE PERFORMANCES! THROUGH MAY 20=20
FRAN HELLER, CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
"The standing  ovation at the show=E2=80=99s end is deserved. You ain=E2=80=
=99t seen nothin=E2=80=99=20
yet until you see  this terrific production.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9Ca sensational tour de force  performance by the multitalented Morit=
z=E2=80=9D =20

=E2=80=9CA dream  design team and Fred Sternfeld=E2=80=99s laser direction d=
eliver a class=20
act from start  to finish=E2=80=9D=20
BOB ABELMAN, CHAGRIN VALLEY TIMES
Marc Moritz  =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6 marvelously succeeds in channeling Jolson=
=E2=80=99s powerful=20
presence, abrasive  personality and the sheer pleasure he derived from perfo=
rming in=20
front of a live  audience.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9CMr. Moritz owns the stage when he sings and his acting holds  the a=
udience=20
captive for the duration of the show. He is extraordinarily  entertaining=
=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9CGeorge Roth and Kristin Netzband are phenomenal=E2=80=9D =20
MORE  EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS _AT THIS  LINK
_ (http://www.fredsternfeld.com/jolsonandcompany.htm)=20

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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

PG - 13

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

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
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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

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ovation at the show=E2=80=99s end is deserved. You ain=E2=80=99t seen nothin=
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this terrific production.=E2=80=9D<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT=20
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face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2>=E2=80=9Ca sensation=
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performance by the multitalented Moritz=E2=80=9D  <BR><BR></FONT></FONT=
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=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6 marvelously succeeds in channeling Jolson=E2=80=99s=20=
powerful presence, abrasive=20
personality and the sheer pleasure he derived from performing in front of a=20=
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the audience captive for the duration of the show. He is extraordinarily=20
entertaining=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D<BR><BR>=E2=80=9CGeorge Roth and Kristin Netzb=
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PTSIZE=3D"12"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px"><B><FONT face=3DVerdana color=
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size=3D3>by Stephen Mo Hanan and Jay Berkow<EM><FONT=20
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face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><STRONG><FONT=20
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color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D3>Al Jolson</FONT><FONT size=3D3> - Marc=20
Moritz*</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3D3><BR><BR><FONT=20
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size=3D3>Actor 2</FONT><FONT size=3D3><FONT color=3D#0000ff> <FONT=20
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George Roth*</FONT></STRONG></FONT></STRONG></FONT>=20
</FONT></STRONG></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>(Barry Gray, Poppa, Harry Jolson, Lew Dockstader, Lloyd Baco=
n,=20
Chuck DiAngelo, <BR>Colonel Webster, Harry Cohn and Morris=20
Stoloff)</FONT></FONT><FONT color=3D#0000ff>=20
</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=3D#0000ff>=
Actor=20
3 - Kristin Netzband<BR><FONT size=3D2>(Nancy, Naomi Yoelson, Mae West, Ethe=
l=20
Delmar, Josephine Dunn, Ruby Keeler, Martha and Erle Chenault=20
Galbraith)</FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3><BR></FONT><BR><EM><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>* member - Actors=
' Equity=20
Association</FONT></EM></FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 color=3D#0000=
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ONG><FONT=20
size=3D3><BR><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>PG - 13</FONT><BR><BR>This m=
usical=20
tells the story of America's greatest entertainer during his years as a star=
 in=20
the 1920s and his comeback in the 1940s. While Al Jolson recalls colorful=20
moments from his life during an interview, two (or possibly more in this=20
production) actors play all of the other characters, including some show=20
business luminaries and his wives, Ruby Keeler among them. The vivid memorie=
s=20
about his mother, vaudeville, Broadway, feature films and five marriages=20
together with unforgettable renditions of "Swanee," "You Made Me Love You,"=20
"Sonny Boy," "California Here I Come," "April Showers," "Mammy" and other Jo=
lson=20
standards made this sparkling bio musical a hit Off Broadway and in London.=20
</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000><BR></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><EM><STRONG>Production</STRONG></EM></FONT><EM><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><STRONG>=20
Staff<BR></STRONG></FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><STRONG><FONT size=3D3><=
FONT=20
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=
face=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Brian Zoldessy<BR>Music Director </FONT><FONT fac=
e=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#0000ff>- Sean Szaller<BR>Orchestra Director</FONT><FONT face=3DVerd=
ana=20
color=3D#0000ff> - Larry Goodpaster<BR>Choreographer</FONT><FONT face=3DVerd=
ana=20
color=3D#0000ff> - Martin Cespedes<BR>Set Designer</FONT><FONT face=3DVerdan=
a=20
color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Richard Gould<BR>Costume Designer</FONT><FONT fac=
e=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Aimee Kluiber<BR>Lighting Designer</FONT><FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#0000ff> =E2=80=93 Trad A Burns<BR>Sound=20
Designer</FONT></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff=20=
size=3D3>=20
- </FONT></STRONG><A title=3Dhttp://www.rbicompaudio.20m.com/=20
href=3D"http://www.rbicompaudio.20m.com/"><FONT face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D3><STRONG>Richard Ingraham</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG><FONT face=3DVe=
rdana=20
color=3D#0000ff size=3D3> <BR>Technical Director - Carl David Skorepa<BR>Sta=
ge=20
Manager & Properties - Deanna Caudill</FONT></STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D2><BR><STRONG><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>Assistant=
 Stage=20
Managers</FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D3> - Darcy Lindne=
r, Steven=20
Shack<BR>Scenic Artist - Heather Cool</FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR></FONT></STRONG>&nbsp=
;<BR><FONT=20
size=3D3><STRONG><FONT size=3D5>April 26 - May 20 <BR></FONT>at CCC East Per=
forming=20
Arts Center, 4250 Richmond Road in Highland Hills=20
44122.</STRONG></FONT>  </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D3><STRONG>http://www.tickets.com,</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DVerdana><STRONG><FONT size=3D3> 800-766-6048, M=
andel JCC=20
<BR>or at the door 1 hour before showtime.<BR> <BR>Regular ticket price=
s:=20
$26, $23 JCC members, $24 seniors, $13 full-time students 22 & under ($2=
0=20
groups or 10 or more, call=20
216-593-6258). </FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></B></FONT></SP=
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