[NEohioPAL]NEAR WEST THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 SEASON

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NEAR  WEST THEATRE=20
ANNOUNCES =20
SEASON 2007-2008=20
NOVEMBER 16 - DECEMBER 2=20
Fall Intergenerational Musical (Ages 7 on  up)=20
DISNEY=E2=80=99S=20
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST=20
=E2=80=9CNew and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought  that this could be?
True that he's no Prince Charming
But there's  something in him that I simply didn't see.=E2=80=9D=20
Step into the enchanted world of  Broadway=E2=80=99s modern classic, Disney=
=E2=80=99s BEAUTY=20
AND THE BEAST. Based on the Academy  Award winning animated feature, the=20
stage version includes all of the wonderful  songs from the film, written by=
 Alan=20
Menken and the late Howard Ashman. We are  transported to a lovely French=20
provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives  with her father =E2=80=93 a=
n eccentric=20
inventor. When her father doesn=E2=80=99t return from a  trip to the local f=
air, Belle=20
rushes off to find him. To her dismay, she  discovers he is being held capti=
ve=20
in an old castle by a horrible beast. She  trades her freedom for his and th=
e =E2=80=9C
tale as old as time=E2=80=9D begins=E2=80=A6.magical rose,  dancing silverwa=
re and all!=20
MAY 2  -18=20
Spring Older Teens  and Adults Musical (Ages 16 on up)=20
THE WHO'S  TOMMY=20
=E2=80=9CListening to you, I get the  music;=20
Gazing at you, I get the  heat.=20
Following you, I climb the  mountain;=20
I get excitement at your  feet.=E2=80=9D=20
Peter Townshend=E2=80=99s tale of a young boy=E2=80=99s journey from pain  t=
o triumph is the=20
most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a  theatre!  Afte=
r=20
witnessing the  accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy=
=20
is traumatized into  catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at th=
e=20
hands of his sadistic  relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he=E2=80=
=99s=20
discovered to have an uncanny  knack for playing pinball, and when his mothe=
r finally=20
breaks through his  catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar=
.
The classic '60s  rock opera by The Who includes the songs=20
=E2=80=9CAcid Queen=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9CPinball Wizard=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=
=9CSee me, Feel  Me.=E2=80=9D=20
JUNE 13, 14, 15=20
Summer Children=E2=80=99s Musical  (Ages  9-12)=20
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL=20
=E2=80=9CIf you open your mind,=20
Oh, the  thinks you will find
Lining up to get loose...=20
Oh, the thinks you can  think=20
When you think about Seuss!=E2=80=9D=20
So says the mischievous Cat in the  Hat at the onset of this fantastical,=20
magical, musical extravaganza! Lynn Ahrens  and Stephen Flaherty have loving=
ly=20
brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss  characters, including Horton=20=
the=20
Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and all  of the Whos of Whoville!
These classic, colorful tales are seamlessly brought  together by Jojo, a=20
young boy and =E2=80=9Cthinker of strange and wonderful thinks=E2=80=9D! As=20=
 each story unfolds=20
you will marvel at how relevant and profound Seuss=E2=80=99s subtle  themes=20=
are;=20
making this musical one that appeals to all ages.  The songs are a Seussian=20=
gumbo=20
of  musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to=20
funk!  =20
JULY 18-AUGUST 3 =20
Summer Youth Theater Musical  (Teens Ages  13-19)=20
WEST SIDE STORY=20
=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99ll find a new way of living.=20
We=E2=80=99ll find a way of forgiving=E2=80=A6=20
Somehow, someday, somewhere.=E2=80=9D=20
Hot moves.  Cool tunes.  Homeboys and  immigrants fighting for life, love an=
d=20
the pursuit of happiness.  Fueled by  theater geniuses Bernstein, Sondheim,=20
Robbins and Laurents, the world=E2=80=99s greatest  love story takes to the=20=
streets in=20
this landmark 1957 ground-breaking  musical theater classic.   Shakespeare's=
 =E2=80=9C
Romeo and Juliet=E2=80=9D  spills into modern day New York City, as two youn=
g=20
idealistic lovers find  themselves caught between warring street gangs, the=20=
=E2=80=9CAmerican=E2=80=9D
 Jets and the  Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of=20
hate, violence and  prejudice makes this show still one of the most innovati=
ve,=20
heart-wrenching and  relevant musical dramas of our time.=20
Songs include =E2=80=9CTonight=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9CAmerica=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=
=9CI Feel Pretty=E2=80=9D and  =E2=80=9CSomewhere=E2=80=9D.

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WEST THEATRE</FONT></B></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Fall Intergenerational Musical (Ages 7 on=20
up)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">DISNEY=E2=80=99S<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT=
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">=E2=80=9CNew and a bit alarming<BR>Who'd have=
 ever thought=20
that this could be?<BR>True that he's no Prince Charming<BR>But there's=20
something in him that I simply didn't see.=E2=80=9D</SPAN><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></I></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Step into the enchanted world of=20
Broadway=E2=80=99s modern classic, Disney=E2=80=99s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Ba=
sed on the Academy=20
Award winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonder=
ful=20
songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. We a=
re=20
transported to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle liv=
es=20
with her father =E2=80=93 an eccentric inventor. When her father doesn=E2=
=80=99t return from a=20
trip to the local fair, Belle rushes off to find him. To her dismay, she=20
discovers he is being held captive in an old castle by a horrible beast. She=
=20
trades her freedom for his and the =E2=80=9Ctale as old as time=E2=80=9D beg=
ins=E2=80=A6.magical rose,=20
dancing silverware and all!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>MAY 2=20
-18</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D+0><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Spring Ol=
der Teens=20
and Adults Musical (Ages 16 on up)</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D+0><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>THE WHO'S=
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TOMMY</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><EM><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9CListening to you, I get the=20
music;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><EM><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Gazing at you, I get the=20
heat.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><EM><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Following you, I climb the<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>mountain;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><EM><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">I get excitement at your=20
feet.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro=
man"=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro=
man"=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Peter Townshend=E2=80=99s tale of a young boy=E2=
=80=99s journey from pain=20
to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in=
 a=20
theatre!<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>After witnessing the=
=20
accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized=20=
into=20
catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadist=
ic=20
relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he=E2=80=99s discovered to have a=
n uncanny=20
knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his=20
catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.<BR>The classic '60=
s=20
rock opera by The Who includes the songs<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9CAcid Queen=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9CPinball Wiza=
rd=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CSee me, Feel=20
Me.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"> <SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3D2></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>JUNE 13, 14, 15</FONT></STRONG></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Summer Children=E2=80=99s Musical<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>(Ages=20
9-12)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B><=
/P>
<P><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CIf you open your mind=
, <BR>Oh, the=20
thinks you will find<BR>Lining up to get loose... <BR>Oh, the thinks you can=
=20
think <BR>When you think about Seuss!=E2=80=9D<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">So says the mischievous Cat=
 in the=20
Hat at the onset of this fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Lynn Ah=
rens=20
and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. S=
euss=20
characters, including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and=20=
all=20
of the Whos of Whoville!<BR>These classic, colorful tales are seamlessly bro=
ught=20
together by Jojo, a young boy and =E2=80=9Cthinker of strange and wonderful=20=
thinks=E2=80=9D! As=20
each story unfolds you will marvel at how relevant and profound Seuss=E2=80=
=99s subtle=20
themes are; making this musical one that appeals to all ages.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The songs are a Seussian gumbo of=20
musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to f=
unk!=20
<SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><STRONG>JULY 18-AUGUST 3 </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Summer Youth Theater Musical<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>(Teens Ages=20
13-19)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">WEST SIDE STORY<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p>=
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><=
FONT=20
size=3D3>=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99ll find a new way of living.<o:p></o:p></FONT><=
/SPAN></I></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><=
FONT=20
size=3D3>We=E2=80=99ll find a way of forgiving=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></FONT></S=
PAN></I></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><=
FONT=20
size=3D3>Somehow, someday, somewhere.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Hot moves.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>Cool tunes.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Homeboys a=
nd=20
immigrants fighting for life, love and the pursuit of happiness.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">Fuele=
d by=20
theater geniuses Bernstein, Sondheim, Robbins and Laurents, the world=E2=80=
=99s greatest=20
love story takes to the streets in this landmark 1957 ground-breaking<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>musical theater classic.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPAN>Shakespeare's =E2=80=9CRomeo=
 and Juliet=E2=80=9D=20
spills into modern day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find=20
themselves caught between warring street gangs, the =E2=80=9CAmerican=E2=80=
=9D Jets and the=20
Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence=20=
and=20
prejudice makes this show still one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching=20=
and=20
relevant musical dramas of our time.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: bla=
ck"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Songs include =E2=80=9CTonight=E2=80=9D,=20=
=E2=80=9C<st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region=20
w:st=3D"on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9CI Fe=
el Pretty=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9CSomewhere=E2=80=9D.</FONT></SPAN><I=20
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