[NEohioPAL] Beck Center Youth Theater Presents Cinderella

[Fran Storch]

NEWS RELEASE


 

CONTACT:        Missy S. Toms, 216.521.2540 x22 or mtoms at beckcenter.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    April 24, 2009

 

Cinderella

Beck Center Youth Theater Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Classic
Musical

 

Lakewood, OH-Your heart will soar when the slipper fits! Audiences young
and old will cherish that special moment when the Beck Center's Youth
Theater presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical adaptation of
the timeless fairy tale Cinderella, May 1-9, 2009, on the Mackey Main
Stage. The show features such unforgettable songs as In My Own Little
Corner, Ten Minutes Ago, Impossible, and Do I Love You Because You're
Beautiful? Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m.
on May 3 and 9. There is a student matinee 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May
7.

 

Cinderella is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical originally
written for television. The 1957 Emmy-nominated broadcast starred Julie
Andrews in the lead role. In 1961, the made-for-tv musical was then
adapted for the stage where it had a successful run. In 2000, a stage
revival was produced for a U.S. National Tour starring Eartha Kitt as
the Fairy Godmother. Cinderella remains one of the most popularly
performed musicals; more than 250 productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Cinderella are presented in the United States every year.

 

Cinderella is directed by Jonathan S. Kronenberger, Beck's new associate
director of theater education. "The opportunity to work on a Rodgers and
Hammerstein show is always a treat," remarked Kronenberger. "You
immediately understand why their shows have lasted and continue to be
produced and delight audiences of all ages over and over again. I think
it is important for Beck Center students to experience and appreciate
these classics of American Musical Theater."

 

The cast of 53 young actors, ranging in age from 7 to 18 years, are
students from the Beck Center's Dance, Music, and Theater Departments,
almost as many as the original TV production with a cast of 56. "This is
my first full opportunity to work with the wonderful talent that is here
at Beck and it has already proven to be a joy," said Kronenberger. "I am
so proud of the cast - their dedication, their talent, their
imagination, and their unique personalities."  

 

Beck Center's production of Cinderella is presented through special
arrangement with R&H Theatricals and is sponsored by Parker Hannifin,
Cox Communications, Music is Elementary, and the Ohio Arts Council. Beck
Center also gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for
their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. 

 

Tickets are $12 for adults/seniors and $10 for students/children 16 and
under. (Ticket prices include the $2 service fee per ticket.) Group
discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. To reserve tickets,
call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540 ext. 10. For group
sales, contact Linda Hefner at ext. 29. Beck Center is located at 17801
Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland.
Free onsite parking is available.

 

Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that
offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education
programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and
creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits
featuring local and regional artists.

 

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Missy S. Toms

Director of Marketing & External Affairs

Beck Center for the Arts

17801 Detroit Avenue

Lakewood, OH 44107

mtoms at beckcenter.org

216.521.2540, ext. 22

 

Support the Beck Center and the arts with a tax deductible contribution.
Donate today! <http://beckcenter.org/support.htm> 

Evil Dead: The Musical College students, demons...and show tunes! May 8
- June 14. Purchase tickets today!
<http://beckcenter.org/seats/evildead.htm> 

Enroll today for summer camps and classes in dance, music, theater, and
visual arts: Summer 2009 Classes
<http://beckcenter.org/class/catalogSu09.pdf> . 

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Posted by:

Fran Storch

Beck Center for the Arts

Publications Manager

17801 Detroit Avenue

Lakewood, OH  44107

(216) 521-2540 x20

 

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