[NEohioPAL] THURSDAY $10 Preview - Legally Blonde The Musical at Beck Center

[Fran Storch]

Beck Center for the Arts
presents
Legally Blonde The Musical
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown & the MGM motion picture
Directed by Scott Spence
Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster
                                                                           Choreographed by Martín Céspedes

~ $10 PREVIEW NIGHT ~
Thursday, July 5
8 pm / Mackey Main Stage

Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 5 and at the Beck Center box office 10 a.m. Thursday. Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability. General admission seating. Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to curtain.

Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 am, July 5.
Click here<http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER> to purchase tickets with a credit card

or call the Beck Center box office after 10 am at 216.521.2540 x10.

ABOUT THE SHOW
Don't underestimate Elle Woods, a college sweetheart, homecoming queen, and not-so-dumb blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone "more serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before - Harvard Law School. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. This feel-good musical comedy is like "omigod you guys" a dream come true. The verdict? This much fun shouldn't be legal!

Legally Blonde The Musical stars Caitlin Elizabeth Reilly as sorority sister, Elle Woods. Northeast Ohio audiences may remember Reilly as the gum-chewing, bubble-blowing Suzy in The Marvelous Wonderettes earlier this season at Beck Center. Elle's love interest, Emmett Forest is played by fellow Equity actor Jamie Koeth. Reilly and Koeth appear courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers. (See complete cast list below.)

"We are definitely in the era of Hollywood movies becoming Broadway musicals...and 'Legally Blonde' is among the best in pedigree!" remarked Director Scott Spence. "It's a terrific story of female empowerment told through rich characters and tuneful music." The Tony-nominated score with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin includes memorable songs like "Omigod You Guys!," "Whipped into Shape," "Take It Like A Man," and the infamous "Bend and Snap."

Legally Blonde The Musical features a talented cast of 30 actors and two new canine celebrities - a Chihuahua named Betty Davis and an English bulldog named Miss Otto. Heather Wentz of All Star Animal Training<AllStarAnimalTraining.com> in Parma Heights has been working with the dogs to get them ready for their stage debut at Beck Center. Spence continued, "Add in two dogs, 20 sets, 16 jump-ropers and an onstage marching band - and you've got yourself the perfect summer musical. It's an Elle of a good time!"

Legally Blonde The Musical is performed on the Mackey Main Stage, July 6 through August 12, 2012. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale.

Tickets for Legally Blonde The Musical are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), $17 for students (with valid ID), and $10 for children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, July 5, is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/> or call Customer Services at 216.521.2540 x10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.

Beck Center's production of Legally Blonde The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI<MTIshows.com>) and is sponsored by Brilliant Electric Sign Co., Ulmer & Berne LLP, Cox Communications, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.

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

Cast of Characters
(In Order of Appearance)

Margot...........................................Erin Diroll
Serena...........................................Ashley Coleman
Pilar ...........................................Anna Register
Delta Nu/Chutney...........................................Amanda Pinto
Delta Nu/Brooke's Assistant...........................................Holly Kay Harris
Delta Nu/Brooke's Assistant...........................................Kelsey Elizabeth Smith
Delta Nu/Manicurist...........................................Lauren Gronvall
Delta Nu/Sales Assistant...........................................Llenelle Gibson
Delta Nu/Whitney...........................................Meg Wittman
Delta Nu (Kate)/Court Reporter...........................................Sara Masterson
Elle Woods...........................................Caitlin Elizabeth Reilly*
Warner Huntington III...........................................Jason Leupold
Brooke/Saleswoman...........................................Shannon Eller
Store Manager/Judge...........................................Caron Wykle
Dad/Winthrop/Bailiff...........................................John J. Polk
Mom/D.A. Riley...........................................Holly Feiler
Grandmaster Chad/Kyle...........................................Rick McGuigan
Lowell/Assistant D.A. ...........................................Brian Altman
Pforzheimer/TV Reporter...........................................Ryan Christopher Zarecki
Frat Boy/Drummer/Ensemble...........................................Tim Moon
Frat Boy/Student/Ensemble...........................................David Levitz
Frat Boy/Dewey/Ensemble...........................................Justin W. Williams
Student/Nikos...........................................Frankie A. Zevnik
Aaron/Kiki the Colorist...........................................Matthew Ryan Thompson
Padamadan/Carlos...........................................Cody Hernandez
Enid Hoopes...........................................Caitlin Rose
Emmett Forrest...........................................Jamie Koeth*
Vivienne Kensington...........................................Katie Zarecki
Professor Callahan...........................................Rob Albrecht
Paulette Buonufonte...........................................Kimberly Bush

Understudies:
Callahan...........................................Brian Altman
Margot...........................................Lauren Gronvall
Nikos...........................................David Levitz
Brooke...........................................Meg Wittman

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

Production Staff
Artistic Director/Director..............................Scott Spence
Musical Director..............................Larry Goodpaster
Choreographer..............................Martín Céspedes**
Stage Manager..............................Diana D'Alessandro
Assistant Stage Managers..............................Thomas E. Kilcoyne, Douglas Puskas
Scenic Designer..............................Ben Needham
Costume Designer..............................David Glowe
Lighting Designer..............................Trad A Burns
Associate Lighting Designer..............................Benjamin Gantose
Sound Designer..............................Richard B. Ingraham
Technical Director..............................Joseph Carmola
Technical Assistant..............................Clint Felker
Carpenters..............................Brian Polk, Chris Young
Electrician..............................Benjamin Gantose
Follow Spots..............................Mary Kahelin, Anna Verbiak, Tony Weishar
Crew..............................Anne Gagen, Tony Kahelin
Light Board Operator..............................Hailey Smith
Sound Operator..............................Jenn Barnick
Wardrobe Mistress..............................Jen Ryan

** Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC).

Orchestra
Keyboards..............................................................Larry Goodpaster, Bryan Bird
Reeds.............................................................Karen Langenwalter, David Nelson
Trumpets..............................................Matt Wirfel, Nicholas Ciulla, William Black
Trombone..................................................................................Vince Guentner
Guitars........................................................................David Maxson, Joe Parker
Bass.............................................................................................. Kevin Aylward
Drums.....................................................................................................Bill Hart
Percussion.....................................................................................Don Safranek

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