[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's popular Christmas and New Year's concerts return

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 12/17/12

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Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt at cvlt.org <mailto:cvlt at cvlt.org>
Website: www.cvlt.org <http://www.cvlt.org/>


    CVLT's popular Christmas and New Year's concerts return

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Following this weekend's close to the near-capacity 
runs of /Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/ and /Wonder of 
the World/, Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is already setting the stage 
for its popular annual holiday concerts. This year's offerings include 
the fifth "Wassail Christmas Concert" from the Chagrin Falls Studio 
Orchestra on December 22 and 23, and the return of Pat Mazzarino and 
friends for the New Year's Eve cabaret on December 31. Both the CFSO and 
Mr. Mazzarino have proven hits in past years and are expected to bring 
crowds once again.

The Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra, an ensemble of over thirty musicians 
under the baton of Stephen A. Eva, will be performing their 
family-friendly concert of holiday music at 7 PM on Saturday, 12/22 and 
a matinee at 2 PM on Sunday 12/23. This year's concert features Scottish 
Gaelic singer Frances Acar and others, as the orchestra explores Celtic 
sounds including music from /The Lord of the Dance/. The audience will 
be invited to sing along with popular Christmas favorites, led by CVLT's 
own "singing angels", Sophie Dennis, Ashleigh Nagy, Emily Mculley, Lilly 
Saunders, Sophie Longo and Chloe Longo. The orchestra will also pay 
tribute to our nation's troops with a special video presentation, 
featuring greetings from soldiers in the Chagrin area to the folks back 
home. Rounding out the event will be operatic tenor Ryan Fitzpatrick's 
performance of Caccini's passionate /Ave Maria./ Tickets to this concert 
are available for $20, with a $5 discount for children and students with 
valid ID.

On New Year's Eve, CVLT's own Pat Mazzarino returns with a cabaret of 
music both familiar and perhaps less so from the Broadway stage. Along 
with WKHR 91.5's "Satin Doll" Bette Moss, and musical director D. Keith 
Stiver, Pat welcomes an array of talented vocalists to the stage: CVLT 
actress/singer and director Greta Rothman, leading man Steven R. 
Tiderman, and special guests Lydian Devere-Yard (a CVLT alum) and her 
husband, professional actor Todd Yard. Mr. and Mrs. Yard will be 
traveling from Boston to appear on this very special night. The 
evening's entertainment begins at 8 PM on Monday, December 31, as the 
troupe of performers presents songs from all decades of Broadway, 
including songs from /Guys & Dolls, Kiss Me Kate/, /West Side Story, 
Jekyll & Hyde, 42nd Street/, /Chess/, /Ragtime, //The Fantasticks/, and 
more. The show will also feature Janet Leff and her annual tribute to 
the United States. Following the light-hearted show, which should end 
around 10 PM (in time to go elsewhere for midnight if you wish), 
audiences are invited to join in a champange toast with light appetizers 
in the theatre's River Room upstairs. Tickets to this event are $25.

For complete details and tickets to any of these events, see Chagrin 
Valley Little Theatre's website at CVLT.org, or call 440-247-8955 
between 1-6 PM, Monday through Saturday. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 
is located at 40 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls Village. CVLT is 
generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and 
Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council.

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