[NEohioPAL] FOREVER PLAID continues at Beck Center!

[Pat Miller via NEohioPAL]

There are "Three Coins in the Fountain" for the third weekend of Forever Plaid at Beck Center for the Arts!



The Plaids charmed the critics - they will surely charm you too:



"Altman, Noble, O'Neill and Thompson nail it, as they do with every other facet of this fine, fun, light-weight entertainment."

Bob Abelman, Cleveland Jewish News<http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/article_4fd27142-3d11-11e4-a64a-afe4aa009e27.html#.VBdFASP2ND8.facebook>



"This Beck Center production dishes out a delicious mix of classic tunes, satire, high jinks, giggles, smirks, and just plain fun."

Laura Kennelly, Cool Cleveland<http://coolcleveland.com/blog/2014/09/review-looks-good-at-forever-plaid-beckcenter/>



"Forever Plaid is a treat for all ages, as people from the Perry Como crowd to the Glee groupies will find these four lads to be a harmonic delight."

Kate Miller, Cleveland Performing Arts Examiner<http://www.examiner.com/review/forever-plaid-at-beck-center-is-playful-pitch-pleasant>



"A most pleasurable theatrical experience in Beck's Forever Plaid. It's a relaxing, fun filled, you'll enjoy it experience."

Roy Berko, BroadwayWorld Cleveland<http://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/BWW-Reviews-Martin-Cspedes-Creates-a-Delightful-FOREVER-PLAID-at-Beck-20140915>



"The show is a little bit of play, a little bit of concert, a little bit of variety show, and a whole lot of FUN!"

Vivian Luther, LandOfCleve.net<http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2014/09/cleve-review-beck-centers-forever-plaid.html>



"Deft comedic timing, versatile, sweet moves and energy."

Aaron Krause, Norwalk Reflector<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Krauses-reporter-page/424152430789>



"A crisp and nicely-paced production that keeps its foot on the pedal of musical memories."

Christine Howey, SCENE<http://raveandpan.blogspot.com/2014/09/forever-plaid-beck-center.html>

Beck Center for the Arts
presents

FOREVER PLAID

Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by
STUART ROSS

Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by
James Raitt

Directed and Choreographed by Martín Céspedes
Musical Direction by Bryan Bird

September 12 - October 12
8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays
3 p.m. Sundays
Mackey Main Stage

To purchase tickets online, click here<http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER>.

To purchase tickets from Customer Service, call: 216.521.2540 x10.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Written and originally directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross, Forever Plaid a deliciously goofy musical comedy that centers on four eager singers whose dreams of making it big end with a bus collision on the way to their first big concert. Miraculously revived from the afterlife, they fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. The Plaids sing in the closest of harmony, squabble over the smallest intonations, and execute charmingly outlandish choreography to some of the greatest nostalgic hits of the 1950s such as "Three Coins in the Fountain," "Rags to Riches," "Chain Gang," "Catch a Falling Star" and more.

Beck Center's longtime choreographer, Martín Céspedes, directs and choreographs this production. "The engine that runs Forever Plaid is the music. It is not a 'trip down memory lane' musical, but a story of a band of brothers with a single dream," remarks Céspedes.  "It is ultimately about the transformative power of music, the love they have for each other, and a second chance to fulfill a dream they thought slipped away."


Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI), this production of Forever Plaid is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.

Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers l 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 regional artists.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY<http://www.beckcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Whos-Who-Forever-Plaid.pdf>

Cast of Characters

Smudge - Brian Altman
Sparky - Josh Rhett Noble*
Frankie - Shane Patrick O'Neill
Jinx - Matthew Ryan Thompson

Nice Box Lady - Hayley Baran
Narrator - Matt McClure

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

Production Staff

Artistic Director - Scott Spence
Director and Choreographer - Martín Céspedes**
Musical Director - Bryan Bird
Stage Manager - Diana D'Alessandro
Assistant Stage Managers - Hayley Baran
Assistant to the Choreographer - Holly Kay Harris
Lighting Designer and Technical Director - Joseph Carmola
Costume Designer - Aimee Kluiber
Scenic Designer - Aaron Benson
Sound Designer - Carlton Guc
Sound Operator - Cyrus Taylor
Technical Assistant - Dan Folino
Carpenters - Shawn Delaney, Patrick Ciamacco
Wardrobe Mistress - Deanna Cechowski
Props Graphic Designer - Brian Altman
Follow Spots - Julia Aylward, Mary Kahelin, Ryan Kelly, Tony Weishar
Props - Julia Aylward, Jean Fyfe
Crew - Libby White

**Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers

Orchestra

Conductor and Piano - Bryan Bird
Percussion - Bill Hart
Bass - Kevin Aylward

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