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<DIV align=center><STRONG><U>HUNTINGTON PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES 2004 SEASON</U></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Huntington Playhouse managing director, Tom Meyrose, announced the productions the theatre will be producing for their 2004 Season which will be their 46th season. The announcement was made to the opening night audience of their current production- "It's A Wonderful Life".</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>The Huntington season will open on May 6, 2004, with "Jacques Brel is Alive & Well & Living in Paris" . "Brel" has the second longest record of performances at Playhouse Square behind "Tony & Tina's Wedding".</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>The next show is a British comedy called "Funny Money" by Ray Cooney about an accountant who pick up the wrong brief case and finds 750,000 British Pounds in it. That opens on June 10th.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>That will be followed by the musical "Little Shop Of Horrors" which is currently playing on Broadway. "Little Shop of Horrors" will open on July 8th. Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" will open on August 19th. </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>The rest of the season will include the comedy "I Hate Hamlet" opening September 23rd, and "Catch Me If You Can" a mystery opening on October 21st. The final show of the season will be "A Christmas Carol" opening on November 26th.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>The theatre has gift certificates and season passes on sale now for the 2004 season for those who wish to give the gift of live theatre as a holiday gift.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>For more information call the Huntington Playhouse box office at 440-871-8333 or check out their web site at <A title=http://www.huntingtonplayhouse.com/ href="http://www.huntingtonplayhouse.com/">www.huntingtonplayhouse.com</A></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Huntington Playhouse is a licensed affiliate of the Cleveland Metroparks and is located at 28601 Lake Road in Bay Village, Ohio.</STRONG></DIV>
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