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<P ALIGN=LEFT><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">August 25</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, 2008</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Direct questions to: (216) 521-2540</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Yvette Hanzel, extension 22</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Scott Spence, extension 15</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Beck Center for the Arts</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">presents</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">an encore p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">roduction of</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Urinetown The Musical</FONT></I></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">September 12 – October 12, 2008</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>Lakewood</B><B>,</B><B> O</B><B>H –</B> Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents an encore production of the uproarious Tony Award-winning comedy,<I> Urinetown The Musical</I>, opening on the Mackey Main Stage September 12 and running through October 12, 2008. This show, which critics called the “must see” production of 2005, will feature the return of the original cast and creative team from Beck’s production three years ago. Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays. There will be a special Thursday evening performance on October 9 at 8:00 p.m. but no performance on Friday, October 10. To reserve tickets, call 216-521-2540 ext. 10 or request seats online at </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.beckcenter.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">www.beckcenter.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just 10 minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Convenient free on-site parking is available.</SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Urinetown The Musical</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">transports audiences to a Gotham-like city where a 20-year drought has made the simplest human necessity, water, more precious than gold. Attempting to regulate its consumption, the government has imposed a bizarre law—the use of private toilets is banned and an omnipotent corporation, the Urine Good Company, is charging citizens to use the bathroom! </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Urinetown</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> The Musical</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> pokes fun at capitalism, corporate mismanagement, political corruption, social irresponsibility; and even parodies Broadway theater itself. Beyond the absurd, beyond the ridiculous, lies</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Urinetown The Musical</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">With music and lyrics by Mark Hollman and book and lyrics by Greg Kotis,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">U</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">rinetown The Musical</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> won three 2002 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Musical Score and Best Direction and was nominated for Best Musical. This Beck Center production is again directed by Beck Artistic Director Scott Spence and features hilarious tunes like, “It’s A Privilege To Pee,” “Don’t Be The Bunny” and “Snuff That Girl.” </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> “</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Being able to remount this amazing show</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, which was so well received back in 2005,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> with the original cast and d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">esign team in tact was like the ‘perfect storm’ that we couldn’t say ‘no’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">” exclaimed Spence.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The Beck Center welcomes back the original cast including Equity actors Greg Violand as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Matthew Wright as Officer Lockstock and Sandra Emerick as Little Becky Two-Shoes; as well as a talented supporting cast. Spence further commented, “</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">I am delighted to return to what I consider one of the greatest musical comedies of the past decade</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">If you miss</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">ed it three years ago, ‘urine for a treat!’ If you saw it-- then we know you'll be</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> back.”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">Beck Center’s production of<I> Urinetown The Musical</I> is produced through special arrangement with Music Theatre International and is sponsored by Cox Communications, WCPN 90.3 ideastream, WDOK 102.1 FM, Ulmer & Berne LLP, and LakewoodBuzz.com. Programming at the Beck Center is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The John P.<FONT COLOR="#000000"> Murphy Foundation, The Kulas Foundation, The Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, The Abington Foundation, and the Thomas H. White Foundation. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">For tickets, call the Beck Center box office at (216) 521-2540 ext. 10 or log onto </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.beckcenter.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">www.beckcenter.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">. Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $17 for students (22 and under with ID). Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. For group sales, contact Douglas Collier at ext. 59. <FONT COLOR="#000000">Rush tickets for students (22 and under with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Sundays only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on availability.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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