<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><b>SHARKS, JETS, FROGS, TOADS, ROSES AND MORE AWAIT YOU IN 2009 AT <a href="http://www.cassidytheatre.com">THE CASSIDY THEATRE</a>!</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Cassidy Theatre, Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming 2009 Season!</b></span></font></div><div><br></div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">THE WOMEN</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - Jan. 16 - Feb. 1</span></font></div></font><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Written by Clare Boothe Luce</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Directed by Lester Currie</span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love, Gossip, Betrayal, Wealth...Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell were only a few of the stars in the acclaimed 1939 comedy version by George Cukor. This January you can see this witty, stylish comedy LIVE - exclusively at Cassidy!</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">WEST SIDE STORY</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - Feb. 27 - Mar. 15</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Based on conception of Jerome Robbins</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Book by Arthur Laurents</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Directed by Kevin Joseph Kelly</span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The world's greatest love story is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time. Includes classic songs like "Maria", "I Feel Pretty", "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "America".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - Apr. 17 - May 3</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Music by Robert Reale</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Based on the Books by Arnold Lobel</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Directed by Sarah Clare</span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical <i>A Year With Frog and Toad</i>. Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrienne Lobel, <i>A Year With Frog and Toad</i> remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends Frog and Toad through four fun-filled seasons learning life lessons along the way. This jazzy musical bubbles with melody and wit, and is perfect for everyone in the family. <i>A Year With Frog and Toad</i> is inventive, exuberant and totally enchanting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">DESSA ROSE</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - May 29 - June 14</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Book and Lyrics by Lynne Ahrens</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Music by Stephen Flaherty</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Based on the Novel by Sherley Ann Williams</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Directed by Geoffrey Short</span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"We are handing you down the story...Listen child, to a story soon be yours to tell..."</i></b> A thrilling new musical based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Sherley Ann Williams. The story takes place in 1847, fourteen years before the outbreak of the Civil War. Variety called it "an absorbing story of two strong women in the pre-civil war south. Played with grit and conviction...[with] beautiful songs, strongly etched characters and soaring emotions". Based on both fact and fiction, the musical weaves together the stories of two real women who struggled for different kinds of freedom in an era defined by men. Ruth Sutton is a white woman abandoned by her husband and living on an isolated plantation. Dessa Rose is an escaped slave on the run who seeks refuge on Ruth's farm. The two women's uneasy alliance ultimately transcends any racial barriers as they find the strength to confront the world on their own terms. Their dangerous journey to freedom and self realization makes for a musical that is, by turns comic, tragic, uplifting and inspired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(MUSICAL TO BE ANNOUNCED)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 10 - Aug. 2</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Directed by Lester Currie</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned for more information about this musical about a certain "Harmonious Gentleman"!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>CALL NOW FOR TICKETS AT (440) 842-4600</b></span></font></div><div>Portions of the Cassidy Theatre, Inc. season are generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; ">The Cassidy Theatre is located in the Greenbrier Commons, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">6200 Pearl Road</st1:address></st1:street> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Parma Heights</st1:place></st1:city> 44130.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>