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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NEWS
RELEASE
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT:
</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Missy
S. Toms, 216.521.2540 x22 or <a href="mailto:mtoms@beckcenter.org">mtoms@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
April 24, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cinderella<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Beck Center
Youth Theater Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s<i> </i>Classic Musical<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Your heart will soar
when the slipper fits! Audiences young and old will cherish that special moment
when<b> </b>the Beck Center’s Youth Theater presents Rodgers &
Hammerstein’s classic musical adaptation of the timeless fairy tale <b><i>Cinderella</i></b>,
<b>May 1-9, 2009</b>, on the Mackey Main Stage. The show features such
unforgettable songs as <i>In My Own Little Corner, Ten Minutes Ago, Impossible,
and Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?</i> Show times are 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. on May 3 and 9. There is a student matinee
10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cinderella</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is the only Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical originally written for television. The 1957
Emmy-nominated broadcast starred Julie Andrews in the lead role. In 1961, the
made-for-tv musical was then adapted for the stage where it had a successful
run. In 2000, a stage revival was produced for a U.S. National Tour starring
Eartha Kitt as the Fairy Godmother. <i>Cinderella</i> remains one of the most
popularly performed musicals; more than 250 productions of Rodgers &
Hammerstein’s <i>Cinderella</i> are presented in the United States every
year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cinderella</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is directed by
Jonathan S. Kronenberger, Beck’s new associate director of theater
education. “The opportunity to work on a Rodgers and Hammerstein show is
always a treat,” remarked Kronenberger. “You immediately understand
why their shows have lasted and continue to be produced and delight audiences
of all ages over and over again. I think it is important for Beck Center
students to experience and appreciate these classics of American Musical
Theater.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The cast of 53 young actors, ranging in age
from 7 to 18 years, are students from the Beck Center’s Dance, Music, and
Theater Departments, almost as many as the original TV production with a cast
of 56. “This is my first full opportunity to work with the wonderful
talent that is here at Beck and it has already proven to be a joy,” said
Kronenberger. “I am so proud of the cast – their dedication, their
talent, their imagination, and their unique personalities.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center’s production of <i>Cinderella</i>
is presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals and is
sponsored by Parker Hannifin, Cox Communications, Music is Elementary, and the
Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center also gratefully acknowledges the citizens of
Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tickets are $12 for adults/seniors and $10
for students/children 16 and under. (Ticket prices include the $2 service fee
per ticket.) Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. To
reserve tickets, call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540 ext. 10. For
group sales, contact Linda Hefner at ext. 29. Beck Center is located at 17801
Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free
onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit
501(c)3 organization that offers professional 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 local and regional artists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Missy S.
Toms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director
of Marketing & External Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Beck
Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>17801
Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lakewood,
OH 44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="mailto:mtoms@beckcenter.org">mtoms@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>216.521.2540,
ext. 22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Support the Beck Center and the
arts with a tax deductible contribution. <b><a
href="http://beckcenter.org/support.htm">Donate today!</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i>Evil Dead: The Musical</i></b>
College students, demons...and show tunes! May 8 – June 14. <b><a
href="http://beckcenter.org/seats/evildead.htm">Purchase tickets today!</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Enroll today for summer camps and classes in dance, music,
theater, and visual arts:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b><a
href="http://beckcenter.org/class/catalogSu09.pdf">Summer 2009 Classes</a></b>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;
color:green'>P</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Please
consider the environment before printing this e-mail.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Fran Storch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Publications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>17801 Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Lakewood, OH 44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>(216) 521-2540 x20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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