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<P class=EC_MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><FONT color=red size=5>HURRY OUT FOR THE LAST WEEKEND OF THE HILLARIOUS COMEDY <EM>LEND ME A TENOR </EM>AT THE CASSIDY THEATRE</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=5>RUNNING THIS WEEKEND </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=5>Friday Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT color=blue><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lend Me A Tenor </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">by Ken Ludwig is the Tony Award winning play set in 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio. The world famous tenor Tito Merelli is set to perform Otello in hopes of putting the Cleveland Grand Opera Company on the operatic map. When he is late for the rehearsal and overdoses on cold medicine it is up to Max, an aspiring singer, to save the day. When Tito wakes up their worlds are turned upside down. Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=3><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lend Me A Tenor runs</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> May 29 through June 14, 2009 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. at the Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Rd. Parma Hts.</SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for students and seniors</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>and can be purchased by calling the Cassidy box office at (440) 842-4600.</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Directed by Dan Sekanic</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Starring:</FONT></SPAN></P><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Amy Smialek as Maggie Saunders</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tim Hirzel as Max </SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David Hundertmark as Saunders</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chris Bizub as Tito Merelli</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pam Mathews as Maria Merelli</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Andrew Gorgeny as The Bellhop</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shelli K. Sharp as Diana<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and Laura Starnik as Julia</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></B></PRE>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=red size=5>THE BEST WAY TO CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU IS RIGHT HERE AT THE CASSIDY WITH LAUGHTER, LADIES IN THEIR SKIVIES, AND <EM>LEND ME A TENOR!</EM></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And don't forget to check out Opera Chicken's blog and twitter page for pictures from Carl the Opera Chicken's visit to the Cassidy Theatre</SPAN></B></P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <FONT color=#0068cf size=2><A href="http://www.operachicken.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>http://www.operachicken.blogspot.com</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://twitter.com/OperaChicken" target=_blank><FONT color=blue size=2>http://twitter.com/OperaChicken</FONT></A></SPAN></P></SPAN></B>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Cassidy Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>FOR INFORMATION CALL: The Cassidy Theatre Box Office at 440-842-4600</FONT></SPAN></B></P></BODY>