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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>TrueNorth Cultural Arts will present the Ohio premiere of the
updated version of the musical</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Baby</span></i></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>that was originally seen at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New
Jersey. Richard Maltby, Jr. and Music Theatre International have
authorized the use of the new script, and are using this production as an
opportunity to finalize their new libretto and score. In order to do that, MTI
will be sending an arranger to work with the cast and orchestra during the rehearsal
period.<br>
<br>
</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Performances at the Sheffield Village, OH, venue are scheduled for
March 5-21. Award winning director Fred Sternfeld (Yellowman at Karamu, Ragtime
at JCC, Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center) will direct with musical </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>direction
by Rick Fortney and choreography by Bebe Weinberg Katz.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The cast will feature some
of Northeast Ohio’s top musical theatre talent, including Natalie Green
(Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center & Elizabeth Bennett in Pride
and Prejudice at Lakeland Theatre) as Lizzie, Shane Joseph Siniscalchi (Jesus
in Godspell at Old Town Hall & Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods at
FPAC) as Danny, David Robeano (Hank in Saturday Night at Beck Center &
Sancho in Man of La Mancha at JCC) as Nick, Maggie Stahl-Floriano (Mother in
Ragtime at JCC & Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan at Beck Center) as Pam, Michael
Dempsey (Medvedenko in The Seagull at Beck Center & Mordcha in Fiddler on
the Roof at Cain Park) as Alan and Bernadette Hisey (Anna in The King and I
& Kate in Kiss Me Kate at Mighty Goliath) as Arlene. The company will also
feature Douglas Brill, Brian Bowers, Kimberly Aldrich-Ceja, Lydia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hall, Lauren Skirbunt, Jessica Mester and Susan
Watson. <br>
<br>
“My first contact with the musical BABY was in 1985 when my wife Randi
and I saw it in Dallas.” comments director Fred Sternfeld.
“We loved it! It was charming, humorous and poignant. We had only
been married for two years and were just in the planning stage for when we
would have our first child. So BABY has been on my "must do"
list for 25 years! I am grateful to Rick Fortney for the opportunity to
help share this wonderful musical with the community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Richard
Maltby, Jr. and David Shire’s musical <i>Baby</i> is a humorous
and poignant look at three couples whose lives are affected in various ways by
the prospect of<span style='color:black'> having (or not having) a baby. It
features a book by Sybille Pearson. The musical played Broadway's Ethel
Barrymore Theatre Nov. 8, 1983-July 1, 1984. The original cast included Liz
Callaway, Todd Graff, James Congdon, Martin Vidnovic, Beth Fowler and Catherine
Cox. The Maltby/Shire score includes such tunes as "At Night She Comes
Home to Me," "I Chose Right," "The Story Goes On,"
"Easier to Love," "Two People in Love," "With
You," "I Want It All" and "And What If We Had Loved Like
That."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>TrueNorth performs at the French Creek Nature Center, which is
located at 4530 Colorado Avenue. For tickets call (440) 949-5200.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://www.metroparks.cc">www.metroparks.cc</a> /
truenorth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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