<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">For Immediate Release</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Mercury Summer Stock’s</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">“Just Beyond the Stars” Gala</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Featuring the Ohio Premiere of the New Musical version of</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; ">PETER PAN</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; ">A MUSICAL ADVENTURE</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b><br></b></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">Music by George Stiles<span> </span>Lyrics by Anthony Drewe</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">Book by Willis Hall, based on “Peter Pan” by JM Barrie</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">By Special Arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">February 20, 2010, 7:30 pm</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">At The Breen Center for the Performing Arts</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">St. Ignatius High School: 2008 West 30th Street, Cleveland 44113</span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.25in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; "><i>Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; "> flies into town for its <b>second North American production</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; "> February 20<sup>th</sup>, 2010, as part of Mercury Summer Stock’s “Just Beyond The Stars” Gala. Sir James Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who never grew up is reborn as a spectacular musical by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, composers of the new <i>Mary Poppins</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; ">, with an innovative book by the late Willis Hall. The staged reading of this spectacular musical will be the culminating event in Mercury Summer Stock’s “Just Beyond the Stars” Gala being held at the newly completed Breen Center for the Performing Arts on the St. Ignatius campus.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><i><br></i></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><i>PETER PAN - A Musical Adventure</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "> first saw light of day in Denmark, at the International Musical Of The Year in 1996, where it won two top awards for Best Song (<strong>WHEN I KILL PETER PAN) </strong>and The Orchestra's Award. In 1999 it was seen in a full production at Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen, performed in Danish. Under the direction of Julia McKenzie and Jonathan Butterell a staged concert, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, was produced as a one-off event at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001 - which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. A fuller semi-staged version, with the London Symphony Orchestra, was mounted at the Royal Festival Hall over Christmas 2002. That same winter it was also seen for the first time in the USA, at the Prince Theatre in Philadelphia. Sadly bookwriter, Willis Hall, died in March 2005, aged 75. The show received it`s first fully-staged British production at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in December 2007 and was revived for Christmas 2008 at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font>The Mercury Summer Stock production will mark only the second time the musical will have played in the States and will feature a cast of the top Cleveland talent and an orchestra of 8. Among those taking on familiar roles are Cleveland Favorites: Matthew Wright as Captain Jas. Hook, Maria Thomas Lister as The Storyteller, Natalie Green as Tiger Lily, Jeff Grover as Mr. Darling, Jen Myor as Mrs. Darling, Kelly Monaghan as Wendy Darling, Corey Mach as Tootles, Jason Samuel as Nibs, John Paul Soto as Slightly Soiled, Alex Arroyo as Curly and Brian Marshall as Peter Pan with musical direction by Bill Corcoran and staging under the direction of Pierre-Jacques Brault. It is an event the whole family won’t want to miss!<br><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>The Storyteller: Maria Thomas Lister<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Newspaper Boy: Bill Weatherbee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Mrs Darling: Jen Myor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Wendy: Kelly Monaghan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>John: Michael Conroy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Michael: Ryan Vincent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Mr Darling: Jeff Grover<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Liza: Annie Hickey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">9.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Peter Pan: Brian Marshall*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">10.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Tinker Bell: Meghan Grover<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">11.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Slightly: John Paul Soto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">12.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Tootles: Ryan Hunt<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">13.<span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>Nibs: Jonathan Ramos<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">14.<span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>Curly: Alex Arroyo</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">15.<span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>First Twin: Taylor Watson <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">16.<span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>Second Twin: Justin Schickler<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">17.<span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>Captain Jas. Hook: Matthew Wright*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">18.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Smee: Joe Monaghan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">19.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cecco: Dan DiCello<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; "><span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">20.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Mullins: Tim Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">21.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Bill Jukes: James Mango<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">22.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cookson: Trey Gilpin<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">23.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Gentleman Starkey: Bob Abelman<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">24.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Skylights: Kelvette Beacham<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">25.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Noodler: Christopher Aldricht<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">26.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Tiger Lily: Natalie Green<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">Ensemble: Stephanie Black, Eddie Che, Bridget Chebo, Amiee Collier, Devin Copfer, Nick Dawson, Oliver Deak, Amanda Fertal, Christopher Fortunato, Reggie Gacad, Ryan Haddad, Nick Labate, Mary O’Malley, Amy Mango, Kate Michalski, Danielle Barker, Sharon Risko, Sarah Schoch, Harrison Stadnik, Cindi Verbelun<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times-Roman" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; "><br></span></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br>For reservations please call (216) 771-5862 or order online at </span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; "><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 236); text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://www.mercurysummerstock.com/">www.mercurysummerstock.com</a><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EC"><br></font>Admission: $25 each, $5 for Children 12 and under (each $5 child’s ticket sponsors another child to attend their first live musical theatre performance under the My First Musical Program.<br><br>All proceeds from the "Just Beyond the Stars" gala will be used to support Mercury Summer Stock’s “My First Musical” program, allowing 300 children 12 and under free admission to each show throughout the 2010 season.<br><br><br>Mercury Summer Stock is generously funded by the Ohio Arts Council and by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>At A Glance</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">What: <b>Mercury Summer Stock’s JUST BEYOND THE STARS GALA</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "> presents: <b>Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">When: Saturday February 20th, 7:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Where: Breen Center for the Performing Arts, St, Ignatius High School, 2008 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Who: The Whole Family!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Cost: $25 for Adults and $5.00 for Children 12 and under.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1.3in; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">For reservations and information please call (216) 771-5862 or visit <a href="http://www.mercurysummerstock.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 236); text-decoration: none; ">www.mercurysummerstock.com</span></a></span></p></body></html>