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<h1><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p align="right">Date: 4-8-10</p>
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<p>Contact: Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="display: block; margin-left: 32px;">40 River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a></p>
<h4 align="center">HIGH-RESOLUTION PRESS PHOTO AVAILABLE AT: <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></h4>
<h2>"Forever Plaid" brings harmony to Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre </h2>
<p>CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Few shows have the longevity and popular
appeal of <em>Forever Plaid</em>. Originally mounted off-Broadway in
1990, the show has since been performed internationally and even
produced as a film in 2009. It's the story of The Plaids, a fictional
quartet of high-school buddies who sang 1950s male harmony in the vein
of 'The Four Freshmen' and 'The Four Aces'. One evening in 1964, as
they were on their way to their first 'big performance' at a local
hotel, their Mercury sedan was struck by a bus-load of school girls who
were on their way to see The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. The vocal
quartet's lives and musical careers were put to a swift and ironically
metaphorical end. As the play begins, the boys find themselves returned
to earth from heaven on temporary leave so that they may do the
performance they never got to do in life. </p>
<p>With a light-hearted script by Stuart Ross and musical
arrangements by James Raitt, <em>Forever Plaid</em> is a veritable
juke-box of iconic 1950s pop harmony, with songs like "Three Coins in
the Fountain", "No, Not Much", "Heart and Soul" and "Love is a
Many-Splendored Thing".</p>
<p>Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's production, directed and
choreographed by Pamela LaForce with music provided by
conductor/accompanist David Markle, features Chad Duwe as "Jinx" (the
nervous tenor), Trey Gilpin as "Sparky" (the goofball baritone),
Brandon Hood as "Frankie" (the spirited leader), and Steven R. Tiderman
as "Smudge" (the meek but earnest bass).</p>
<p align="left"><em>Forever Plaid </em><em> </em>plays at 8 PM,
Fridays and Saturdays from April 16 - May 8, 2010, 2010. Tickets are
$18, or $14 for students and seniors.</p>
<p align="left">Also coming soon, CVLT's adjacent River Street
Playhouse presents David Mamet's <em>A Life In The Theatre</em> under
the direction of Don Bernardo, starring Brian Diehl and John Bruce with
Amy Pelleg, opening on May 7.</p>
<p align="left"> For tickets to all Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
productions and events, call 440-247-8955 (Mon-Sat, 1-6 PM) or visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a> for online ticketing at no extra cost. Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre is located at the end of River Street (40 River Street)
in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio.</p>
<p align="left">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund Chagrin Valley Little Theatre with
state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence
and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. </p>
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