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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NEWS
RELEASE<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"'>CONTACT:
</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Missy S. Toms, 216.521.2540 x22 or mtoms@beckcenter.org<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 30, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Seussical!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Beck Center Youth Theater Brings Dr. Seuss
Characters to Life</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></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"'>Beck Center Youth
Theater presents the <span style='color:black'>loosey, gooseical adventure</span>
<b><i>Seussical! </i></b>on the Mackey Main Stage, <b>May 14 through 22, 2010</b>.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16
and Saturday, May 22. The student matinee on May 20 is sold out. <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"'>Join the mischievous Cat in the Hat and his
friends in this fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza. All your favorite
Dr. Seuss characters come to life on the Beck stage, including Horton the
Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and all of the Whos of Whoville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Based on the works of Dr. Seuss, <i>Seussical!<b>
</b></i>was co-conceived by the Tony Award-winning creative team of Lynn
Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle and features music by Flaherty and
lyrics by Ahrens, including such memorable songs as “Biggest Blame
Fool” and “It’s Possible.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Director Russ Stich leads an
amazing cast of 74 talented young actors ages 6 to 18</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, who are all
students from the Beck Center’s Dance, Music, and Theater Departments. <span
style='color:black'>“<i>Seussical!</i> is big, bright, fast, and
fun,” says Stich “and so is its cast of dedicated actors working to
bring the world of Dr. Seuss to life.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Audience of all ages will enjoy
the show’s colorful characters and spirit of imagination. Stich explains
“This is a great show for everyone. Young and old, everyone can connect
with the characters and the lessons learned, but most of all, to the fun
associated with the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss.”</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><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 18 and under. (Ticket prices include service fees.) Group
discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. Reserve tickets online at <span
style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org">www.beckcenter.org</a>
</span>or call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540 ext. 10. <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 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";color:red'><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>Seussical!
</i>is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
(MTI), and is sponsored by Cox Communications, Martha Holden Jennings
Foundation, and Music is Elementary. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this
production with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational
excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. This production is also
generously supported by the public through a grant from 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"'>Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit
501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts
education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood,
and creative arts therapies, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.
For more information about the Beck Center, visit <a
href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a>. <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>Missy S. Toms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director of Marketing & External Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>17801 Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lakewood, OH 44107<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mtoms@beckcenter.org">mtoms@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>216.521.2540, ext. 22<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Support arts performance and education by making a tax
deductible contribution. <b><a href="http://beckcenter.org/support.htm">Donate
today!</a></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Beck Youth Theater's <i>Seussical!</i>
<b>May 14-22</b>.<span style='color:#1F497D'> <b><a
href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER">Purchase
tickets today!</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Summer Camps in dance, music, theater, and visual arts.<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b><a
href="http://www.beckcenter.org/pdf/2010summercat.pdf">Enroll today!</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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