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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
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Secret Garden<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
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this Friday, May 7! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23</span></strong><b><span
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</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thurs.,
Fri. & Sat. performances @ 7:30pm</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sunday
performances @ 3:00pm</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
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</span><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TICKETS:</span></u></strong><strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Adults</span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: $8 <strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Children (12 & under):</span></strong>
$6<br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Star Seat Tickets: </span></strong>$20<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Star
Seat tickets help Near West Theatre keep theatre affordable </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> for
all our patrons. Includes a concession coupon!) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purchase
Tickets: </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> In
Advance, </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>call
Near West Box Office, 216-961-9750</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or<strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> purchase online</span></strong>
at </span><a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pnwbnsdab.0.0.mzwrlkdab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nearwesttheatre.org%2F&id=preview"
target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.nearwesttheatre.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day of
Performances,</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
visit Theatre Box Office one hour before curtain time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
tickets must be paid for when placing a reservation and will be held
at the door. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
sales are final. Credit card, check and cash accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This enchanting
classic of children's literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer
Prize winning playwright, Marsha Norman. Orphaned in India, Mary
Lennox, an 11-year old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an
embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The estate includes a
magic locked garden. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of
ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway
dramatize this inspiring story about the restorative powers of love,
regeneration and rebirth.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Elegant,
entrancing.... The best American musical of the Broadway season."--
Time. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"A splendid,
intelligent musical.... It's all you can hope for in children's theatre.
But the best surprise is that this show is the most adult new musical of
the season."-- U.S.A. Today. <br>
"A many splendored children's fable that neither cloys or loses grip
on its unique spell."-- N.Y. Newsday.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Book and lyrics by
Marsha Norman Music by Lucy
Simon<br>
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett</span><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#FF9900'>Don't Forget: Mother's Day is May 9!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Botanical
Garden & Near West Theatre have teamed up with an affordable ticket
package that any mother (or grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law...) would
love! <br>
<br>
2 tickets to <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Secret Garden</span></em> & 2 tickets to the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Botanical
Garden for only $25 (a savings of $5)*. <br>
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<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Order yours
today!</span></strong> Here's how: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Over the phone by
calling the Near West Theatre Box Office (216-961-6391),
Online at <a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pnwbnsdab.0.0.mzwrlkdab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nearwesttheatre.org%2F&id=preview"
target="_blank"><span style='color:#945014'>our website </span></a>($1
fee),</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or at the
Botanical Garden Box Office (11030 East Blvd.). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*= <em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Secret Garden</span></em> vouchers
are valid for performances after Mother's Day (May 13-16 &
21-23). Vouchers do not guarantee a seat- reservations are
required. Cleveland Botanical Garden tickets are valid thru May 31,
2010. All sales are final. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Don't miss <em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Secret Garden</span></em>!
To get your tickets today, or for more information, call 216-961-6391
or visit </span><a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pnwbnsdab.0.0.mzwrlkdab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nearwesttheatre.org%2F&id=preview"
target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#945014'>www.nearwesttheatre.org</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Performance
Site: St. Patrick's Club Building<br>
3606 Bridge Ave., 3rd Floor**<br>
Cleveland, OH 44113<br>
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**
Near West Theatre is not currently accessible to those in wheelchairs or
who have trouble with stairs. We are sorry for the inconvenience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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