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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Weathervane
Playhouse’s ‘The Wedding Singer'<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Takes
Audiences on a Laugh-Yourself-Silly Trip <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Back to 1985!
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face=Helvetica> <I>Musical Comedy based on 1998 film starring Adam
Sandler</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Comb your mullet, grab your
Madonna-inspired fluorescent hair ribbons, don your <I>Flashdance</I>-style leg
warmers and reach for your super-sized "car phone" as Weathervane Playhouse
turns back the clock to 1985 with <I>The</I> <I>Wedding Singer</I>, a
laugh-yourself-silly musical comedy -- live on stage from June 3 to 27,
2010.</SPAN><B><I><o:p></o:p></I></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>The time is 1985
and the place is Ridgefield, New Jersey. Sweet-natured Robbie Hart might be New
Jersey's favorite wedding-band singer, but he's stuck living in his quirky
grandmother's basement as he struggles to lift himself out of musical obscurity.
When his fiancée ditches him, Robbie tries to put aside his sarcastic bitterness
and win the heart of sweet Julia. Trouble is, she's already engaged to someone
else!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Featuring
original songs by composer Matthew Sklar and lyricist Chad Beguelin -- and based
on the much-loved 1998 New Line Cinema film starring Adam Sandler and Drew
Barrymore -- the stage-musical version of <I>The Wedding Singer </I>serves up
nostalgic Reagan-era fun, romance and laughs aplenty. Even <I>Wedding Singer
</I>fans who've worn out their VHS copies of the original film version will
delight in seeing the film's loveable characters take to the stage and
also discover a fun, catchy 1980s-pop-music-influenced score.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT size=2>With
direction and choreography by Pierre-Jacques Brault and musical direction by
Margaret Knepper, Weathervane Playhouse's <I>The Wedding Singer</I> promises --
as a Valley Girl might say -- totally awesome, totally tubular, gnarly,
mondo-awesome fun -- <I>for sure!</I></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>The Show's
Acting Ensemble</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Jason Leupold
(Robbie Hart)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Erin Diroll
(Julia Sullivan)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>James Dickason
(Glen Gulia)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Elizabeth Casper
(Holly)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Aaron Schoonover
(Sammy)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Joshua S. Hughes
(George)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Karen L. Wood
(Rosie)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Christine Batten
(Linda)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Kate Leigh
Michalski (Angie)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Elizabeth
Bancroft (Ensemble/understudy for Linda)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT size=2>Treviel
Cody (Ensemble/Priest)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Aaron Daar
(Ensemble/understudy for George)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Jennifer A.
Davies (Ensemble)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT size=2>Brittany
Lynne Eckstrom (Ensemble/Donatella)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT size=2>Aaron Keen
(Ensemble/understudy for George)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2>Kristopher Ray North (Ensemble)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Samantha Rickard
(Ensemble/Bridesmaid)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Nicholas Rogers
(Ensemble/Shane)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Justin Charles
Schickler (Ensemble/Father-of-the-Bride)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Tina Thompkins
(Ensemble/Tina Turner)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Kristin Weibel
(Dance Captain/Swing)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>The Show's
Creative Team</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Pierre-Jacques
Brault (Director and Choreographer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Margaret Knepper
(Musical Director)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Robyn Cooper
(Stage Manager)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Jeff Bixby
(Assistant Stage Manager)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Christine
Schueneman (Costume Designer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Kevin Ford
(Lighting Designer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Dan "D.J."
Jankura (Sound Designer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Todd Dieringer
(Properties Co-Designer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Erin Katz Ford
(Properties Co-Designer)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Alan Scott
Ferrall (Scenic Designer and Technical Director)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Kathy Kohl
(Assistant Technical Director)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>About the Show's
Director and Choreographer</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">PIERRE-JACQUES
BRAULT</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> is a
graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College's Music Theatre Department and is the
co-founder of Mercury Summer Stock, which enters its thirteenth season this
summer at Parma Little Theatre. He has directed countless shows, ranging from
full-scale musicals (such as <I>Evita</I> and <I>Annie</I>) to lesser-known
plays (including <I>Never the Sinner</I>). His favorite directing credit was
putting together the critically acclaimed musical <I>Honk!</I> As an actor,
Pierre has worked with Broadway legends Donna McKechnie and Pamela Myers and has
assisted some of today's top directors and choreographers, including Cleveland's
own Victoria Bussert. Weathervane Playhouse audiences saw him in the 2008 Dietz
Theater production of <I>Love! Valour! Compassion!</I>, in which he played
Ramon. His work has also been seen at Cain Park, Willoughby Fine Arts,
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.cvlt.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.geaugatheater.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Geauga
Lyric Theatre Guild</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Great
Lakes Theater Festival</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.broadwayatthecenter.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Virginia
Musical Theatre</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> and </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.stagedoormanor.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Stagedoor
Manor</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">,
a theatrical camp in upstate New York. </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About the Show's
Musical</SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
<B>Director</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=2><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">MARGARET
KNEPPER</SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">has a long career as an actor, singer,
director, music director, and costume designer. She is very happy to be back to
music direct <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Wedding Singer</I>. For
many years Margaret was both a director and music director for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat</I> here at the theatre. She was also involved with many youth theatre
productions and taught musical theatre classes. Her favorite shows at
Weathervane include <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sweeney Todd</I> in
which she played Mrs. Lovett, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">My Way,
Working, Nunsense</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Funny thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum</I>. She has also appeared on stage and off
with the Cleveland Opera, the former Goodyear Community Theatre, and Porthouse
Theatre.<BR><BR>For thirty years Margaret ran a private voice, flute and piano
studio in Medina and directed many musicals at Medina High School. She was
also co-director of the schools show choir. In 2000, she had the opportunity to
work on the wardrobe crew of the Tina Turner 24/7 tour. In her "spare" time
Margaret works as a church organist, free lance musician and substitute teacher
for the Cuyahoga Falls School system.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About
the Show's History</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The world
premiere of<I> The Wedding Singer </I>took place in February 2006 at the 5th
Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington. The show opened on Broadway at the Al
Hirschfeld Theatre on April 27, 2006, where it played for a total of 285
performances before closing on Dec. 31, 2006. The original Broadway production
was directed by John Rando; the choreographer was Rob Ashford. The show received
five </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Tony
Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
nominations ( Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best
Actor in a Musical, Best Choreography), eight </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.dramadesk.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Drama
Desk Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> nominations and three
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://dramaleague.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Drama
League Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> nominations. The first
national tour of the musical traveled across the United States from August 2007
to June 2008. The second national tour opened in September 2009 and remained on
the road in the United States and Canada through March 2010. <I>The Wedding
Singer</I> has also been produced in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan,
Australia and Spain.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Helvetica> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About
the Show's Creators</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Composer
<B>MATTHEW SKLAR</B> was born in 1973 and grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. In
1991, he graduated as a composition major from the </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.juilliard.edu/precollege/precollege.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Juilliard
School Pre-College Division</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> and then continued his
studies at </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.nyu.edu/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">New
York University</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. He began working on Broadway
at the age of 18 as an associate conductor or rehearsal pianist for such shows
as <I>Les Miserables</I>, <I>Miss Saigon</I>, <I>Titanic</I>, <I>On the
Town</I>, <I>Annie Get Your Gun</I>, <I>Putting It Together</I>, <I>42nd
Street</I>, <I>Oklahoma!</I>, <I>Nine</I> and <I>Caroline, or Change</I>. He is
the recipient of the </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.ggftheater.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Gilman
& Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> and the </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://americantheatrewing.org/larsongrants/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Jonathan
Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Lyricist
and co-book writer <B>CHAD BEGUELIN</B> was born in 1969. He holds a Master's of
Fine Arts from </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">New
York University's Tisch School of the Arts</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> (from its graduate writing
program). With his <I>Wedding Singer </I>collaborator Matthew Sklar, his other
plays include <I>The Rhythm Club</I> and <I>Wicked City</I>. He is the recipient
of the </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://americantheatrewing.org/larsongrants/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Jonathan
Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, the </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://newdramatists.org/kleban_award.htm"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Edward
Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> and the </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.ggftheater.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Gilman
& Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. He lives in New York City.
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face=Helvetica><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Co-book
writer <B>TIM HERLIHY</B> was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. A frequent
collaborator with </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.adamsandler.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Adam
Sandler</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, he is a graduate of
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://www.law.nyu.edu/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">New
York University School of Law</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. He wrote the screenplay for
the 1998 film <I>The Wedding Singer</I>, the source material for the stage
musical. His other screenplays include <I>Bedtime Stories</I>, <I>Mr. Deeds</I>,
<I>Little Nicky</I>, <I>Big Daddy</I>, <I>The Waterboy</I>, <I>Happy Gilmore</I>
and <I>Billy Madison</I>. He also served as staff writer for NBC-TV's
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Saturday
Night Live</SPAN></I></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> from 1993 to
2000.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Ticket and
Performance Information</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Wedding Singer
</SPAN></I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">plays on Weathervane
Playhouse’s Founders Theater stage from June 3 to 27,
2010.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>The low-cost
preview performance is Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m.; the official opening-night
performance is Friday, June 4 at 8 p.m.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Between June 3
and 27, performance days and times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>Tickets for the
June 3 preview performance only are $18. Tickets for performances after June 3
are $24.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>$21 tickets for
seniors and college students are available for Thursday and Sunday performances
only. Tickets for children ages 17 and younger are $19.50 for all performances
after June 3. Discounted tickets are also available for groups of 12 or larger.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=2 face=Helvetica>For tickets,
call the Weathervane Box Office at (330) 836-2626 or connect online to <U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A></SPAN></U>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2
face=Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Ohio Arts Council
helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth,
educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all
Ohioans.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Helvetica><I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Additional 2009-2010
Season Sponsors: 89.7 WKSU-FM, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company</SPAN>,
</I><I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Kenneth L. Calhoun
Charitable Trust, KeyBank Trustee</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Janis Harcar<BR>Director of Advancement<BR>Weathervane
Playhouse<BR>330-836-2323 X16<BR><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>