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<h1><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p align="right">Date: 6-18-10</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>"Durang/Durang" and "The Producers" bring summer laughs to
Chagrin</h2>
<p>CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Following on the heels of a highly
successful three-day visit from comedic legend Tim Conway, Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre is poised to keep the laughter rolling through
the summer months, rounding off its historic 80th season with wild
one-acts by Christopher Durang and Mel Brooks' powerhouse musical
comedy <em>The Producers</em>. </p>
<p align="left">Opening on July 9th and playing Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 PM through July 24th is <em>Durang/Durang</em>. This
evening of five one-act plays by critically-acclaimed satirist
Christopher Durang includes "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls" (a
twisted take on "The Glass Menagerie"), "Wanda's Visit" (the story of a
couple whose lives are turned upside down by the husband's ex), "Nina
in the Morning" (an Edward Gorey-esque tale of a narcissistic socialite
with a spotty past), and "Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room" (a
playwright attempting to flesh out the absurd concept of a Hollywood
hotshot). Dan Sekanic directs the show, which includes actors Yvonne E.
Pilarczyk, Harriet DeVeto, Andrew Parmelee, Robert A. Branch, Andrew
Gorgeny, Melvin Mason, Kacey Durbin, and Natalie Dolezal. <em>Durang/Durang</em>
is staged at CVLT's River Street Playhouse (56 River Street). Tickets
are $10. </p>
<p align="left">At the end of July, CVLT will become the first
community theater in northern Ohio to present Mel Brooks' smash hit <em>The
Producers</em> - the record-breaking Tony Award winner based on his
1968 film. The hilarious plot involves washed-up theater producer Max
Bialystock (Tom Hill) and his mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom
(Nathan Earley), who hatch a plan to produce the most notorious flop in
the history of Broadway, thereby allowing them to keep their investors'
money for themselves. Along the way, they enlist the help of New York's
most awful director, a crazy Nazi-sympathizer playwright, and Ulla Inga
Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swanson, a Swedish bombshell.
Brooks, whose signature brand of over-the-top shtick created such
classics as <em>Young Frankenstein</em>, <em>Blazing Saddles</em> and
<em>Spaceballs</em>, comes through with musical numbers like "I
Wanna Be A Producer," "When You Got It, Flaunt It," "Springtime for
Hitler," and "Prisoners of Love." Director J.E. Ballantyne, Jr. helms
the production, which runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM July 23rd
through August 21, with 2 PM matinees on 8/1 and 8/8. Tickets are $18
regular admission, $14 for students and seniors </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 information and online ticketing at no extra charge.
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is located at the end of River Street (40
River Street) in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The River Street
Playhouse stage is located at 56 River Street, just west of the main
building. </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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