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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“A shocking, irresistibly funny masterpiece”</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~London’s <i>The Sunday Times</i></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>presents the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regional Premiere of the Award-Winning Musical<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jerry Springer: The Opera<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Music by</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Richard Thomas</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Book & Lyrics by</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stewart Lee & Richard Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Directed by</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scott Spence<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Musical Direction</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <i>by</i></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bryan Bird<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Choreographed by</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Martín Céspedes<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Featuring</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Matthew Wright as Jerry Springer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~ $10 PREVIEW NIGHT ~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday, February 17 only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8 pm / Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>~ This production is not recommended for children and contains material that may offend some people. ~</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preview Night admission is $10.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Advance tickets go on sale at 10 am on Thursday, February 17 and are also available at the door based on availability. This show is in our smaller, more intimate Studio Theater so seating is limited. General admission seating. Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to curtain. To reserve tickets with a credit card, visit our website at<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='color:#0000CC'><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:#0000CC'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a></span></b> or call the box office at <b>216.521.2540 x10</b>. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the Show<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:2.0pt;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"'>Strippers, cheating spouses, tap-dancing Ku Klux Klan members. Just another episode of America’s favorite lurid TV talk show, <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Jerry Springer Show</span></em>. Come see what happens when Jerry and his show end up in Satan’s world. Winner of London’s Best New Musical in the West End award and three Olivier Awards, this wickedly funny show will leave you laughing for a long time…but leave the kids at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit our website at <b><span style='color:#0000CC'><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:#0000CC'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a></span></b> for a complete list of <b>Who’s Who in the Company</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jerry Springer: The Opera</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> runs <b>February 18 - March 27</b> in the Studio Theater. The performance on Friday, February 25 will include a post-show talkback session discussing the impact of art on our society and the cultural debate surrounding the show. The panel, moderated by Thomas Mulready of Cool Cleveland, will feature Scott Spence and other cultural experts. Several performances are already sold out so buy your tickets today!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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"'>Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $17 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview night on Thursday, February 17, is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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"'>For tickets, call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540, ext. 10, or purchase seats online at <b><span style='color:#0000CC'><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:#0000CC'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a></span></b>. 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><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></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>Jerry Springer: The Opera</i> is sponsored by Cox Communications, Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<b> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>