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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR:
Rabbit Run Community Arts Association<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P. O. Box</st1:Street> 235</st1:address>,
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">49 Park St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44057</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CONTACT: Karen Ziegler, Publicist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>
440-428-5913<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>DATE:
July 12, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Chicago, the Musical </span></i>opens at Rabbit Run
Theater<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><i><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>Chicago, the Musical, </span></font></i></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:black'>winner of six Tony Awards, opens July 15 at Rabbit Run
Theater in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A dazzling and fast-paced show, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Chicago</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>is filled with stunning song and dance
numbers performed in a Vaudevillian style. The show is a satire set in the
roaring 20’s poking fun at prohibition era criminal justice.
Chorine Roxie Hart is convicted of murdering a lover and sent to death
row. She and fellow “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for
the spotlight and the headlines, but end up joining forces in search of the
American dream of fame, fortune and acquittal.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>The original Broadway production opened in 1975
and is, perhaps, best known for its brilliant choreography created by Bob
Fosse. The Broadway revival of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Chicago</span></i></st1:City></st1:place>
opened 20 years later and was the longest-running musical revival in Broadway
history playing for more than 5,900 performances. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Chicago</span></font></i></st1:City></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'> is directed by Brint
Learned, executive director of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“The original Broadway
production of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Chicago</span></font></i></em></st1:City></st1:place>
was written as a musical vaudeville piece”, said Learned.
“The musical numbers very much help tell the story, but they
also stand alone as traditional song and dance numbers.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>“We are
fortunate that our choreographer Ken Gasch truly understands the
vaudeville/burlesque style of the music. He has taken the choreography in
the direction of the classic burlesque format . . . a little
racy and even sexy but with a playful "wink" that hearkens back
to the era of bootleg gin and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Charleston</st1:City></st1:place>.”</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><span
class=apple-style-span><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“We want to remind our patrons
that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Chicago</span></font></i></em></st1:City></st1:place> is
intended for a mature audience,” said Learned. “The opening
line in the show reads, ‘You are about to see a story of murder, greed,
corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery - all those things
we hold near and dear to our hearts.’ <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>So perhaps you should leave the kids at
home.” </span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>The two female leads of Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are played by
Jennifer Griffin and Jordan Malin respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Griffin</span></font></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> is a musical theatre graduate who
trained at The American Musical and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Dramatic</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. She
recently produced and directed an original play she wrote entitled <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Personals Uncut: The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> Edition. </span></i> Locally,
she has performed at the Great Lakes Theatre Festival, the Actors Summit, &
Cedar Point. Malin has performed in productions at The Beck Center,
Cleveland Public Theater, The Cleveland Playhouse, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ashtabula</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arts</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, and Cassidy
Theatre. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lawyer Billy Flynn is played by
Brian Altman. Altman has performed in many community theaters in
Northeast Ohio and <st1:place w:st="on">Northwest Pennsylvania</st1:place>
including The Erie Playhouse, The Beck Center, Lakeland Civic Theatre as well
as Rabbit Run.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Other notable roles include Linda
Fundis as Mamma Morton and Paul Felden as Amos Hart.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Performances of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Chicago</span></i></st1:City></st1:place> run from
July 15 through July 31. Tickets are $19/adult and $17/senior,
student. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 440-428-7092
or online at <a href="http://www.rabbitrunonline.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.rabbitrunonline.org/">www.rabbitrunonline.org</a>.
Box office hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 3 to 7 p.m. For group
dinner packages and sales call 440-428-5913.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All shows begin at 8 p.m. Rabbit Run Theater is
located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">5648 W. Chapel Rd.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address>, and is one of the few
remaining barn theaters in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.
Rabbit Run operates under the auspices of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association
and receives partial funding from the Ohio Arts Council.</span></font><span
lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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