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<h1 style="font: normal 12pt sans-serif;
color:#C00; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom:
-30px"><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;" align="right">Date:
7-14-11</p>
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width="100%">
<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;">Contact: Andrew
Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;">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 style=" font: bold 12px sans-serif;
color: #Cc0000" align="center">HIGH-RESOLUTION PRESS
PHOTOS TO BE AVAILABLE AT: <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></h4>
<h2 style="font-size:12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family:
sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase">"The Sunshine Boys"
unites old friends as old enemies at CVLT</h2>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">CHAGRIN
FALLS - Neil Simon's Tony-nominated comedy <strong>THE
SUNSHINE BOYS</strong> is truly a show-piece for its
leading actors, who play a former vaudeville team called
'Lewis and Clark'. The 1975 film adaptation, which won an
Academy Award and was nominated for three others, featured
the inimitable George Burns and Walter Mathau. When CVLT
launches its production, sponsored by First Federal
Lakewood, at its River Street Playhouse on July 28, the
leading roles will be performed by CVLT's own luminaries
Don Edelman and Frank Mularo.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left"><strong>THE
SUNSHINE BOYS</strong> is the story of two aging
comedians, Al Lewis (Don Edelman) and Willy Clark (Frank
Mularo). Over their forty-something year career in
vaudeville, Lewis and Clark slowly grew to hate each
other. When Lewis decided it was time to leave show
business, Clark never forgave him. Now it's the early
1970s, and the duo has been asked to reunite for a CBS TV
special about the history of comedy. Clark's nephew Ben
(Stephen Kay) wants the duo to revive one of their old
routines for the show, but his attempt to get the duo
peacefully through rehearsals and the broadcast are
hilariously foiled by the cantankerous performers.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Seasoned
director Kate Tonti will be directing two Lifetime Members
of CVLT in this production on CVLT's smaller of two
stages. Don Edelman is well known to CVLT audiences both
as actor and director and as a past President of the
Theater. He has been at the helm of some of the theatre's
greatest triumphs over the last thirty-plus years,
including the sell-out run of "Kiss Me Kate", the first
production of "Man of La Mancha" outside of NYC, and the
recent series of concert/revues with the Chagrin Falls
Studio Orchestra. His acting credits span from 'The M.C.'
in "Cabaret" to 'John Adams' in "1776". Frank Mularo's
theatrical career also spans nearly sixty years and well
over three-hundred productions, professional and
non-professional. He has appeared as 'Fiorello Laguardia'
in "Fiorello', 'Tevye' in "Fiddler on the Roof", Ben
Franklin in "1776", 'Nathan Detroit' in "Guys and Dolls",
and directed the national non-professional production of
"Man of La Mancha". Rounding out the cast are Amber Slane
and Jackie Cassara as nurses, Jenny Barrett and Chris
White as the CBS Stage Manager and Producer, and Bob
Fortlage as the Patient.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;"><strong>THE SUNSHINE
BOYS </strong>opens on Thursday, July 28 at 8 PM and
plays Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM through
August 13, with a matinee performance on Sunday, July 31
at 2. Tickets are $10 general admission and are available
at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>, or by phone at 440-247-8955, Monday
through Saturday from 1-6 PM. Group discounts and dinner
packages are available. Complete details on CVLT's
upcoming 82nd Season are available online at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>.
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's River Street Playhouse is
located at 56 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls
Village, across the parking lot from the main CVLT
building.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the
Ohio Arts Council.</p>
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