<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 72px; ">SHOW BOAT</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span> </span>Music & Lyrics by Jerome Kern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Directed by Pierre-Jacques Brault<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Musical Direction by Ryan Neal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">At A Glance</span></font></span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">:</span></font></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">What: Mercury Summer Stock’s</span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">SHOW BOAT</span></font></i></b><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">When: August 12-13, 17-20, 24-27. All performances at 7:30PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Where: The Brooks Theatre in The Cleveland Play House. 8500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland. 44106<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Cost: $18.00 for Adults and $15.00 for Students (with valid ID) / & Seniors (60+)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Tickets: call </span><b>216.771.5862</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">, or order online at </span></font></span><a href="http://www.mercurysummerstock.com/"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">www.mercurysummerstock.com</span></font></span></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; ">All Aboard!</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Mercury Summer Stock concludes its residency at the Cleveland Play House with the classic American musical, <b><i>Show Boat</i></b>, August 12-27, 2011. </span><a name="x_LETTER.BLOCK10"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The first true American “musical play”</font><em><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">, </font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Show Boat</font></b></span></em><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> is a journey into the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the mighty Mississippi River. Jerome Kern's masterpiece is a treasure trove of unforgettable music including "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Loving Dat Man," “Make Believe,” and "Bill." </font></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Directed and choreographed by MSS Artistic Director Pierre-Jacques Brault, this epic musical is being presented in one of the most intimate venues in Cleveland, The Brooks Theatre at the Cleveland Play House, and guarantees an evening of theatre you are not soon to forget!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Futura; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Cleveland favorites Mark Seven and Hester Lewellen lead the 30-member <b><i>Show Boat </i></b>company as Captain Andy and Parthy, owners of the floating theatre. Brian Marshall, Jennifer Myor, Jonathan Ramos, Mallory King, Maria Lister and Nathan Early round out the players whose lives are forever changed by their time as actors aboard the Cotton Blossom. Brian Keith Johnson and Kelvette Beacham will be on hand to deliver the classic songs “Old Man River” and “Can’t Help Loving That Man” respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Opening Friday August 12, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">At The Brooks Theatre in the Cleveland Play House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">8500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Group Rates</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> and information available by calling 216.771.5862, emailing <a href="mailto:mercuryss@mac.com">mercuryss@mac.com</a> or visiting us at: <u><a href="http://www.mercurysummerstock.com/">www.mercurysummerstock.com</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">.</span></p>
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