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coached stars and helped lead the Beck Center for the Arts.
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<P>Guttmann, a singer, actress, voice coach and Beck's education director, died
Aug. 26 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve from complications of pancreatic
cancer. The Lakewood woman was 53. </P>
<P>"We would sing and talk about life for a half-hour each week," said Rory
O'Malley, a former Guttmann student nominated for a Tony Award on Broadway.
"Lynnette had the ability to make her students dream bigger than they could
imagine and gave them the confidence to fulfill that dream. Her students didn't
just take her lessons to Broadway, they took them to succeed in every
profession." </P>
<P>Guttmann also won good reviews on stages, including at PlayHouse Square,
where she performed her "Cabaret Mod" and joined in the improvisational "Out to
Lunch." In 1994, The Plain Dealer's Marianne Evett wrote, "Lynnette Guttmann has
real comic talent [and] a wacky streak that serves her well." </P>
<P>Guttmann was raised in Parma and Middleburg Heights. She earned a bachelor's
degree in voice and music education from Wittenberg University and was certified
at Baldwin-Wallace University to teach French and German. She also attended the
American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. </P>
<P>She taught music in Bay Village public schools for two years. She became a
paralegal and head of information systems at the Hahn, Loeser firm. She later
worked as Beck's education director, helping hundreds of aspiring young talents.
For the past 10 years, she ran the Lynnette Guttmann Voice Studio, steering many
students toward success on and off Broadway. </P>
<P>She also acted and directed widely, especially at Clague Playhouse. Favorite
roles included Fraulein Kost, singing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" in the Beck's
"Cabaret." </P>
<P>Survivors include her partner, Joan A. Tropf, her parents and a sister. A
memorial event will take place at 3 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Breen Center for the
Performing Arts at St. Ignatius High School.</P></DIV></DIV>
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