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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CONTACT:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Kathleen Caffrey, 216.521.2540 x22 or
<a href="mailto:kcaffrey@beckcenter.org">kcaffrey@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> April 10, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Take a Look and You’ll See”
<i>Willy Wonka </i>at Beck Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Youth Theater brings "pure imagination" to Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Beck Youth Theater presents
<i>Willy Wonka</i>, a children’s favorite by Roald Dahl on the Mackey Main Stage,
<b>May 4 through 13, 2012</b>. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. The 10 a.m. student matinee on Thursday, May 10 is sold out.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:85%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:85%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this musical
adaptation of <i>Charlie and The Chocolate Factory</i>, featuring songs from the classic family film
<i>Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory</i> including “Pure Imagination” and “The Candy Man.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Directed by
<b>Russ Stich</b>, this production of <i>Willy Wonka </i>features a cast of 69 students ages 7 to 17 from Beck Center’s arts education programs. "This production, like Willy Wonka's world, is a menagerie of larger-than-life characters, comedy, music and just
a little bit of the unexpected.” said Stich “Whether you're a fan of the book, Johnny Depp's version or the Gene Wilder classic, you're sure to find something familiar and maybe something surprising."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tickets for
<i>Willy Wonka </i>are $12 for Adult/Senior (65 and over) and $10 for Children/Student (18 and under). To purchase tickets, visit beckcenter.org or call 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just 10 minutes west
of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center’s production of
<i>Willy Wonka </i>is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Ohio Arts Council, and Music Is Elementary.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in
dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists. For more information about the Beck Center, visit beckcenter.org.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathleen Caffrey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beck Center for the Arts / <i>Where Arts Matter<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Marketing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">216.521.2540 x.22<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kcaffrey@beckcenter.org">kcaffrey@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">The Velocity of Autumn </span>
</i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">is SOLD OUT! <i>Thank you for your continued support of the arts!<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Up Next: Youth Theater Presents WILLY WONKA on the Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">May 4-6 & 11-13 Tickets are on sale now for this family favorite!</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Have a fun & creative summer!
<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/arts-education/">Register today</a> for </span>
<b><span style="color:red">Summer Camps & Classes<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">Bike Your Art Out on Saturday, May 19 @ Bike for Beck!</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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