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<p style="margin: 15px;" align="left"><font color="#000000"
face="Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Book by Mark
O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan <br>
Music by Mark Shaiman and Lyrics by Scott Wittman</font></p>
<p style="margin: 15px;" align="left"><font color="#000000"
face="Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Directed by
Pamela LaForce<br>
Musical Direction by Keith Stiver<br>
Choreography by Jen Justice</font></p>
<p style="margin: 15px;" align="left"><font style="font-size:16px"
color="#000000" face="Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="3"><b>July 20 - August 18, 2012 <br>
Friday & Saturday nights at 8 PM <br>
Sundays July 29 & August 5 and 12 at 2 PM</b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 15px;" align="left"><font color="#000000"
face="Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>TICKETS: </b></font><font
style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Georgia, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">$18 regular, $14 students and
seniors</font></p>
<p style="margin: 15px;" align="left"><font color="#000000"
face="Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Details &
Tickets online at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason/hairspray.php?utm_source=NEOPAL&utm_medium=email">http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason/hairspray.php</a>
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Visit the CVLT Box Office or call 440-247-8955<br>
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre - <a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chagrin+Valley+Little+Theatre">40
River Street, Chagrin Falls</a></b></font><br>
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<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:12pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"><strong>CVLT's 'Hairspray' simply
a perfect 'do</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> BY HERB HAMMER<br>
The Chagrin Valley Times</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">From the very moment "Hairspray"
begins and a magnificent Lindsay Simon, as Tracy Turnblad,
belts out the corny opening number "Good Morning Baltimore,"
you know you're in for a good time.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> There is much to talk about
regarding this musical, adapted from the 1988 John Waters
film. It's best though to say that Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre is staging a whale of a good show. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">With 1960s-style dance numbers,
Marc Shaiman's music is incredibly entertaining when attached
to Scott Witman's lyrics and Mark O'Donnell and Thomas
Meehan's book. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">Those who remember Dick Clark's
"American Bandstand," and those who wish they did, will find
this splendidly directed show something you could only hope
for. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">Director Pamela LaForce and her
team have gathered together a terrific cast. With constant
dancing and singing, the vintage-style show will send you home
grinning.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> "Hairspray" celebrates Tracy, a
happy youngster larger in girth than the average teen with a
mammoth hairstyle that takes an enormous amount of hair spray
to hold in place. Her greatest ambition is to dance on the
local "Corny Collins" teen dance television show.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> Against all odds, she
successfully auditions for the show and wins over Link Larkin,
the show's heartthrob.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> From the beginning to the very
end and, "You Can't Stop the Beat," the show carries you away.
And with all that dancing, you just might want to get up and
join the fun.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> The second act does slow down a
bit. Tracy befriends a black teen. Her intent is to finally
integrate television, which she does single-handedly.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> "Hairspray" is a social
commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in
the 1960s. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">Before long, everyone is singing
and dancing together. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">While Lindsay Simon literally
holds the show together, there are many others, a stage full
of them, keeping the fun alive.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> Robert Pollack as Tracey's
mother, a part originated by Harvey Fierstein, is wonderful.
She's a washerwoman married to an inventive husband played
quite well by Bob Abelman. </p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left">Scene-stealer Alexandria Marzullo
plays Tracy's exuberant best friend Penny.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> Jen Justice's choreography is
spectacular. Her dances never stop. Harold Crawford's
60s-style costumes are just right. Set designer Edmond Wolff
has placed the orchestra behind the performers, giving the set
an artistic appearance and allowing the stage to be full of
dancers.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> The usual teen complexes help
keep the slim plot moving. Also refreshing is the enjoyable
mix of dancers.</p>
<p style="margin: 15px; font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: Georgia, arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;" align="left"> The original Broadway production
of "Hairspray" opened in August of 2002 and won 8 Tony Awards
out of 13 nominations. It ran for 2,500 performances, closing
in January 2009. If there were local Tony Awards, the CVLT
production would surely be a winner. </p>
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<p style="font: normal .8em georgia, serif; margin: 15px"
align="center">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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