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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3>August 3,
2012<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
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size=3>For Release: July 29, 2012<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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August 18, 2012</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“A Chorus Line” Opens Tonight on the
Straw Hat Theatre Stage</FONT></U></H3>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put
it all on the line opens on the Straw Hat Theatre stage at the Ashtabula Arts
Center on Friday, August 3. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including “Best Musical”
and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, “A Chorus Line” is the longest-running
American Broadway musical ever. Performances will be held August 3 - 5, 10 - 12,
16 – 18.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All shows begin at 8 p.m.
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt">Telling the tale of the emotional ambitions of
the unsung heroes of the theater, the chorus dancers, “A Chorus Line” begins in
</SPAN>an empty theater where casting for a new Broadway show is the chance of a
lifetime. It’s what they’ve worked for every day of their lives and it’s their
one chance to shine in the spotlight. <SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Straw Hat
Theatre’s live pit band will be directed by Debra Fleming and will play all the
memorable musical numbers including: “I Can Do That,” “At the Ballet,” “One
(Singular Sensation)” and the perennial favorite “What I Did for Love.”
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Conceived and originally directed and
choreographed by Michael Bennett with book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas
Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban “A Chorus Line” will
be directed by Stephen Rhodes of Conneaut.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Tickets are on sale now.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Box office ticket prices are $14 for
adults and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$12 for seniors and
students. Advance-sale, pre-paid tickets will receive a $2 discount per ticket.
Tickets can be purchased at the Ashtabula Arts Center box office or by phone at
(440) 964-3396.<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><U>This production is not recommended for children and contains material
that may offend some people.<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman">The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio
Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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