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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE
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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""> November 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Annie” finds a new home at Beck Center this holiday season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A family favorite for the holidays – bring the entire gang!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Beck Center for the Arts presents one
of the world's best-loved musicals, <i>Annie</i>, <b>December 7, 2012 through January 6, 2013</b> on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Please note early curtain times. There are additional 2:30 p.m.
matinee performances on Saturdays, December 15 and 29 (no evening performance on 12/29) and January 5 with special 7:30 p.m. Thursday shows on December 20 and 27. Tickets are now on sale and matinee performances are selling fast.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Annie
</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">is the touching story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the embittered Miss Hannigan.
In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Hannigan’s evil schemes and finds a new home in the mansion of billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. Directed by Beck Center Artistic Director
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scott Spence</span></strong>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Annie </span></em>features equity actors
<b>Caitlin Elizabeth Reilly</b> as the faithful Grace Farrell and <b>Gilgamesh Taggett</b>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">as bullish billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, as well as a talented ensemble of 27 area actors who share this story of hope for the holidays.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score,
<i>Annie</i> features such unforgettable songs as <i>Hard Knock Life</i>, <i>N.Y.C.</i>,
<i>Easy Street</i>, and <i>Tomorrow</i>. “I am thrilled to be directing one of Broadway's ‘perfect musicals.’ Celebrating its 35<sup>th</sup> anniversary this year, ‘Annie’ has become a story we all love to see and hear over and over again.” said Spence. “But
I think the greatest thrill is for young audiences. This is a classic musical for families to experience together and introduce theater to the next generation of arts lovers.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tickets for
<i>Annie </i>are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), $12 for students (with valid I.D.), and $10 for children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, December 6 is $10
with general admission seating. Flex Passes and group discounts (13 or more) are available. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org or call Customer Services at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood,
just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Opening night patrons may also enjoy two gallery exhibits, free musical entertainment by
<b>Lounge Kitty</b> and happy hour appetizers and drinks as Beck Center hosts its first “Marquee Friday” on December 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Daniels Lounge. Marquee Fridays, scheduled on opening nights throughout the theater season, are open to the public
as part of Beck Center’s community engagement initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This production of
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Annie</span></em> is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (mtishows.com) and is sponsored by First Federal Lakewood, West Roofing Systems, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the
Ohio Arts Council. <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal">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 for special needs students, and free gallery exhibits featuring local, regional, and international artists.</span></em></span><em><span style="font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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