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<div style="text-align: center;" class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" align="center" sab="1478"><b sab="1479"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;" sab="1480">Miche Braden Channels<font size="4" sab="1481"> </font></span></b><b sab="1482"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;" sab="1483"><font size="4" sab="1484">Blues</font></span></b><b sab="1485"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;" sab="1486"><font size="4" sab="1487"> </font>Singer Bessie Smith</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0.5in;" class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" sab="1489"><span style="color: black;" sab="1490">Want to spend an exhilarating,</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1491">‘</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1492">jumpin’ & jivin’ evening of ‘down home’ storytelling and soul-stirring blues music?</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" sab="1493"></span></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0.5in;" class="yiv1863055574MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" sab="1495"><span style="color: black;" sab="1496"> </span><font color="black" sab="1497"><span style="color: black;" sab="1498">Then, make time to go see Miche Braden as Bessie Smith in<b sab="1499">“The DEVIL’S MUSIC: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith”</b> </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1500"><font color="black" sab="1501">as she</font></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1502"><font color="black" sab="1503"> </font>recounts much of </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1504"><font color="black" sab="1505">Bessie’s</font></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1506"> life tale of ‘wonder and woe,’ while belting out the classic songs she was famous for, such “I Ain’t Got Nobody,” and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.”</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" sab="1507"></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" sab="1509"><font color="black" sab="1510"><span style="color: black;" sab="1511"> </span></font><font color="black" sab="1512"><span style="color: black;" sab="1513">Bessie’s story does ‘take you back’ if you’re old enough to remember, or heard your older relatives talk</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1514"></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1515">about,</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1516"> </span><span style="color: black;" sab="1517">“Hooch” and “Rent Parties.” Bessie intersperses her personal, performance and traveling experiences with her band, Jim Hankins as “Pickle,” on bass, George Caldwell</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1518"> <font color="black" sab="1519">on </font></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1520">piano, and Keith Loftis on saxophone. (And you won’t believe what he and
Bessie do with that sax. It brings the house down.)</span></font></div>
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<div sab="1522"><font color="black" sab="1523"><span style="color: black;" sab="1524"> As a creative actor, playwright, or musician, you would do well to see, and learn </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1525"></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1526">how Miche, along with Joe Brancato</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1527"> (</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1528">Director</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1529">)</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1530">, Angelo Parra</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1531"> (</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1532">Playwright), and Miche</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1533"> (</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1534">Music Director and Arranger</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1535">)</span><span style="color: black;" sab="1536">, bring the Bessie Smith story concept to
life in a dynamic, 90-minute one-woman show, worthy of its standing ovation performance.</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" sab="1545"><font color="black" sab="1546"><span style="color: black;" sab="1547">Starring Miche Braden as Bessie</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" sab="1548"></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" sab="1560"><font color="black" sab="1561"><span style="color: black;" sab="1562">Tickets: Call</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1563"></span><span style="color: black;" sab="1564">216-241-6000</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1565"> o</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" sab="1566">r visit <a href="http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" sab="1567">http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1568"></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv1863055574MsoNormal" sab="1570"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" sab="1571"><font color="black" sab="1572">Ticket prices range from $15 (for students) to $69</font></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" sab="1581"><font color="black" sab="1582"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" sab="1583"><b sab="1584">This PR 'blurb' is a direct result of Sue, Michelle Fay & Lester Bryant's attending the Opening Night Performance, and Sue & Lester's amazing interview with Miche, for "WU&Lw/Arts." You'll be able to see the YouTube interview, asap. </b></font></font></span></div>
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