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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</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 17, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Put On A Happy Face! See<i> Bye Bye Birdie</i> at Beck Center May 10-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">What’s the story, morning glory? Youth Theater presents Tony Award-winning musical<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 Center Youth Theater
presents the Broadway hit musical comedy, <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i>, <b>May 10-12 and 17-19, 2013</b> on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays with a special student matinee performance 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16.
Tickets are now on sale at beckcenter.org.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical,
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is one of the most memorable musicals of our time. A satire on American society in 1958,
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is set in the fictional small town of Sweet Apple, Ohio. <span style="color:black;background:white">
Conrad Birdie</span>, an Elvis-inspired rock 'n' roll singer,<span style="color:black;background:white"> has been drafted into the army. As a final farewell to his fans, the teen heartthrob is scheduled to sing a song ("One Last Kiss") and kiss his biggest
female fan live on the <i>Ed Sullivan Show</i> – a last publicity stunt that sends his fans going wild!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With book by
<b>Michael Stewart</b>, music by <b>Charles Strouse</b> and lyrics by <b>Lee Adams</b>,
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> features such musical theater favorites as <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Put On A Happy Face, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do,</span></em> and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kids!</span></em>.
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Directed by <b>Russ Stich</b>, Beck Center Youth Theater’s production of <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> features a cast of 56 talented young actors ages 7 to 19 who participate in arts education programs at Beck Center including dance, music and theater classes. “<span style="color:black">"This
show is fast, funny and packed with great songs.” remarked Stich. “It's been a lot of fun for everyone involved and I'm certain our audiences will enjoy it as well. There's something for everyone to relate to – this story is timeless.”</span><i> Birdie</i>
is just plain good old-fashioned fun for the entire family.<span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></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 are $12 for Adults/Seniors and $10 for Children (18 and under) and may be purchased online at
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest;jsessionid=6DBCBE6564941D230BD496F1BDDC8AD1?eventId=611485&presenter=BECKCENTER&venue=&event=&version=">beckcenter.org</a></span> or by calling 216.521.2540, ext. 10.
Discounted group rates are available for the student matinee on Thursday, May 16. Call Customer Service Manager
<b>Rennie Tisdale</b> at ext. 28 for more information and to schedule your student matinee. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Free onsite parking is available.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Presented through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, this production of
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is sponsored by First Federal of Lakewood and is also made possible by the generous support of Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.<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"">Celebrating 80 years of creating art experiences, 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><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information about Beck Center, visit
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/">beckcenter.org</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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