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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE ANNOUNCES YOUNG TAP DANCER AUDITIONS FOR
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">APRIL 26 FROM 3-7 PM</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:black">CLEVELAND, OH</span></b><i><span style="color:black"> (April 10, 2014)
</span></i><span style="color:black">Cleveland Play House (CPH) will hold auditions for young tap dancers (under age 13) on April 26 for their upcoming world premiere production of
<b><i>Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life. </i></b>Starring dance legend Maurice Hines, this explosive production will pay tribute to the late Gregory Hines and a number of showbiz forerunners including Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole. Featuring
contemporary tap icons The Manzari Brothers, and backed by the sizzling 9-piece band The Diva Orchestra, the evening will culminate in a tap-dancing extravaganza. Co-produced with Alliance Theatre and Arena Stage,
<b><i>Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life </i></b>will dance its way onto PlayhouseSquare’s Allen Theatre stage May 30 – June 29.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Audition Information<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">Highly skilled tap dancers <b>age 13 or younger</b> are encouraged to audition for CPH’s production of
<b><i>Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life. </i></b>Dancers must be able to perform at an advanced level in order to audition for this paid role.
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<span style="color:black">Auditions are by appointment only and will be held in CPH’s rehearsal downtown spaces in the Middough Building (1901 E. 13<sup>th</sup> Street). Tappers should perform a 60-90 second routine which they have mastered, without music,
and of a skill and energy level that could be used in the actual production. Tappers should note that the style of the show is more akin to the close-to-the-floor rhythm or “hoofing” style of Savion Glover than the lighter, athletic style of Fred Astaire
or traditional Broadway tap. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">To schedule an audition, please email <a href="mailto:casting@clevelandplayhouse.com">
casting@clevelandplayhouse.com</a> and include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Child’s name and age <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Number of years the child has been tapping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Parent’s name and contact phone number<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Resume and current headshot or photo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Times which child is available to audition on Saturday, April 26 between 3 and 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Rehearsals will be May 27-29 with additional rehearsals possible during preview period from May 30 to June 4. Rehearsals will begin daily at noon. It may be possible to rehearse the young tapper during afterschool hours if necessary.
Performances are eight shows a week, Tuesday-Sunday, from May 30 through June 29.
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<b><u><span style="color:black">About Maurice Hines<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white">MAURICE HINES</span></strong><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">(<i>Creator, Choreographer,
Performer</i>) Broadway credits include<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eubie</span></em>,<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bring
Back Birdie</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>with Chita Rivera and Donald O’Connor,<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sophisticated Ladies</span></em>,
conceived/directed/choreographed/starred in<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Uptown…It’s Hot</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>(1986 Tony Award
Best Actor nomination) and collaborated with Maurice White to choreograph/direct the hip-hop musical<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hot Feet</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>featuring
the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Along with his brother and father, he performed in<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hines, Hines, & Dad</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>in
New York, Las Vegas, and Europe and also performed in<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Uptown…It’s Hot!</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>(Atlantic
City); choreographed<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hairspray</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>(Santo Domingo); and choreographed/starred
in<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dance, Dance, Dance Snap</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cool
Papa’s Party</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>(Metro Stage, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Choreography). He starred in the national tour of<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Guys
and Dolls</span></em>, directed/choreographed/starred in the national tour of<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Harlem Suite</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>with
successive leading ladies Jennifer Holiday, Stephanie Mills and Melba Moore and starred in the national tour of<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jelly’s Last Jam</span></em>. Film
credits include Francis Ford Coppola’s<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Cotton Club</span></em>. At the age of five, Maurice studied tap at the Henry LeTang Dance Studio in New
York City. He created the dance company Ballet USA with Mercedes Ellington. Maurice has directed and choreographed many music videos, including<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I’ll
Be Good to You</span></em>, the first release off of Quincy Jones'<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Back on the Block</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span>album.
Maurice became the first African-American director for Radio City Music Hall when he directed<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Radio City Spectacular.</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Maurice’s
latest album on Arbor Records<span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To Nat ‘King’ Cole, With Love</span></em><span class="yiv4417374545apple-converted-space"> </span>was released to critical
acclaim.</span><b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Founded in 1915,
<b>Cleveland Play House</b> is America’s first professional regional theatre. Throughout its rich history, Cleveland Play House has remained dedicated to its mission to inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences in Northeast Ohio by producing plays
and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards. It has produced more than 100 world and/or American premieres, and over its long history more than 12 million people have attended over 1,300 CPH productions. Cleveland Play House looks
toward its centennial while performing in three state-of-the art venues at PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The Ohio Arts Council helped fund Cleveland Play House with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans. We also thank the residents of Cuyahoga County for supporting Cleveland Play House through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">216.400.7049</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><br>
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