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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HOLLYWOOD EFFECTS
VETERAN ALAN TUSKES PROVIDES BLOOD EFFECTS FOR HBTI’S SWEENEY TODD!</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The winner of nine Tony awards including "Best Musical,"
<b><i>Sweeney Todd: The Demon of Fleet
Street</i> </b>is based on the infamous 19th century legend of an unjustly
exiled barber who returns to London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge
who tore his family apart. His thirst
for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, as he gives them a
shave much closer than they bargained for, then dumps their bodies down a chute
beneath his barber’s chair. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not surprisingly, realistic blood effects were a critical
component of successfully bringing director Bob Russell’s vision of this dark
musical to life. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enter Emmy Award-winning makeup effects master Alan Tuskes.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A native of Cleveland, Alan honed his special effects and
makeup effects locally before taking them to Los Angeles in the late 80s, where
he accrued well over 100 film credits over the next 15 years. In particular, he worked on a myriad of
projects at Kurtzman, Nicotero and Berger FX Group, including such projects as
"From Dusk 'till Dawn," "Spawn," and the TV mini-series
"Dune," for which KNB and Al won an Emmy Award for Best Special
Effects. Since returning to Ohio to
raise his children, “Big Al” now serves as the Makeup Effects Shop Supervisor
for Precinct 13 Entertainment, ex-LA cohort Robert Kurtzman’s company in Ohio.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alan recently spent a day with director Russell and the
cast, sharing his expertise, blood recipes and industry knowledge, all geared
to take <b><i>Sweeney Todd</i></b> to a whole new level.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“It was very exciting to have Alan as a part of our
project,” said HBTI Executive Artistic Director Fred Sternfeld. “The involvement of industry veterans like Al
is icing on the cake for us, helping us fulfill HBTI’s mission to provide students
with professional theatre training and production experience that’s unparalleled
in the area. It was a blast for everyone
involved.”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152582078238894.1073741855.504158893&type=1&l=401baa572d">Check out these fun pictures</a> showing Alan working with Bob
and Jerry Shepherd as Sweeney and Collin Husbands as the Beadle. You can also watch the promo video at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPQbRFP-Dg0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPQbRFP-Dg0</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal">And don’t miss <b><i>Sweeney Todd</i></b> in its final
weekend—it’s going to be a bloody good time!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remaining performances for <b><i>Sweeney Todd</i></b> are <b>July 11 & 12 at 7:30pm, and Sunday July
13 at 2:00pm</b> at Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44122. Tickets are $11-15 and can be purchased online at
<a href="http://www.hb.edu/tickets">www.hb.edu/tickets</a>, by calling 216-932-4214 x7270 or at the door (if available)
the day of the performance.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><div><br></div>-- <br>Fred Sternfeld, Executive Artistic Director - <a href="http://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=1899" target="_blank">Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute</a><br>
personal website: <a href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fredsternfeld.com</a><br>216-360-0718-home<br>216-496-6087-cell<div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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