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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>PRESS CONTACT: </b>Kathleen
Osborne<br>
<b> </b>216-320-8785<b> </b><a href="mailto:kosborne@hb.edu">kosborne@hb.edu</a><b></b></p>
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<p class="">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </p>
<p class="">July 29, 2014</p>
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<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">BROADWAY
ACTRESS GAY MARSHALL</span></b></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">MEETS WITH
CAST OF HBTI'S "A CHORUS LINE"</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Thrilling,"
"exciting" and "amazing" is how the cast members of Hathaway
Brown Theatre Institute's upcoming production of A CHORUS LINE described the
time they spent with Broadway veteran Gay Marshall. Marshall, whose credits include both the Broadway
and National Touring companies of A CHORUS LINE, grew up in Cleveland and
caught the theatre bug taking classes at the Cleveland Playhouse. She recently observed a rehearsal at the
Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights and shared stories and tips with the
fascinated group of young performers as they readied their show for its August
1 opening.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"How moved I
was to see such a professional level of performance from such sincere and
talented kids, said Gay. "The voices were
beautiful and straight from the heart and the acting was for real -- what more
can you ask for in a show?"</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>A CHORUS LINE</b>
co-director Fred Sternfeld said bringing in successful theatre professionals
like Ms. Marshall was part of HBTI's mission to provide high-level
training for young people interested in the performing arts, as well as
professional-level production experiences. "Talking with Gay allowed our students to see how their
hard work can pay off, should they choose to pursue professional careers as
actors, singers and dancers," said Sternfeld, who is also HBTI's Executive
Artistic Director. Co-director Bebe
Weinberg Katz added, "Getting this kind of real-world perspective and
feedback from a working actress—especially one who actually performed in the
very same show on Broadway—is more valuable than gold for our students. It's truly the icing on the cake for them
after five weeks of very intense work."
Katz, who is Associate Artistic Director at HBTI, is also choreographing
the show. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>A CHORUS LINE</b>,
one of the most popular musicals of all time, is the story of a group of
dancers competing for eight coveted spots in the chorus of a Broadway musical. It is of the longest-running musicals in
Broadway history, as well as a Pulitzer and multiple Tony and Drama Desk-winner. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Performances for <b>A
CHORUS LINE</b> will be <b>August 1 - 10, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30
p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m.</b> on the main stage at Hathaway Brown School,
19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. Tickets are $11-15 and may
be purchased online at <span class=""><b><a href="http://www.hb.edu/tickets">www.hb.edu/tickets</a></b></span>, by calling <span class="">216.320.8796 ext. 7270</span>, or at the door (if
available) the day of the performance.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152621223573894.1073741860.504158893&type=1&l=939ad52d84">Here is a picture</a> of Gay Marshall with Lauryn Hobbs (playing Diana Morales) of Shaker Heights.</p>
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<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>
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