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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Production of</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="color:black">Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">MARY POPPINS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">and the Walt Disney Film </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Original Music and Lyrics by</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
Book by<br>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Julian Fellowes </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">George Stiles and Anthony Drewe </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Co-Created by</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Cameron Mackintosh </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Directed by Scott Plate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Choreographed by Martín Céspedes**<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red">~ $10 PREVIEW NIGHT ~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, December 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7:30 p.m. / Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">December 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2:30 p.m. Sundays<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">**Double performance dates: 12/13, 12/27, 1/3**<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*Matinee only: 12/27*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mary Poppins
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, December 4 and at the Beck Center Customer Service 10 a.m. Thursday. Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability.
General admission seating. Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to curtain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m., December 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To purchase tickets online with a credit card, click
<a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER">
<span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To purchase tickets from the Beck Center Customer Service after 10 a.m., call: 216.521.2540 x10.<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">ABOUT THE SHOW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beck Center </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">for the Arts presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s
<i>Mary Poppins</i>, <b>December 5, 2014 through January 4, 2015</b> on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Please note early curtain times. A special performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,
December 18. Two performances (2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.) will be held on Saturdays, December 13, 27 and January 3. A matinee-only will be held on Saturday, December 20. Tickets are on sale now.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film,
<i>Mary Poppins</i> delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier Awards and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Filled with timeless songs such as “Feed the Birds”, “Jolly Holiday”, “Step in Time”
and the Academy Award-winning “Chim-Chim Cher-ee”, <i>Mary Poppins</i> has captivated audiences for generations with its enchanting story, unforgettable songs and dazzling dance numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Audiences are introduced to the troubled Banks family, where young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Mary Poppins takes the children on magical and memorable adventures,
but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. “This timeless classic makes us all nostalgic for childhood, but goes deeper than you might expect,” said Director
<b>Scott Plate</b>. Using a combination of magic and common sense, even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "anything can happen if you let it."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Under the musical direction of Larry Goodpaster and choreographed by Martín Céspedes, the cast of 26 features
<b>Rebecca Pitcher</b> as Mary Poppins with Curt Arnold and Katherine DeBoer as Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Rebecca Pitcher, a Northeast Ohio native, is best known for her role as Christine Daaé in Broadway’s
<i>The Phantom of the Opera</i> and recently appeared in Beck Center’s critically-acclaimed production of
<i>She Loves Me</i>. Pitcher and DeBoer appear courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This production of
<i>Mary Poppins</i> is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTIShows.com) and is sponsored by First Federal Lakewood, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers l theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual
arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cast of Characters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Mary Poppins - Rebecca Pitcher*</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
<span style="background:white">Bert - Matthew Ryan Thompson<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">George Banks - Curt Arnold<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Winifred Banks - Katherine DeBoer*</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Jane Banks - Anna Barrett<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Michael Banks - Joseph Daso<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Mrs. Brill - Lissy Gulick<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Robertson Ay - Will Sanborn<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Mrs. Corry / Miss Andrew - Amiee Collier<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Ensemble: Lucy Bowers, Katherine Butcher, Patrick Carroll, Joey Corradi, Erin Donovan, Richie Gagen, Peggy Gibbons, Kathryn Griffin, Jacqueline Leach, Jesse Phillips, Robert Pierce, John J. Polk, David Steven Rapchak, Carleigh
Spence, David Turner, Jill Zeszut, Frankie Zevnik</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Artistic Director – Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director – Scott Plate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Musical Director – Larry Goodpaster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Choreographer – Martín Céspedes**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stage Manager – Libby White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Stage Managers – Hayley Baran, Becky Adams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Scenic Designer – Jeff Herrman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lighting Designer – Dennis Dugan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Lighting Designer – Josh Heidinger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Costume Designer – Aimee Kluiber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sound Designer – Carlton Guc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Video Designer – Mike Tutaj<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical Director – Joseph Carmola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical Assistant – Dan Folino<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>**Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers</i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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