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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red">KEN LUDWIG’S<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">LEND ME A TENOR</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Directed by Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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, March 26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8 p.m. / Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">March 27 – April 26, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8 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">3 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>*No performances April 4 & 5, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>*Added Thursday performance at 8 p.m. on April 23, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lend Me a Tenor
</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, March 26 and at Beck Center’s 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m., March 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To purchase tickets online, click
<a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest;jsessionid=60C29396A19685C19B396B9C39AA6941?eventId=906246&presenter=BECKCENTER&venue=&event=&version=">
<span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present the classic farce,
<i>Lend Me a Tenor</i>, <b>March 27 through April 26, 2015</b> on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. There are no performances on April 4 and 5; an 8 p.m. performance has been added on Thursday, April 23.
Tickets are now on sale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lend Me a Tenor
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">takes place in a zany 1930s hotel filled with mistaken identities, misunderstanding, mixed signals, and doors…<i>lots of doors</i>. This comedy follows the fiery tempered, world famous Italian superstar, Tito Merelli,
as he arrives in Cleveland to make his debut with the local opera company. When Tito goes missing, the show’s producer must find ways to cover-up the absence, placate the superstar’s wife, and distract the passionate fans. Chaos of operatic proportions ensues!
<i>USA Today </i>hailed Lend Me a Tenor as “Uproarious! Hysterical,” while <i>Variety</i> said there’s “nonstop laughter.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It is my great joy to direct this side-splitter again 23 years after my first encounter with it,” remarked Director
<b>Scott Spence</b>. Originally produced at Beck Center in 1992, the current production stars
<b>Matthew Wright</b> in the operatic role of Tito Merelli. Wright appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association.<b>
</b>"<i>Lend Me A Tenor</i> is a beautifully constructed piece of theatre that aims to do one thing---make you laugh. And laugh you will. Your ribs will actually be sore the next day, but it will be worth it!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tickets are $29 for adults, $26 for seniors (65 and older), and $12 for students with a valid I.D. A $3 service fee per ticket will be applied at time of purchase. Preview Night
on Thursday, March 26 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of four or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org or call Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit
Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This production
<i>of Lend Me a Tenor (Ludwig)</i> is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. It is generously sponsored by Cox Communications, The Dependable Painting Company, the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the
Ohio Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cast of Characters (<i>in order of appearance</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="background:white">Maggie – Emily Pucell Czarnota</span>
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<span style="background:white">Max – Scott Esposito<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Saunders – John J. Polk<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Maria – Carla Petroski</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Tito Merelli – Matthew Wright*<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Bellhop – Zac Hudak</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Diana – Leslie Andrews</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Julia – Lissy Gulick</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Artistic Director/Director – Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stage Manager – Diana D’Alessandro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Stage Manager – Hayley Baran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Scenic Designer – Don McBride<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lighting Designer – Trad A Burns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Lighting Designer – Steve Shack<o:p></o:p></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">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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sound Board Operator – Cyrus O. Taylor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carpenter – Chuck Klein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Scenic Artists – Nora Dlugo, Elizabeth McMannon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Opera Vocal Coach – Benjamin Czarnota<o:p></o:p></p>
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