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<h1 style="font: normal 12pt sans-serif; color:#C00;
text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: -30px"><strong>PRESS
RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="right">Date:
3/17/16</p>
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width="100%">
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Contact: Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">40 River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a></p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000; text-align: right"><a
href="http://www.CVLT.org/promo">PHOTOS available for
download at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org/promo">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></a></p>
<h3 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#000; font-size:10pt;">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
presents MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT April 1-30<br>
<span style="font-size:10pt;
font-weight:normal;font-family: arial, sans-serif;
color:#000000;">A musical parody that asks you to
'always look on the bright side of life' </span> </h3>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">CHAGRIN FALLS, OH – The
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre will present 13 performances
of the musical comedy SPAMALOT, written by Eric Idle and
John Du Prez, on the main stage at 40 River Street in
Chagrin Falls, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays April 1-30
(not including April 3).</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">"Always look on the
bright side of life." We should all heed the advice of
this musical number from SPAMALOT, the irreverent parody
of the King Arthur legend, which was "lovingly ripped off"
by Monty Python's own Eric Idle from their 1975 comedy
juggernaut "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." This
semi-adaptation of the film went on to win the Tony Award
for Best Musical in 2005.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;"> CVLT's staging is
directed by Michael Rogan and choreographed by Jen
Justice, with musical direction by Lynne Provance.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The show offers a cast
of broadly goofy characters, including rude Frenchmen,
cancan dancers, killer rabbits, catapulting cows, the Lady
of the Lake (and her Laker Girls), along with the knights
of the "very, very round table," who are on their quest to
find the elusive Holy Grail.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">"SPAMALOT is the
exploration of silly with dialogue and dancing," Rogan
said. "The humor builds. The more seriously the actors
take their roles, the funnier it is. British humor is
situational. You have these characters placed in absurd
circumstances. Americans, on the other hand, get their
humor thrown at them. They expect a punch line. Audiences
can also expect some bawdy British humor, such as the
obligatory girl in her underwear being chased by an older
man." </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Fans of "Monty Python's
Flying Circus" can also expect references to classic
television skits like the Lumberjack Song, Spam, and the
Dead Parrot will be easy to spot. And musical theater
lovers can see some of Broadway's cherished musicals
skewered along the way, including spoofs of Andrew Lloyd
Weber, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, Man of La
Mancha, Les Misérables and The Producers.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">"The difficult thing
about directing SPAMALOT is that it is iconic," explains
Rogan. "It has significant die-hard fans who expect to see
certain things. You can't mess with it. It has to be pure.
Usually, I take pride in adding something to a play that's
not scripted - to improve upon it. In this case, I can't,
or I'll risk alienating the audience. The play is entirely
in the dialogue and there are no throw-away lines."</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The director is
confident in his actors' energy and in the quality of the
comedy. He adds that his favorite Monty Python character
is the "French Taunter," who fans of the original film
will recall ruthlessly thwarts King Arthur's efforts to
overtake a castle with his silly epithets and an
outr-r-r-r-ageous French accent.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">CVLT's cast includes
Don Bernardo as 'King Arthur', Brian Diehl as 'Patsy',
Brian Pichola as 'Sir Robin', Collen O'Leary as 'Lady of
the Lake', and Max Macesich as 'Sir Lancelot' and the
'French Taunter'. Ron Davis is 'Sir Galahad', Jim Wolf is
'Sir Bedevere', and Rob Walter is 'Historian' and 'Not
Dead Fred'. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The ensemble includes
Alison Arko, Elyse Mulvaney, Ellie Kelly, Evelyn DeLiso,
Alana Benedict, Kevin Cline, Rollin Devere, III, Dave
Mantle, Travis Reilly, Ricarda Harnischmacher, Genny
Vince, Brenda Willis, Ben Mulvaney, Tom Mulvaney and John
Barron-Wright. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Performances are at 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday nights throughout April, and 2
p.m. April 10, 17 and 24. Tickets are $20 for adults and
$16 for seniors and students. Discounts are available for
groups of 10 people and more, including fundraising
opportunities. Visit CVLT in person or online at CVLT.org
for tickets, or call 440-247-8955 between 1-6 p.m.
Monday-Saturday.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">CVLT is generously
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts
and Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT
is a proud member of the American Association of Community
Theatre and the Ohio Community Theatre Association.</p>
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font-weight:normal;font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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