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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:
11/3/16</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;" align="center"><b><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo">Promotional PHOTOS
available for download at http://www.CVLT.org/promo</a></b></p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="center"><b><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo"><br>
</a></b></p>
<h3 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><strong><span
style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:
10pt; color: #000000">"Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor™ Dreamcoat" returns to Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre, Nov. 18 – Dec. 18</span></strong></h3>
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><strong>The classic Andrew
Lloyd Webber musical is a Chagrin Valley favorite</strong></p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;"> CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -
Just in time for the brisk winds of mid-November to roll
in, the light-hearted musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR™ DREAMCOAT is here to warm your heart as it
takes the main stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre for
weekend performances starting 8 p.m. on Nov.18.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The colorful operetta
offering something for everyone to enjoy, blending pop,
rock, country and calypso melodies by Andrew Lloyd Webber
with lyrics by Tim Rice. The duo also collaborated on <em>Jesus
Christ Superstar</em> and <em>Evita</em>, in addition
to the myriad other cultural touchstones individually.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The play is based on
the ‘coat of many colors’ story of Joseph from the Book of
Genesis. Joseph is the favored son of Jacob, whose other
eleven sons act on their jealousy by faking Joseph’s death
and selling him into slavery. Joseph eventually finds
himself in prison, where his ability to interpret dreams
catches the notice of Egypt's rulers. When Joseph becomes
advisor to the Pharaoh, saving the country from famine,
his brothers must go to Egypt and beg for food. The story
is told through a series of songs woven together by The
Narrator.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">For CVLT Director
Michael Rogan, the story is for and about dreamers. “It’s
a fun, uplifting musical that ultimately tells us that
anything is possible if you dream big,” Rogan said. “It
also tells us that good things can happen to a man who
believes in his dreams. Joseph overcomes adversity and
completely forgives his cruel and jealous brothers for
placing him in harm’s way. We really need an uplifting
experience after this election season.”</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The cast includes John
Kolar as “Joseph,” Alex Noel Petsche as “The Narrator,”
and Bob Apanasewicz as “Jacob.” It also includes
twenty-two actors portraying the eleven brothers and their
wives, along with a youth chorus of fifteen children. The
music is directed by Lynne Provance, with dancing by
choreographer Jen Justice.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">In some ways, the show
is a reprise of the CVLT's 2012 staging, also directed by
Rogan. That production broke records at the CVLT Box
Office, becoming one of the 86-year-old organization's
hottest tickets on record.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">“We have Alex and John
reprising their roles as 'The Narrator' and 'Joseph,' plus
several other returning cast members,” he explained. “Only
this time we’re a little older and wiser, giving the show
a different perspective.”</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">The show runs 8 PM
Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 18, and includes 2 PM.
matinees on Nov. 27*, Dec. 4, and Dec. 18. Tickets are $20
for adults and $16 for students and seniors. Group
discounts are available. Contact the box office at
440-247-8955 between 1-6 p.m. Monday – Saturday, or <a
href="http://cvlt.org">www.CVLT.org</a>. *Tickets for
the matinee on Nov. 27 are being sold to the public
exclusively through Friends of WomenSafe as a fundraiser
event - details at CVLT.org or FOWS.info. Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre is located at 40 River Street in historic
Chagrin Falls, OH.</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.</p>
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font-weight:normal;font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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