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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Artistic Director Mercury Theatre Company, </span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mercury Theatre Company returns to Notre Dame College for its nineteenth season this summer, with a trio of award-winning
productions showcasing the very best in musical theatre. Continuing a tradition of family-friendly musicals and a vision to energize classic works, embrace new storytelling concepts and empower the next generation of theatre artists, this “Best Of Times Is
Now” season includes: Rogers and Hammerstein’s </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Carousel</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>La
Cage Aux Folles</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, and</span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Hairspray</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our 2017 season will be performed in the spacious Regina Hall at Notre Dame College, 1857 South Green Road, South
Euclid, OH, 44121. With a wide stage and an abundance of easily accessible seating, it is the perfect venue to relax and enjoy a Dream-Filled Cleveland summer evening. Located just two minutes from </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Legacy
Village</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, your family-night/girls- night-out/group night/romantic evening out is within reach! Not to mention, Regina Hall is air-conditioned, parking
is free and secure, and </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>all tickets are $20 and under and an entire summer of entertainment is yours for under $50.</b></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each show at Mercury is handpicked to showcase the best of Broadway, including:</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Carousel</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">,
June 9-24. Named the greatest musical of the 20</span></font><font size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 6pt;">th </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Century
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and Hammerstein at their finest, weaving a beautiful tale of love, loss and redemption with a stellar song-list, including “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>La
Cage Aux Folles</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, July 7-22. Precursor to the well-known film </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>The
Birdcage</i></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, this hilarious Jerry Herman tuner about being your truest self remains one of the most revived, all time biggest hits of Broadway. Starring
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August 4-19. You can’t stop the beat with this fast-paced and fabulous musical set in 1960’s Baltimore, in an era of social progress that empowers average teen Tracy Turnblad to explore new heights of social justice, teen romance and her hair!</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><b>When: Carousel </b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">(June
19-June 24), </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><b><i>La Cage Aux Folles </i></b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">(July
7-22), and </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><b><i>Hairspray </i></b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">(Aug. 7-19) </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><b>Where:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Regina
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