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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cleveland Pops Jerry Herman concert involves talented teens from Cleveland School of the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 15, 2017 – Cleveland, Ohio:
</span></b>Some very talented young people from Cleveland School of the Arts will receive the golden opportunity to test their chops on stage with some of the best of Broadway’s singer/actors. Cleveland Pops Orchestra is presenting “Jerry Herman: The Broadway
Legacy Concert” at 8:00 P.M. this Saturday, October 21<sup>st</sup> at Severance Hall. The touring show is produced by The ASCAP Foundation and Spot-On Entertainment. The concert is presented by Cleveland Pops Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Scott Coulter, well-known Cabaret vocalist and the creator of Spot-On Entertainment, will be at the School of the Arts on Monday October 16<sup>th</sup> with pianist John Boswell to conduct a workshop focusing on
the works of Jerry Herman, composer of legendary musicals including “Hello, Dolly!”, “Mame,” “Les Cage aux Folles,” “Mack & Mabel,” and “Milk and Honey.” Students who display exceptional talent will be picked to sing one Jerry Herman song each during the live
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Among the Broadway stars performing will be Tony Award-winning Debbie Gravitte, Tony Award nominee Ron Raines, actor/singer/comedienne Klea Blackhurst, and Jason Graae, star of Broadway, Metropolitan Opera, Cabaret,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Tickets starting at $31 can be purchased by calling the Severance Hall ticket office at (216) 231-1111, or online at clevelandpops.com.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gordon L. Petitt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Marketing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cleveland POPS Orchestra<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PH: 216.765.7677<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">FX: 216.765.1931<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:glpetitt@clevelandpops.com"><span style="color:blue">glpetitt@clevelandpops.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIjgYYYYoos"><span style="color:blue">The Cleveland POPS is Tops! - VIDEO</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.clevelandpops.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.clevelandpops.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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