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<font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Kent Dance Ensemble, Kent State University's pre-professional dance company, will host
<b>"Broadway Voices,"</b> a concert benefitting the Ensemble, on <b>Mon., Nov. 13, 2017 at 7 p.m</b>. The concert will feature appearances by some of Broadway's most talented performers, including Marcus Paul James (</span></font><i style="color: rgb(11, 3, 24); font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Motown</i><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
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Lion King</i><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">),</span></font><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Sophia Nicole (</span></font><i style="color: rgb(11, 3, 24); font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The
Lion King</i><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
</span></font><i style="color: rgb(11, 3, 24); font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</i><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)</span></font><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
and Cinda Ramseur (</span></font><i style="color: rgb(11, 3, 24); font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Lion King</i><font color="#0b0318" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
<i>Cirque du Soleil's Kooza</i>).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">"Broadway Voices" will be held in the Erdmann-Zucchero Theatre, located in Kent State's Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent, OH 44242.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tickets are $50 per person, with all proceeds directly benefitting the Kent Dance Ensemble.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To purchase a ticket, please visit </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/news/kent-dance-ensemble-hosts-broadway-voices-benefit" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk673802" previewremoved="true">https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/news/kent-dance-ensemble-hosts-broadway-voices-benefit</a></span><br>
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<p><b>Joni L. Koneval</b></p>
<p>Marketing Associate</p>
<p>School of Theatre and Dance | Porthouse Theatre</p>
<p>Kent State University</p>
<p>330-672-0116 | jkoneval@kent.edu</p>
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