<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><div style=""><div style=""></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><div _mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;" style=""><div align="center" _mce_style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;" style=""><div _mce_style="text-align: center;" style=""><div style=""><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><div align="center" _mce_style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Thursday and Sunday night performances are perfect for busy theatre people!</span></div><div align="center" _mce_style="text-align: center;" style=""><div style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></em></div><div style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">"Kiss of the Spider Woman" is a haunting musical drama which generally gets a fine performance. The stellar performances by Scott Esposito and Michael Snider is a master class in musical theater performance. It is a production very well worth seeing!"</span></em></div><div _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Roy Berko <a target="_blank" linktype="1" href="https://royberkinfo.blogspot.com/2019/03/spider-woman-weaves-intriguing-web.html?fbclid=IwAR3jXJ-GecwfqHdPkJ7NzScnI-6F4eeeFBYvtoRFU4MBEl4n-TJxPImrNZE" _mce_href="https://royberkinfo.blogspot.com/2019/03/spider-woman-weaves-intriguing-web.html?fbclid=IwAR3jXJ-GecwfqHdPkJ7NzScnI-6F4eeeFBYvtoRFU4MBEl4n-TJxPImrNZE" shape="rect" _mce_shape="rect" track="on" _mce_style="font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;" style="">(RoyBerko.info)</a></span></div></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style=""><div style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">"In Blank Canvas Theatre's production of the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, bold decisions pay off. Each musical number dazzles with the glitz and glam of early Hollywood cinema, juxtaposed against the grim surroundings of a prison cell. Fans of classic cinema and musicals alike will enjoy this refreshed rendition of Kiss of the Spider Woman." </span></em></div><div _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><a target="_blank" linktype="1" href="https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/blank-canvas-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-weaves-whimsical-melancholy/Content?oid=29547817" _mce_href="https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/blank-canvas-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-weaves-whimsical-melancholy/Content?oid=29547817" shape="rect" _mce_shape="rect" track="on" _mce_style="font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Roman Macharoni (Scene Magazine)</span></a></div></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style=""><div style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><em style=""><a target="_blank" shape="rect" _mce_shape="rect" _mce_style="font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;" style="">"Mesmerizing Musical 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' Draws Viewers in at Blank Canvas Theatre. Blank Canvas Theatre immediately entices viewers into its tantalizing web."</a></em><br style=""></span></div><div _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style=""><a target="_blank" shape="rect" _mce_shape="rect" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></span></a></div><div _mce_style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 12pt;" style=""><a target="_blank" linktype="1" href="https://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2019/03/cleve-review-mesmerizing-musical-kiss.html?fbclid=IwAR2aRbwR-O37cGyce03XG8ozVsHd3VJfLZewvk2uq6TbnHLC_BrHsNbaTSg" _mce_href="https://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2019/03/cleve-review-mesmerizing-musical-kiss.html?fbclid=IwAR2aRbwR-O37cGyce03XG8ozVsHd3VJfLZewvk2uq6TbnHLC_BrHsNbaTSg" shape="rect" _mce_shape="rect" track="on" _mce_style="color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Rich Stimac (IntheLandof Cleve.com)</span></a></div></div><div align="center" _mce_style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div align="center" _mce_style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Blank Canvas Theatre </span></div></span></span></div></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="">presents</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style=""><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 48px;" mce_style="font-size: 48px;"><b>KISS OF THE </b></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 48px;" mce_style="font-size: 48px;"><b>SPIDER WOMAN</b></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;" mce_style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><i>Book by Terrence McNally</i></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;" mce_style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><i>Music by John Kander</i></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;" mce_style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><i>Lyrics by Fred Ebb</i></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;" mce_style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><i><br></i></span></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;" mce_style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">Based on the novel by Manuel Puig</span></i></span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><strong style=""><br style=""></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;">March 7 - 16</span></b></div></div></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size:12pt;;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm.</span></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">Sundays at 7:00pm</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style=""><br style=""></strong></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="">Rated:</strong> R</span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="">Run time:</strong> 2 hours 15 mins</span></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style=""><em style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="">*This show contains adult language and content.</span></em></strong></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div></div><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><em style="">Kiss of the Spider Woman </em>revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies. Cell mates in a Latin American prison, Valentin is a tough revolutionary undergoing torture and Molina is an unabashed homosexual serving eight years for deviant behavior. Molina shares his fantasies about an actress, Aurora with Valentin. One of her roles is a Spider Woman who kills with a kiss.</div><ul style=""><li style="">WINNER! 1993 Tony® Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score</li></ul></div><div style=""><ul style=""><li style="">WINNER! 1993 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Music</li></ul></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style=""> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size:12pt;;"><b style=""><br style=""></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size:12pt;;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;">Tickets: $20</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><i style="">Get your tickets NOW!</i></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><font face="Times New Roman" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="">To purchase tickets for this show <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/kiss-ofthe-spiderwoman-tickets/" title="CLICK HERE" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""><font face="verdana, geneva" style="">To view a poster for the show <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/kiss-of-the-spider-woman/" title="CLICK HERE" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><font face="verdana, geneva" style="">To see a CAST & STAFF list for this production <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-cast/" title="CLICK HERE" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><font face="verdana, geneva" style=""><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><font face="verdana, geneva" style="">To see IMAGES FROM THE SHOW <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/2019-season-photos/kiss-of-the-spider-woman/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/2019-season-photos/kiss-of-the-spider-woman/" title="CLICK HERE" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><div style=""><div _mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;" style=""><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""> <b style="">Blank Canvas Theatre</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="">(at 78th Street Studios)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="">1305 West 78th Street, Suite 211. Cleveland, OH 44102</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i style=""><br style=""></i></div></div></div><div style=""><br style=""></div><div style=""><b style="">Blank Canvas Theatre provides professional quality productions, placing emphasis on entertainment at affordable prices.</b></div></div></div></div></div></div> </span></body></html>