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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Bob Abelman of
<b><i>Cleveland Jewish News</i></b> says of <i>The Scottsboro Boys, </i> “<span style="color:#444444">What makes this musical particularly powerful is that its rousing resurrection of high-kicking and toe-tapping minstrel numbers – which are expertly performed
by the Baldwin Wallace University-trained Nick Drake, Charles Mayhew Miller, Gordia Hayes, Marcus Martin, Jahir Hipps, Anthony Harris, Elijah Dawson, Tavon Olds-Sample, Brinden Harvey, Javar Parker and Savannah Cooper – are done with dead eyes, frozen smiles
and broken souls as the play progresses</span>.” Read more at <a href="https://bit.ly/38rTRVa"><span style="color:windowtext">https://bit.ly/38rTRVa</span></a>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:45.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1D1D1D;letter-spacing:-.6pt">The Scottsboro Boys<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Now through February 23, Mackey Theater
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Produced by Beck Center for the Arts in collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Nominated for 12 Tony Awards ®, <i>The Scottsboro Boys </i>is the ninth annual
<a href="https://bwmt.bw.edu/"><span style="color:#D32234">Baldwin Wallace University Music Theater
</span></a>Program Collaboration. <b>Regional Premiere.</b> Based on the Scottsboro Boys’ trial. Created by Kander & Ebb. Like <i>Cabaret
</i>and <i>Chicago </i>this musical creates a dynamic social critique.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">FREE Pre-Show Talks
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">will be held in the Main Gallery on Sunday Feb. 16th at 2:15 p.m. and 7:17 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 22nd.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tickets start at $10 Smart Seats®, Group discounts for 4 or more, and student ticket discounts
can all be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/the-scottsboro-boys"><span style="color:blue">https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/the-scottsboro-boys</span></a></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">This production contains adult content and language<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1D1D1D;letter-spacing:.25pt">Creative Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Music and Lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Book by David Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Directed & Choreographed by Jon Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Presented by special arrangement</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">
<i>with</i> <i>Music Theatre International (MTI)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">“’Scottsboro’ contains what might be the most beautiful song they (Kander & Ebb) wrote — ‘Go Back Home,’ a mournful
ballad of longing enough to bring to tears anyone who ever has been away and in trouble”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">—
<i>CHICAGO TRIBUNE</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Presented with the support of FGI Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Francine M. Gordon, Trustee.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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