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These are just a few of the words that express opening night of <b>The Choir of Man</b> at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre. Running now through a just-announced extension date of July 25, these lucky 13 guys are here in Cleveland to celebrate!</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Taking the stage in an emotional curtain speech, Playhouse Square President and CEO Gina Vernaci acknowledged that “it’s been a long 65 weeks.” That’s the number of weeks it’s been since live theatre was last at Playhouse Square – and there is no shortage of sincere gratitude for what this opening night means for our city.<br> <span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>The Choir of Man</b> is the first U.S. tour that has opened since COVID-19 pandemic rules have eased - and what a needed jolt of energy this group is for our town! Presented ... 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