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<p class="xmsonospacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Beck Center For The Arts Produces
<i>LIZZIE the Musical, </i><br>
Marking The Eleventh Collaboration With Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Program,<br>
Running </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">February 4 through February 27, 2022</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Lakewood, OH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">–</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/lizzie"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">is pleased to produce
</span><a href="https://www.lizziethemusical.com/"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIZZIE the Musical</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">collaborating once again with the esteemed
</span><a href="https://bwmt.bw.edu/"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. This production has played to sold out theaters around
the world, <span style="letter-spacing:.8pt">earning a vast array of </span></span><a href="https://www.lizziethemusical.com/awards"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.8pt">international awards</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">.
This show, quite literally, rocks. Beck Center is thrilled to be a part of this local professional premiere.
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</span><a href="http://www.victoriabussert.com/lizzie-reviews.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Victoria Bussert</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, director of this production, and previous incarnations of this musical
says, “<i><span style="color:black">LIZZIE </span></i><span style="color:black">is such an exciting musical, I can't wait to tackle it again for the Beck Center!” Ms. Bussert’s
</span></span><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/2019/01/lizzies-hometown-producers-offer-a-sneak-peek-at-rock-musical-about-to-carve-bold-bloody-path-to-new-york.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">history with this musical includes</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
a production off-Broadway. <span style="letter-spacing:.8pt">Music and lyrics are by Steven Cheklik-deMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt.
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The cast is comprised of some of the best musical theater students who were accepted into the highly competitive Music Theatre Program at Baldwin Wallace University.
<span style="color:black">Musical direction is by </span></span><a href="https://bwmt.bw.edu/staff-team-members/matthew-webb"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Matthew Webb</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and
choreography is by </span><a href="https://www.bw.edu/academics/bios/daniels-gregory"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gregory Daniels</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p class="xmsonospacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This limited engagement runs February 4 through February 27, 2022<b>
</b>in the Senney Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Additional Thursday performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on February 10, 17, and 24. Buy early and save with promo code:
<b>TRIAL (all caps) </b>to receive $5 off each adult or senior ticket purchased by January 28, 2022.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Preview performance is the Thursday before Opening Night, February 3, 2022.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tickets range from $10 Smart Seats ® to $34 each, plus fees. Group and student discounts are available at 216-521-2540 x10.
</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/lizzie"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tickets are on sale now.
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<p class="xmsonospacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Beck Center is located at
</span><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17801 Detroit Avenue</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"> in Lakewood, just ten minutes west
of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">LIZZIE the Musical</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> has been developed with the assistance of tiny mythic
theatre company, HERE arts center, Took An Axe Productions (Hillary Richard & Peter McCabe), Brisa Trinchero/Corey Brunish (Make Musicals) and Van Dean/Kenny Howard (Broadway Consortium).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the generous funding provided
by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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