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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Legend of Georgia McBride
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<b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In Love And Acceptance</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">PREVIEW this Thursday, for just $10 a ticket at
<a href="https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/13309"><span style="color:red">https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/13309</span></a>.
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<p class="Body"><b><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Lakewood, OH</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">–</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is ecstatic to announce the regional premiere of
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b></a><i>, w</i>ritten by
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/playwright-matthew-lpez-makes-history-first-latino-win-tony-best-play-rcna2301">
Matthew López</a>, the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award ® for Best Play.
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<p class="Body"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Matthew Lopez's work has been seen off-Broadway with
<i>The Whipping Man</i> (Manhattan Theatre Club), and previous productions of <b>
<i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b> (MCC Theatre), which received the Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director
<a href="https://newplayexchange.org/users/40132/eric-schmiedl"><span style="color:black">Eric Schmiedl</span></a><span style="color:black">, local award-winning director, playwright, actor, and musician says, “</span>I first met Matthew Lopez’s
<b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b><i> </i>at the Denver Center Theatre Company when it was workshopped. I attended the premiere and was really touched by the compelling characters from the young Elvis impersonator, Casey, to his wife, Jo, and of course
the unforgettable Miss Tracy Mills. And, the drag performances included in the production were absolutely charming. Audiences in Denver went crazy. Leaping to their feet and cheering. I saw firsthand that the play can serve both as a celebration of identity
and inclusion as it champions this wonderfully theatrical dramatic form of performance we call
<i>Drag</i>. I immediately thought of Beck Center as the perfect producer for this play and approached Scott Spence. And we are so fortunate to have Cleveland drag celebrity,
<a href="https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/people/articles/most-interesting-people-2021-veranda-l'ni">
<span style="color:black">Veranda L’Ni</span></a>, on our team as Director of Drag. Named one of Cleveland’s Most Interesting People by
<i>Cleveland Magazine,</i> Veranda is sharing her passion, insight, and positivity with the entire cast and company of the production.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center’s
<b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b> cast includes actors Jason Eno* (Miss Tracy Mills), Matt Gittins* (Casey/Georgia), Bryce Evan Lewis (Jo), Zak Tahsin (Jason/Miss Anorexia Nervosa), and Brian Pedaci (Eddie). * Denotes Member of Actor’s Equity Association.
Set and lighting design is by Trad A. Burns, costume design is Suwatana Rockland, sound design by Angie Hayes, Stage Manager is Joy DeMarco, Assistant Stage Manager is Alexandra Snoddy and the<span style="color:red">
</span>fabulous Director of Drag--giving insight, advice, and charm, is </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRealVerandaLNi"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Veranda
L'Ni</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This limited engagement of
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><i><span style="color:black">The Legend of Georgia McBride</span></i></b></a> runs May 27 to June 26, 2022 in the intimate Studio Theater as part of the
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater"><span style="color:black">2021-2022 Professional Theater Season</span></a>. Buy early and save with promotional code
<b>DRAG </b>(please use all caps)<b> </b>to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket when purchased by May 20, 2022. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $10 Smart Seats ® to $34 each, plus a $3 per ticket
service fee. Group and student discounts are available at 216-521-2540 x10. <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia">
<b><span style="color:black">Tickets are on sale now</span></b><span style="color:black">.</span></a><span class="Link"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">
Preview performance is Thursday, May 26, 7:30 pm, with tickets just $10, before press opening night on Friday, May 27, 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center’s production of
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><i><span style="color:black">The Legend of Georgia McBride</span></i></b></a> will include a special post-show reception immediately after the matinee on Sunday, June 5, 2022 hosted with<a href="https://www.thinkplexus.org/"><span style="color:black">
Plexus</span></a>, The LGBT + Allied Chamber of Commerce for Greater Cleveland. <span style="color:black">
With Special Guest Senator Nickie Antonio</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A post-show talk back discussion, free to the public, with no RSVP needed, will take place directly after the Friday, June 10 performance, inside the Studio Theater. In a nod
to <a href="https://lgbtcleveland.org/pride/"><span style="color:black">Pride in the CLE</span></a>, and
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/events"><b><span style="color:black">Beck Center Diversity Week</span></b><span style="color:black">,</span></a> this performance, and the talk back, are sponsored by
<a href="https://lgbtcleveland.org/"><span style="color:black">LGTB Community Center of Greater Cleveland,</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span>in collaboration with <a href="http://www.theonlyladyj.com/"><span style="color:black">Dr. Lady J</span></a>,
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/untucking-the-past/id1465171916"><span style="color:black">(of "Unticking the Past” podcast fame)</span></a> from the
<a href="https://w117fdn.org/programs/"><span style="color:black">West 117 Foundation</span></a> in a discussion about the history of drag in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Detroit Avenue</span></span></span></a> in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">
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<p class="Body"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
on two stages, </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, creative arts therapies for individuals with disabilities, free gallery
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