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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Beck Center For The Arts Announces
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk138712024"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lakewood, OH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">–</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Beck Center for the
Arts</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is pleased to announce
</span><a href="https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44899/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Running December 1– December 30, 2023,<b>
</b>in the Senney Theater, this musical is guaranteed to bring the whole family together to enjoy all genres of music and a brilliantly colorful production.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This beloved musical features lyrics by
</span><a href="https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/1974/tim-rice"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Tim Rice</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">
</span></u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and music inspired by
</span></u><a href="https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/115318/andrew-lloyd-webber"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Andrew Lloyd Webber</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<b><i>Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat </i></b>Musical Director, Larry Goodpaster, alongside Director Scott Spence will create a hit for all ages on the Senney stage. Lauren Tidmore delivers eye-catching choreography. This compelling family-friendly musical
is irresistibly entertaining. Patrons will go on the journey of the trials and triumphs of Joseph, the favorite son of father Jacob, and Israel. If only his brothers agreed!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center is thrilled to bring aboard</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/marybridgetdaviesofficial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">
<b>Mary Bridget Davies</b></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> as The Narrator. A Cleveland native, this professional singer and actress wowed audiences at Cleveland Play House and around the country in
<i>Love, Janis. </i>She then won the <span style="color:black">lead role in Broadway’s
<i>A Night With Janis Joplin</i> for which she received a 2014 Tony Award® nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.” Audiences
</span>are in for a treat when this hometown girl brings her talents to Beck Center. Starting September 1, 2023, fans can purchase her new album,
</span><a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Mary-Bridget-Davies-to-Record-Live-Album-in-New-York-City-20230523"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Freedom of My Mind.</span></b></a><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">
</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Click </span><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1697527717?ls=1&app=itunes"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to pre-order this album.</span><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Artistic Director, and director of this musical production, Scott Spence stated, “Mary Bridget and I have been talking for several years about a Beck Center homecoming and a project to work on
together, and finally the stars have aligned! We're looking forward to rocking this</span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">production of <b><i>Joseph</i></b> and bringing Mary Bridget's immense talents to the Senney Theater Stage this December!”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Running December 1– December 30, 2023,<b>
</b>in the Senney Theater, with additional dates of Saturday, December 2 at 2:30 pm matinee, Saturday December 9 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm, curtain, same for Saturday December 16, 2023. Saturday December 23 and 30, 2023 are at 2:30 pm only. Additional weekday
performances include Thursday December 14, 21, and 28 at 7:30 pm. Ticket prices range from $38 (adults), $34 (for seniors 65 and older) $17 for students with valid ID, and $12 for children between five and 12 years of age. A $3 service fee per single ticket
will be applied at time of purchase. Adults and seniors save $5 off theater tickets when they use promo code DREAMS before Nov 27, 2023.Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performance is 7:30 p.m. the Thursday
before opening night, with general-admission seating for just $10. Smart Seats® are available for each performance at just $10 per person. Recommended for ALL ages (5 years old and older).</span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information on</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></b><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> please visit
</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/joseph"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This musical is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">All performances are at theaters inside </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information
visit </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">beckcenter.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts is proud to be a part of Northeast Ohio’s professional theater landscape, operating under a letter of agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. We are a Small Professional
Theater (SPT) based on the number of seats, number of our performances, and the maximum weekly hours of work we provide to actors. We produce every show on our stages, by choosing the play, casting and rehearsing it, building the sets, props, and costumes,
directing and performing the live music, and designing lights and sound. We proudly utilize regional resources and talent.
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<span style="color:black">Beck Center for the Arts also offers arts education for all ages, skill levels, and abilities with classes and lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and theater, as well as creative arts therapies. Financial assistance is offered for
qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">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. Beck Center for the Arts thanks their 90<sup>th</sup> season Marquee Sponsor, First Federal Lakewood.
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