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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">cleveland PUBLIC theatre</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Presents</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://churchofstarrywisdom.com/album/2297343/the-black-rose"><b>The Black Rose Xperience</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://churchofstarrywisdom.com/"><b>By Church of the Starry Wisdom</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">December 5 - December 8, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">“…Imagine a mutant lab experiment combining the DNA of Prince and David Bowie singing lead
vocals for the Sisters of Mercy. This is some of the best goth-rock I’ve heard live in at least 10 years.”</span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white;font-weight:normal">
</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white;font-weight:normal">¯Vertigo Xi’an Xavier</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“...I feel like I’m hearing Bowie’s hidden f@#king songs right now…”</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
¯Jeri Sapronetti (Time Cat, Big Pop)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“It’s a mixture of David Bowie and funk in the best way possible.”</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">¯Ryan
Colin McGrew (Audio Engineer)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“Great emotional wide-scale songwriting; and fearless, passionate execution in live performance... This is a band that you'll
remember; for all the right reasons.”</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">— Dave Snodgrass (Rick Ray Band)<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">The Akron rock/funk band
<b><a href="https://churchofstarrywisdom.com/">Church of Starry Wisdom</a></b> has energized and hypnotized CPT audiences when they performed at the theatre’s annual fundraiser Pandemonium (click
<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances-2/pandemonium-2023-into-the-depths/">
here</a> to sample their song <i><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances-2/pandemonium-2023-into-the-depths/">Jump Up</a></i> written for the event); thus, we are ecstatic to present their concept piece
<i>The Black Rose Xperience</i> this week! The group is led by triple-threat Jaiie Dayo-Aliya, also a playwright whose thriller
<i>Our Lady of Common Sorrows</i> sold-out during its run in 2023. These talented artists are back at CPT ready to take patrons on The Black Rose Xperience, a multi-media theatrical rock event that combines the music of
<b><a href="https://churchofstarrywisdom.com/">Church of Starry Wisdom</a> </b>with an immersive cinematic narrative. Set in a dystopian America, this event explores themes of rebellion and revelation in a fallen civilization. Don't miss this unique exploration
of revolution and redemption. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">We asked the members of
<b><a href="https://churchofstarrywisdom.com/">Church of Starry Wisdom</a></b> to curate a playlist that connects to their show which includes one of their own compositions called “Yule Horror which you can check out along with their other picks
<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/black-rose-experience-church-of-starry-wisdom/">
here</a>. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Check out this preview of the show from
<i>Scene</i> magazine <a href="https://www.clevescene.com/music/church-of-starry-wisdom-to-bring-immersive-black-rose-xperience-to-cleveland-public-theatre-45504998">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/get-tickets/?spektrix=https%3A%2F%2Ftickets.cptonline.org%2Fclevelandpublictheatre%2Fwebsite%2FEventDetails.aspx%3FEventId%3D28401&show_id=30740">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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