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Auditions for The Music Man are 1 week away!
by Doug via NEohioPAL 25 May '16

25 May '16

WHAT: Auditions for Meredith Willson's Classic, THE MUSIC MAN Directed by Douglas F. Bailey II Musically Directed by Matthew Steven Grittner Choreography by Tara Mirabile WHEN: Tuesday May 31st 7-10pm of Wednesday June 1st 7-10pm WHERE: Shore Cultural Centre 291 E. 222nd Street Euclid, OH 44123 Room 241 WHAT TO PREPARE: Two 16-32 bar selections in the style of the show. A joke or short comedic monologue. Please bring your own sheet music, there will be no a capella auditions. An accompanist will be provided. PRODUCTIONS DATES: October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22. 23 REHEARSALS will being Monday August 29th. We will rehearse Monday-Thursday 7:00-9:30 PM By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Wilson's six-time, Tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation. The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize this despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. ROLES AVAILABLE: Harold Hill Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. A con man, traveling under the auspices of a salesman, he eventually falls in love with Marian Paroo. Charismatic and charming. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2 Marian Paroo The stuff town librarian and music teacher. She is an attractive young lady who eventually falls for Harold Hill. Stuck up. Curious. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3 Marcellus Washburn Harold's chummy old friend and former con man, he now lives in River City and is trying to settle down. Gender: Male Age: 30 to 40 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: G2 Mayor Shinn A blustery politician who is all too "self-important." Begrudgingly married to Eulalie, he is skeptical of the town rumor mill. Gender: Male Age: 50 to 60 Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn Mayor Shinn's peacock wife. A serial gossiper and snob, she has trouble keeping her opinions to herself. Gender: Female Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D4 Zaneeta Shinn The Mayor's fresh-faced daughter who is in love with Tommy. Sweet and outgoing. Appears to be daffy at times. Gender: Female Age: 14 to 18 Mrs. Paroo Cheerful and always plotting. An Irish widow and mother to Marian and Winthrop. Gender: Female Age: 45 to 60 Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3 Ewart Dunlop A member of the quartet formed by Harold Hill with a tenor voice. Ewart is married to Maude Dunlop. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F3 Oliver Hix A baritone in the quartet formed by Hill. Oliver is married to Alma Hix. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: B2 Jacey Squires The highest tenor in the quartet. Married to Mrs. Squires. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: C3 Olin Britt A citizen of River City and the bass of the quartet formed by Harold Hill. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C4 Vocal range bottom: F2 Charlie Cowell A traveling salesmen who is on to Harold Hill's schemes. Tirelessy attempts to prove to everyone the true con man behind Harold Hill. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 45 Tommy Djilas An attractive, young man from the wrong side of town. He is secretly courting Zaneeta. Gender: Male Age: 15 to 20 Amaryllis A slightly bratty piano student of Marion Paroo. Gender: Female Age: 8 to 12 Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: C4 Winthrop Paroo Marian's baby brother, he is very shy because of a noticeable lisp. Embraces Harold Hill and the marching band. Gender: Male Age: 8 to 12 Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: C4 Alma Hix A "Pick-a-Little Lady" married to Oliver Hix. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 45 Maud Dunlop A "Pick-a-Little Lady" married to Ewart Dunlop. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 45 Ethel Toffelmier A comical "Pick-a-Little Lady," and Marcellus Washburn's girlfriend. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 40 Mrs. Squires A "Pick-a-Little Lady" married to Jacey Squires. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 45 Questions? Ask the director at douglasfbaileyii(a)gmail.com

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Mamai Theatre Company Seeks Volunteer Ushers For Our 2016 Season Opener
by Cody Swanson via NEohioPAL 25 May '16

25 May '16

Mamai Theatre Company seeks volunteer ushers for our upcoming production of: Top Girls By Carol Churchill Directed by Jaime Bouvier Scenic Design by Don McBride Costume Design by Suzy Campbell Lighting Design by Rob Peck Sound Design by Carlton Guc Properties Design by Monica Plunkett June 2nd - June 19th Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 pm Sundays at 2:30 pm Cleveland Masonic Performing Arts Center DeMolay Room 3615 Euclid Avenue at E. 36th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Free and ample parking in gated lot on site, Air-conditioned, ADA-accessible theatre Details The performance dates and times are as follows: Thursday, June 2nd @ 7:30pm Friday, June 3rd @ 7:30pm Saturday, June 4th @ 7:30pm Sunday, June 5th @ 2:30pm Thursday, June 9th @ 7:30pm Friday, June 10th @ 7:30pm Saturday, June 11th @ 7:30pm Sunday, June 12th @ 2:30pm Thursday, June 16th @ 7:30pm Friday, June 17th @ 7:30pm Saturday, June 18th @ 7:30pm Sunday, June 19th @ 2:30pm Ushers are given one comp to any performance of Top Girls. Ushers arrive 45 minutes prior to curtain. Interested parties should email Production Manager Cody Swanson at codyaswanson(a)gmail.com with the date(s) of availability and will receive a confirmation email with secured date and time. Thank you!

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PIANO TUNING: Akron, Canton, Medina, Cleveland
by David Spondike via NEohioPAL 25 May '16

25 May '16

David’s Fine Tuning & Piano Service ”Hear the Difference” A regularly tuned piano has a longer lifespan and stays in tune longer in between tunings. If you do not have a regular tuner, please call me at 330-801-0089 or book your appointment now online: CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE <https://gazellenetwork.com/scheduling/9QjtKp1bTgJKW2w3dGSzvmdz> If you do have a regular tuner, please file my number in case of an emergency. Bookmark my website for piano tips and blog articles: http://davidsfinetuning.com <http://davidsfinetuning.com/> Follow me on Twitter @DavidsFineTune or “Like” David’s Fine Tuning <https://facebook.com/davidsfintuning> on Facebook for more piano stories and piano related links. Thank you and wishing you the best in all of your musical endeavors. David Spondike, Ph.D. Piano Technicians Guild, Associate Member

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Review of "The Fantasticks" at Great Lakes Theater
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 25 May '16

25 May '16

‘The Fantasticks’ delicate theatricality captured in GLT production Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics “‘The Fantasticks’… attracts you, settles back a bit limply, wakes you up again and averages out a little less than satisfactory,” concluded Walter Kerr in his New York Herald Tribune review in 1960. “Perhaps,” added Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times, “‘The Fantasticks’ is by nature the sort of thing that loses magic the longer it endures.” And yet Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s commedia dell’arte-style musical parable endured, setting a record for the world’s longest-running musical with 17,162 Off-Broadway performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village. The reasons why are in evidence in the Great Lakes Theater’s thoroughly delightful production, currently on stage at the Hanna Theatre. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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Does your script or screenplay need more Oomph? Now offering "Professional Punch-Ups"
by via NEohioPAL 25 May '16

25 May '16

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Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN now onstage at convergence-continuum
by convergence-continuum via NEohioPAL 24 May '16

24 May '16

EDWARD ALBEES THREE TALL WOMEN NOW ONSTAGE AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM "an undeniably affecting emotional core and a shimmeringly black sense of humor" (New York Times) Our modern American classic for this season earned a Pulitzer and three Best Play awards for 1994. Edward Albee has, in THREE TALL WOMEN, created a masterwork which follows a feisty 92-year-old womans reflections on her family, now departed or estranged, and how it has shaped her life - a life filled with a mixture of shame, pleasure, regret, and satisfaction. The three women are 92, 52 and 26 years old. At one point they are three different women, but eventually they seem to merge into the same women at three different stages of her long and tumultuous life. THREE TALL WOMEN is directed by Tom Kondilas, and features Lucy Bredeson-Smith, Teresa McDonough and Sarah Kunchik. THREE TALL WOMEN runs Thurs-Sat at 8 pm through June 11 at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students. Reservations at http://convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This production is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, and by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

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Summer photography specials
by Ryan Barkan via NEohioPAL 24 May '16

24 May '16

Looking for photography work? Well John Ryan Photography is running a summer special! A selection of different photo shoots are available at discounted pricing. Make use of the nice weather coming up and a great price! Here they are: Head Shots $75.00 Kids/children's pictures $125.00 Couples/family portraits $150.00 Sincerely, Ryan Barkan Owner/operator John Ryan Photography JohnRyanPhotography.co Facebook.com/JRyanPhotos

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Looking for a June dance intensive before you leave town?
by Cleveland City Dance via NEohioPAL 24 May '16

24 May '16

June 20 -June 30, 2016Ballet Prep for Summer AbroadThis two week intensive is to prepare students to be in shape for summer intensives abroad as well as to be ready for our full 6-week program at Cleveland City Dance.�The level is for dancers 11 and up. Dancers not on pointe at this time would take the pointe class to build more strength to hold turn-out in preparation for pointe work.There are three classes held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Additional classes will be offered for the remainder of the week based on demand. 9:00 am-9:55 am – Conditioning Class 10:00 am-11:30 am – Ballet Technique 12:00 (noon)-1:00 pm – Pointe Class Privates by Request Tuition: Per day:�1- class only $20; 2 classes $ 40; 3 classes a day $50 3 days a week:�1- class only $55; 2 classes $ 75; 3 classes a day $125 �**Space is limited for these camps so be sure to register early!! � � Cleveland City Dance, Home to City Ballet of Cleveland � � � 13108 Shaker Square Cleveland, OH 44120 www.clevelandcitydance.com / 216-295-2222

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Thursday night concert at Stow/Monroe Library
by Malina Rauschenfels via NEohioPAL 24 May '16

24 May '16

Burning River Baroque presents: On the Brink of Insanity, Portrayals of Women as Mad, Crazy, and Unhinged. Thursday, May 26th - 7pm Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library <https://www.facebook.com/SMFPL/> 3512 Darrow Rd, Stow, Ohio 44224 (Free tickets available at the library) Malina Rauschenfels, soprano Barbara Krumdieck, baroque cello Paula Maust, harpsichord Dramatic musical works often contain scenes of overwhelming emotion in which male characters are frequently portrayed as being consumed by power. When women are overcome with emotion, however, male composers often attribute madness or craziness to them. Burning River Baroque will present a selection of works by George Frideric Handel, John Eccles, and Henry Purcell where women’s passions and emotional expressions render them as unhinged in the eyes of their creators. In a new move for the ensemble, the program will feature an original work by Malina Rauschenfels using texts from the Salem witch trial of Bridget Bishop. This fusion of new and old works will shed light on how the ways we describe those who are different from us can have very real and long-lasting effects on the community at large. http://www.burning-river-baroque.org/

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Wednesday night concert at BOP STOP
by Malina Rauschenfels via NEohioPAL 24 May '16

24 May '16

Burning River Baroque presents: On the Brink of Insanity, Portrayals of Women as Mad, Crazy, and Unhinged. Wednesday, May 25th - 8pm BOP STOP at The Music Settlement <https://www.facebook.com/bopstop/> 2920 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 $10 Malina Rauschenfels, soprano Barbara Krumdieck, baroque cello Paula Maust, harpsichord Dramatic musical works often contain scenes of overwhelming emotion in which male characters are frequently portrayed as being consumed by power. When women are overcome with emotion, however, male composers often attribute madness or craziness to them. Burning River Baroque will present a selection of works by George Frideric Handel, John Eccles, and Henry Purcell where women’s passions and emotional expressions render them as unhinged in the eyes of their creators. In a new move for the ensemble, the program will feature an original work by Malina Rauschenfels using texts from the Salem witch trial of Bridget Bishop. This fusion of new and old works will shed light on how the ways we describe those who are different from us can have very real and long-lasting effects on the community at large. http://www.burning-river-baroque.org/

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