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Get Hep Swing's 20th anniversary party & swing prom on Saturday, April 27th at The Beachland Ballroom
by Valerie Salstrom 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Join us for a celebration of two decades of swing dance and swing music in Cleveland! Get Hep Swing’s 20th anniversary party & Swing Prom! Saturday, April 27th at The Beachland Ballroom Doors open - 7 pm Beginner-friendly Jitterbug lesson - 7:30-8 pm No partner or experience required. The Jazz Vipers featuring Sweet B - 8 pm Swing Prom King & Queen crowned - 9:30 pm $15 per person Tickets may be purchased directly from Valerie Salstrom or The Beachland Ballroom. $18 day of show Purchase tickets online at https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1839385?utm_medium=bks&fbclid=IwAR… We are going back to the birthplace of the modern swing dance scene in Cleveland, Ohio. The Beachland Ballroom is where so many of us saw our first live concerts that made us want to get up and take to the dance floor with triple steps, rock steps, swivels, spins, and kicks. Celebrate Get Hep Swing’s 20th Anniversary at the annual Swing Prom on Saturday, April 27th with Get Hep Swing's creators Valerie Salstrom and Joel Plys. Whether you are a swing dancer or swing music fan from 1999 or 2019, this is a not-to-be-missed event. We have exciting plans for the evening including - Adam Lee and Brittney Caraway joining forces to present you a truly unforgettable night of swing music from The Pitt Vipers featuring Sweet B. A performance by internationally acclaimed swing dance champions, Alexis Davila and Cyle Dixon. A beginner-friendly jitterbug lesson with Valerie Salstrom and her first dance partner and co-creator of Get Hep Swing, Joel Plys. A photo op spot for you and your friends to show off in your prom attire. The chance to win swell prizes if you are elected to the swing prom court. Dress to impress. Get Hep Swing - Valerie Salstrom and Joel Plys created the Cleveland-based swing dance company in 1999 to share their passion for all forms of swing dance from the 1920s through the 1950s. They spent many nights dancing to live music and especially loved the time they spent tearing it up at The Beachland Ballroom. They cannot wait to return and cut a rug with you all. Joel currently lives in Southern California and we are so pleased that he is able to make it back to Cleveland to celebrate this momentous occasion with his long-time and new swing dance friends. Valerie continues to operate Get Hep Swing and you can often see her teaching, dancing, performing, competing, and judging all over Cleveland, the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Porthouse Theatre Seeking to Fill Role of Eulalie Shinn in "The Music Man"
by Koneval, Joni 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s summer professional theatre, seeks submissions from either Equity or non-Equity actors to fill the role of Eulalie Shinn in “The Music Man.” Rehearsals for “The Music Man” begin July 9, 2019. Performances are July 25 – August 11, 2019. If interested, please submit your resume and headshot to Terri Kent at tkent(a)kent.edu<mailto:tkent@kent.edu> Joni L. Koneval Marketing Coordinator School of Theatre and Dance | Porthouse Theatre Kent State University 330-672-0116 | jkoneval(a)kent.edu<mailto:jkoneval@kent.edu> www.kent.edu/theatredance<http://www.kent.edu/theatredance> | www.porthousetheatre.com<http://www.porthousetheatre.com>

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Auditions for MGP’s Summer Benefit “Catch Me If You Can: In Concert”
by Douglas Bailey 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Auditions for Catch Me If You Can In Concert at Mighty Goliath Productions Directed by Douglas F. Bailey II with Musical Direction by Heidi Herczeg Seeking a cast of roughly 15 for a one-night-only concert performance of the hit musical, Catch Me If You Can Auditions are Saturday April 13th from 1-4 PM at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in the Social Hall, and April 14th from 7:30-10 PM in the Social Hall. Please prepare a 32 bar song in the style of the show or 1950/1960's rock n' roll. There will be cold readings from the score at the auditions. Please be prepared to stay for the duration of the audition. Production Date: June 20th Rehearsals are Sunday and Thursday beginning May 12th. A detailed schedule will be available at auditions. Please bring any potential conflicts with you to the audition. Questions: Email the director at douglasfbaileyii(a)gmail.com

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Beck Center for the Arts produces "13"
by Julie Gilliland 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Beck Center For The Arts Brings Us Back to Middle School By Producing "13" during Youth Theater's 70th Anniversary Lakewood, OH-Beck Center for the Arts<http://www.beckcenter.org/what-we-do/theater/> is pleased to produce Teen Theater Production 13 in the Mackey Theater April 5 to April 14, 2019. This stellar cast of 25 teenagers shows how intense our lives can be at age 13. Getting a chance to performance on our largest stage, the Mackey Theater, is important to our students and their development as artists. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Student Matinee: April 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets range from $12 for adults and all patrons under the age of 18 are just $10 each. Group discounts are available. Tickets are available at beckcenter.org.<https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1224497&pre…> Director Jonathan Kronenberger, takes us back in time. We can all relate to 13. Whether we were the geek, poser, jock, or the beauty queen we felt the same way at age 13. We all experienced being a Wannabe. Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and is plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parent's divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a higher link of the food chain ... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!? With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in - and standing out! Based on the book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn, with choreography by Caitlin Riley, and music direction by Larry Goodpaster, you are sure to get lost in those memories of being 13. And for those who are 13 or under, it really does get better. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue<https://maps.google.com/?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g> in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/> or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10. This production of 13 is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 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 is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for individuals with special needs, free gallery exhibits year-round, and outreach education programming. ###

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Calling All Studio Teachers!
by Susan Wallin 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Calling all Studio Teachers! Do you have questions about taxes? Using technology in your private studio? Contemporary Commercial Music/Musical Theatre singing? Creating studio and cancellation policies? Audition/Competition rep? Look no further!Join us June 8, 2019 in Akron for the Independent Voice Teachers Conference!We will answer all of those questions and more! All studio teachers can benefit fromattending. You will be sure to leave with great tips to take your studio to the next level and gain helpful insights for successful studio practices. For more information and to register online visit: https://www.westsidevocalacademy.com/independent-voice-teachers-conferen Or call 330-864-0660

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Review of Cleveland Public Theatre's "Gloria"
by Bob Abelman 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Cleveland Public Theatre underserves Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Gloria’ Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Donald Trump tweets that the press is “dangerous and sick” and the “true enemy of the people.” He may be right if Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Gloria” – a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist currently on stage at Cleveland Public Theatre – is any indication. The play is primarily set in the toxic Manhattan offices of a trendy national magazine and revolves around a group of ruthlessly ambitious, thoroughly self-absorbed, and genuinely despicable 20-something editorial assistants (Michael Prosen, Sarah Maria Yannie and Evangeline Zhiyi Han). These miserable cubicle dwellers are abusive to and threatened by an ambivalent intern (Isaiah Betts), easily dismiss the clinically depressed 37-year-old chief fact-checker (Keith Kornajcik), and take their brutal passive aggressiveness out on an unassuming and awkward colleague named Gloria (Sally Groth), a longtime copy editor. They seem to hate everything, including each other. The humor is typical Jacobs-Jenkins: dark like “An Octoroon,” cruel and acidic like “Appropriate” and, at times, terribly funny like “Neighbors” and so many others. And like these plays, there is much more than meets the eye in terms of insightful and biting social commentary. Here, the playwright addresses the loss of identity and human connection in this era of social media, the death of print media – figuratively and literally (warning: this play contains gunshots and graphic violence) – as well as the media industry’s parasitic tendency to feast on and monetize human tragedy. Sadly, much of the humor and meaningful underpinnings are never fully realized in this production. For more of this article, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/

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G.B. Community Theatre presents "Sunday in the Park with George"
by Amanda Frazier 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

G.B. Community Theatre presents Sunday in the Park with George Book by James Lapine Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Stephen Rhodes Music Directed by Debra Fleming Costumes by Cherie Stebner Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). In 1884, painter George clashes with his lover and model, Dot, as his obsession with his art drives a wedge between them. In 1984, sculptor George grows estranged from his family as he struggles on his chosen path. Their stories converge, drawn together by history, family, and the drive to create something that could change the world. April 5-7 & 12-14 Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Ashtabula Arts Center 2928 W. 13th Street Ashtabula, OH 44004 For tickets, call (440) 964-3396 or visit ashtabulaartscenter.org Advance Sale Tickets: Adults $15; Senior/Student/Military $13; Child 2-12 $11 Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.

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World Tour of Music: Jin Hi Kim, Komungo Virtuoso, April 13, 8 pm
by Thomas Sigel 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

ORMACO, in collaboration with the Akron-Summit County Public Library, presents Jin Hi Kim, innovative komungo virtuoso and Guggenheim Fellow composer on April 13, 2019 at 8 pm at the Akron-Summit Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, 60 South Main Street in downtown Akron. Kim has performed as a soloist in her own compositions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art, Asia Society, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Royal Festival Hall (London) and around the world. She is known as a pioneer for introducing komungo (geomungo) to American contemporary music scene and for extensive solo performances on the world’s only electric komungo with live interactive MIDI computer system in her large-scale multimedia performance pieces. She has developed her compositional concept “Living Tones” emerging from Korean traditional music in cross-cultural chamber and orchestral compositions. The New York Times wrote, “…virtuoso, Jin Hi Kim promises thoughtful, shimmering East-West amalgams in combinations that are both new and unlikely to be repeated.” Kim will be joined by students from Fairlawn-Copley High School in an evening of both traditional Korean komungo music, and innovative cross-cultural pieces. This is an evening not to be missed! The concert is free, but seating is limited. For more information call 330-722-2541.

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Orange High School Presents: Chicago (High School Edition)
by DiFrangia, Jacqueline 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *Orange High School * *OHS THESPIANS PRESENTS…* *Chicago (High School Edition)* BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS BY FRED EBB, BOB FOSSE, JOHN KANDER, and MAURINE DALLAS WATKINS *April 12th & 13th at 7:00pm * Orange High School Auditorium *Tickets $10 at the door* And all that jazz -- *Jackie DiFrangia* *Stagecrafters Associate* *216-831-8601 ext. 5103 <216-831-8601%20ext.%20510>* *Stagecrafters is a program of Orange Community Education and Recreation* -- PLEASE NOTE: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record and, therefore, may be subject to disclosure upon request under Ohio law. However, if electronic communications contain student records or medical information, they shall be maintained as confidential to the fullest extent of the law. If you have received this electronic communication erroneously, please notify the sender immediately.

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Youth Summer Camps!
by Lauren Nichols 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Cleveland Actors Lab is offering two musical theatre youth summer camps for kids ages 6-12! June 10-14 Center Stage! Musical Theatre Camp This camp will focus on all aspects of musical theatre and what makes a performer a "triple threat"! Campers will work on acting, singing and dancing and put it all together for one fantastic show. Join the campers as they present scenes and songs from popular musicals at their camp showcase on Saturday June 15th! July 8-12 As Seen on TV! Musical Theatre Camp This week long summer musical theatre camp will focus on acting, singing and dancing. Campers will sing and dance to popular songs from the radio and perform scenes from their favorite tv shows! Join the campers for their showcase on Saturday July 13th. These camps are taught by industry professionals with a passion for teaching and performing. We offer the perfect combination of fun and musical theatre training! Camp is held at the Olmsted Community Center M-F 9:30-2:30 with a show at the end of the week to showcase their new skills! For more information or to register, follow this link https://www.clevelandactorslab.com/book-online Questions? Email us at info(a)clevelandactorslab.com Space is limited! -- Lauren Nichols SAG-AFTRA Owner of Cleveland Actors Lab ClevelandActorsLab.com <http://clevelandactorslab.com>

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