SPOTLIGHTS COFFEEHOUSE MUSICAL: WEIRD ROMANCE February 10-25, 2017Spotlights Theater, 9543 Broadview Road, 44147 The Broadview Heights Spotlights begins its 2017 Season with its Annual Coffeehouse Production of Weird Romance, two one-act science fiction musicals by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid). The first, The Girl Who Was Plugged In, is about a homeless bag-lady whose soul is transplanted into the body of a gorgeous female android by a company which manufactures celebrities. The second, Her Pilgrim Soul, is about a scientist who researches holographic imaging. One day a mysterious "living" holograph appears and changes his life forever. The Spotlights’ Coffeehouse Show includes a complimentary beverage bar (non-alcoholic), sponsored by Caruso’s Coffee, before the show and during an extended intermission, when luscious desserts provide by Michael Angelo’s Bakery and Eddie’s Creekside are available for purchase. The cast includes Nicholas Beiser, Ashley Bossard, Adam Bowers, Delia Brenna, Tara Corkery, Audrey Halvorson, Kevin Joseph Kelly, Robert Kowalewski, Stephanie Malfara, Peggy Newton, Alicia Pedrazza, and Jaclyn Phelps. The show is directed and music directed by Ryan Bergeron and choreographed by Jessica Sopko Medina. Tim Anderson is the technical director and Stephanie Giammarco is the costume designer. The Spotlights’ production runs from February 10 through 25. Performances will occur on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, and there will be a Sunday matinee on February 19 at 3:00pm. All performances are held at the Broadview Heights Cultural Arts Building, 9543 Broadview Road in Broadview Heights (next to the police station). Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Tickets may be purchased on-line at www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org. For more information, please contact Amy McSweeney, Producer at amcsweeney@broadview-heights-spotlights.org