Razzle Dazzle XII – We Are Family!
Beck Center Creative Arts Therapies Presents 12th Annual Show
Razzle Dazzle XII will be held Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 in the Music-Armory Building at the Beck Center for the Arts. The theme for this year’s show is “We Are Family.”
Razzle Dazzle is a unique collaboration between the Beck Center’s Creative Arts Therapies Department and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Adults with special needs and volunteers from around the county will be acting, singing and dancing to some familiar songs, as well as some new ones, about our family and friends.
The 12th annual show includes a special performance on Friday, May 4 by the choirs from the Rocky River Adult Activities Center and the Maple Heights Adult Activities Center. Artwork from the Rocky River Adult Activities Center and art therapy clients from Beck Center will be on display in the lobby of the Music-Armory Building. A Silent Auction and Chinese Raffle will be held throughout the weekend to benefit the Beck Center’s Creative Arts Therapies Department.
A special benefit performance will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4. The cost is $15 per person. The performances on Saturday, May 5 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. are free but donations are encouraged.
For more information, visit beckcenter.org or follow Razzle Dazzle XII on Facebook for updates.
“Take A Look and You’ll See” Willy Wonka At Beck Center
Youth Theater Brings “Pure Imagination” To Mackey Main Stage
Beck Youth Theater presents Willy Wonka, a musical based on the favorite children’s book by Roald Dahl on the Mackey Main Stage, May 4 through 13, 2012. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. The student matinee 10 a.m. Thursday, May 10 is sold out.
Roald Dahl’s entertaining fable of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this musical adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, featuring songs such as “Pure Imagination” and “The Candy Man” from the classic family film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.
Directed by Russ Stich, this production of Willy Wonka features a cast of 69 students ages 7 to 17 from Beck Center’s arts education programs. “This production, like Willy Wonka’s world, is a menagerie of larger-than-life characters, comedy, music, and a little bit of the unexpected,” said Stich. “Whether you’re a fan of the book, Johnny Depp’s characterization or the Gene Wilder classic, you’re sure to find something familiar, and perhaps even something surprising.”
Tickets for Willy Wonka are $12 for Adults/Seniors (65 and over) and $10 for Children/Students (18 and under). To purchase tickets, visit beckcenter.org or call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Free onsite parking is available.
Beck Center’s production of Willy Wonka is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Ohio Arts Council, and Music Is Elementary.
4th Annual Community Celebration of the Arts
Beck Center Says “Thank-You” to the Community
Beck Center for the Arts hosts its 4th annual Community Celebration of the Arts 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6 throughout the Beck Center campus located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. This annual event is held to express the arts organization’s appreciation to the community for its support throughout the year. Free convenient onsite parking is available.
This fun, free event is open to families of all ages. Attendees will enjoy hands-on art activities as well as dance, music, and theater performances and interactive experiences throughout the afternoon.
New this year! Local artists and Beck Center visual arts faculty will display and sell their unique creations and guests will enjoy a special family-friendly performance by Cleveland’s premiere improv troupe, Something Dada!. A complete schedule of events may be found at beckcenter.org or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540, ext. 10.
Beck Center’s theater productions and arts education programs are made possible through the generous support of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.
Bike For Beck!
Arts + Bikeability + Community = Fun Family Event
The first annual Bike for Beck, a bicycle tour and fundraising event is Saturday, May 19, 2012. This fundraiser is sponsored by Connect to Beck (C2B), a volunteer group of young professionals who support the Beck Center through social, cultural and insider events.
The bike tour begins at Beck Center and runs through the Cleveland Metroparks, with 12-mile, 25-mile and 60-mile routes. There is also a family-friendly ½-mile bike parade with the theme “Music in Motion.” Parade participants are encouraged to decorate their bicycles in creative ways to artistically convey this theme.
Bike tour and parade participants can register online at beckcenter.org. Cyclists who register for the bike tour before May 1 save $10 off the registration fee.
Tour participants and community members are also invited to join their family, friends and neighbors for the Bike for Beck Fest. Guests will enjoy an afternoon of live entertainment on the Beck Café Red Stage, bike safety and maintenance demonstrations, a vintage bicycle exhibit, art displays, food trucks, and much more. To view a complete list of the day’s activities visit beckcenter.org.
Volunteers are needed to assist with this inaugural event. If you would like to help on Friday, May 18 or Saturday, May 19, please contact Brittany Lesch at 216.521.2540, ext. 34 or blesch@beckcenter.org. For more information about Connect to Beck (C2B), email C2B@beckcenter.org.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Beck Center Presents Regional Premiere of Tony-Nominated Musical
History just got all sexypants! Meet America’s first political maverick, Andrew Jackson, who kicked British butt, shafted the Indians and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States. Who cares if he didn’t have the constitutional right?
An exhilarating look at one of our nation’s founding rock stars, this show recreates and reinvents the life of “Old Hickory”, from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days in the oval office as our seventh Commander-in-Chief. This contemporary award-winning musical explores the title character’s life through the unconventional approach of irreverent punk rock music.
Starring Dan Folino in the lead role, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson opens in the Studio Theater at Beck Center May 25 and runs through July 1. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. Please note there are no Sunday matinee performances for this production. This show is recommended for audiences 17 years and older due to strong language and adult themes.
Tickets for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson are selling fast! This show is expected to sell out. Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older) and $17 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, May 24, is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. Purchase tickets online 24/7 at beckcenter.org or call Customer Service at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Free onsite parking is available.
Beck Center’s production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.
Located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, the Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.
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