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 ArrowRockLyceumTheatre 114HighStreet P.O.Box14  ArrowRock,MO65320 www.lyceumtheatre.org (660)837-3311 FAX(660)837-3112 Contact:NAME,(660)837-3311 Cell:(###)###-#### Printthisreleasee-mailthisrelease May31,201110:00AMCentralStandardTime  ArrowRock’sLyceumTheatretoOpenSeasonWith ForeverPlaid   Ahilariousmusicalplacedinthe1950’swillkick-offtheLyceumseason ArrowRock,Mo.(May31,2011)ArrowRock’sLyceumTheatreispleasedannouncetheopeningof it’s2011 seasonwiththe fun-lovinga ndhilariousmusi cal,ForeverPlaid .Theopeningshowwillbeon Thursday,June 2at2:00p.m.and willrunthroughSa turday,June 11.Ticketsca nstillbepur chasedat www.lyceumtheatre.org orbycallingtheLyceumat660-837-3311.  ForeverPlaid Facts:  Thisdeliciously goofyrevuecen tersonfouryoun g,eagerma lesingerskille dinacar crashin the1950sontheway totheirfirstbig concert,and nowmiraculouslyrevivedforthe posthumouschance tofulfilltheirdr eamsandp erformtheshowthatneverwas.  Singinginthe closestofharmon y,squabblingb oyishlyoverthe smallestintonati onsand executingthei rcharminglyoutla ndishchoreogra phywithover -zealouspreci sion,the"Plaid s" performtheir hilariousand tunefulprogra mofbeloved songsandde lightfulpatter thatkeeps audiencesrollingintheaisleswhenthe y'renothumming alongtosomeof thegreatnosta lgic pophitsofthe'50s.  Themusicalis basedonthe bookbyStuart Rossandthe musicalarran gementsare byJames Raitt. Quotes:  “Iamvery excitedab outthismusicalatth eLyceum,”Ly ceumTheatre ArtisticDirector ,Quin Greshamsaid.“Itistrulya piecethat willhaveeve ryonelaughingandhavingagoodtime, regardlessofage.”  “Oneofthereasonswhywedecidedon ForeverPlaid isthefacttha titwillentertainall generations,” LyceumThea treManagi ngDirector,Stev eBertani said.“Sure,th esongsarefr om the‘50s,but thequalityof productionand actingwille ntertainan damazea llages.”  “Iamexcitedtogetthe seasongoing,”N AME,aprofe ssionalactorstarringinthe musicalsaid. “Wehave reallyworked hardand Iknowthiswi llbeaprod uctionwiththeu pmostqualitytha t Lyceum News

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 ArrowRockLyceumTheatre 114HighStreet

P.O.Box14

 ArrowRock,MO65320www.lyceumtheatre .org (660)837-3311 FAX(660)837-3112

Contact:NAME,(660)837-3311

Cell:(###)###-####

Printthisrelease–e-mailthisrelease

May31,201110:00AMCentralStandardTime

 ArrowRock’sLyceumTheatretoOpenSeasonWithForeverPlaid  Ahilariousmusicalplacedinthe1950’swillkick-offtheLyceumseason

ArrowRock,Mo.(May31,2011)–ArrowRock’sLyceumTheatreispleasedannouncetheopeningof

it’s2011seasonwiththefun-lovingandhilariousmusical,ForeverPlaid .TheopeningshowwillbeonThursday,June2at2:00p.m.andwillrunthroughSaturday,June11.Ticketscanstillbepurchasedat

www.lyceumtheatre.orgorbycallingtheLyceumat660-837-3311. ForeverPlaid Facts:

•  Thisdeliciouslygoofyrevuecentersonfouryoung,eagermalesingerskilledinacarcrashin

the1950sonthewaytotheirfirstbigconcert,andnowmiraculouslyrevivedfortheposthumouschancetofulfilltheirdreamsandperformtheshowthatneverwas.

•  Singingintheclosestofharmony,squabblingboyishlyoverthesmallestintonationsand

executingtheircharminglyoutlandishchoreographywithover-zealousprecision,the"Plaids"performtheirhilariousandtunefulprogramofbelovedsongsanddelightfulpatterthatkeeps

audiencesrollingintheaisleswhenthey'renothummingalongtosomeofthegreatnostalgicpophitsofthe'50s.

•  ThemusicalisbasedonthebookbyStuartRossandthemusicalarrangementsarebyJames

Raitt.

Quotes:

•  “IamveryexcitedaboutthismusicalattheLyceum,”LyceumTheatreArtisticDirector,QuinGreshamsaid.“Itistrulyapiecethatwillhaveeveryonelaughingandhavingagoodtime,

regardlessofage.”

•  “Oneofthereasonswhywedecidedon ForeverPlaid isthefactthatitwillentertainall

generations,”LyceumTheatreManagingDirector,SteveBertanisaid.“Sure,thesongsarefrom

the‘50s,butthequalityofproductionandactingwillentertainandamazeallages.”•  “Iamexcitedtogettheseasongoing,”NAME,aprofessionalactorstarringinthemusicalsaid.

“WehavereallyworkedhardandIknowthiswillbeaproductionwiththeupmostqualitythat

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canbeenjoyedbysomeonewhohasbeengoingtomusicalsfor50yearstothefirst-time

musicalviewer.”

Moreinformation:www.youtube.com/arrowrocklyceum-forvideoofdressrehearsalsleadinguptoopeningday,please

visitLyceum’sYouTubechannelwww.flickr.com/arrowrocklyceum-forphotosofdressrehearsalsleadinguptoopeningday,please

visitLyceum’sFlickrpage.

PleasecalloremailNAMEOFMEDIACONTACTforinterviewrequestswithactorsordirectors.

 AboutArrowRock’sLyceumTheatre:TheLyceumTheatreisanonprofitprofessionaltheatre

locatedinArrowRock,Missouri,a19th-centuryNationalHistoricLandmark.TheLyceumhasbeen

entertainingguestsformorethan50years.Eachseason(JunethroughOctober)theLyceumhaseightmusicals,dramasandcomediesperformedbyprofessionalactorsbroughtinfromaroundthenation.

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