Area Choirs to Participate in Great Lakes Theater's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Fourteen area choirs from across northeast Ohio will provide musical merriment for audience members before select performances of Great Lakes Theater's (GLT) 23rd annual production of A Christmas Carol (Carol) at the Ohio Theatre, PlayhouseSquare. Each thirty-minute, pre-performance concert will commence forty-five minutes before scheduled curtain times of A Christmas Carol in the festively decorated lobby of the Ohio Theatre.

"We're truly grateful to our holiday choir partners for sharing their extraordinary talents with our A Christmas Carol audiences," said GLT's Marketing and Public Relations Director, Todd Krispinsky. "In addition to celebrating a gifted collection of singers, our annual choir collaboration initiative affords an amazing benefit for our audience members, affirms our company's long-standing commitment to community partnerships and provides a robust and affordable entertainment option for families seeking to create a unique holiday memory."

All audience members must present a valid ticket to the day/evening's performance of A Christmas Carol to gain entry to the Ohio Theatre lobby for the concert and/or the performance. Tickets for Great Lakes Theater's production of A Christmas Carol(December 2-23) range in price from $28-$60 (student tickets $26) and are available by calling (216) 241-6000, by ordering online at www.greatlakestheater.org or by visiting The PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office.

Great Lakes Theater has brought the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience since 1962. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary season in 2011-12.

Dates/Choirs/Times: 

• Sat. 12/3:        Singers' Club of Cleveland (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Sun. 12/4:       Fuller Sounds Handbell Choir (Choir: 2:15pm / Curtain: 3:00pm)
• Sat. 12/10:     The Singing Angels (Choir: 12:45pm / Curtain: 1:30pm)
• Sun, 12/11:     Woodridge High School Choir Rhapsody (Choir: 2:15pm / Curtain: 3:00pm)
• Wed. 12/14:   Bay High Choraleers Choir (6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Thurs. 12/15:  The Men of Independence (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Fri. 12/16:      Cuyahoga Heights Scarlet Angels & St. Ignatius Cat-O-Tonics (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Sat. 12/17:     Salem 8th Grade Ensemble (Choir: 12:45pm / Curtain: 1:30pm)
• Sat. 12/17:     St. James Episcopal Church Choir (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Sun.12/18:     St. Ignatius of Antioch Choir (Choir: 2:15pm / Curtain: 3:00pm)
• Tues. 12/20:   Roxboro Chamber Singers (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Wed. 12/21:   CVC Worship Choir (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)
• Thurs. 12/22:  St. Joseph Academy's Cecelia's Song (Choir: 6:45pm / Curtain: 7:30pm)

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