Photo Flash: Peter Pan at the Beck Center for the Arts

This holiday season, take off on a high-flying adventure as the Beck Center for the Arts presents an encore production of Peter Pan, a musical based on the classic play by J.M. Barrie, on the Mackey Main Stage, now through January 3, 2010. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. There is a special 7:30 p.m. performance on two Sundays: December 27 and January 3. There will be no performances on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Peter Pan features such memorable songs as "I Won't Grow Up," "Neverland," and "I've Got to Crow." Audiences will be enthralled when Peter Pan actually takes flight with technical support by ZFX Flying Inc., the same company that provided the special effects for the Broadway revival. During the production, Peter and the Darling children will be lifted into the air with the help of pixie dust...and the folks at ZFX.

Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), $17 for students (22 and under with ID), and $10 for children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more.

For tickets, call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540, ext. 10, or request seats online at www.beckcenter.org. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.

Beck Center's production of Peter Pan is produced through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. and is sponsored by West Roofing Systems, First Federal of Lakewood, Soft Rock WDOK, Cox Communications, the Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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 local and regional artists.

To reserve tickets, call 216.521.2540 x10 or online at www.beckcenter.org

Photo credit: Kathy Sandham

John Paul Soto as Peter Pan (foreground) and in background from left to right, Kelly Smith as Wendy, Stephen Sandham as Michael and Lincoln Sandham as John