{"id":902,"date":"2012-06-03T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T11:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/?p=902"},"modified":"2012-06-03T12:51:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T11:51:10","slug":"alan-mcclarty-wins-best-individual-performance-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/2012\/06\/03\/alan-mcclarty-wins-best-individual-performance-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan McClarty Wins Best Individual Performance Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/2012\/06\/03\/alan-mcclarty-wins-best-individual-performance-award\/mirrorbeast-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1.jpg?fit=2530%2C3730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2530,3730\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1296764948&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Credit: James Hislop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1.jpg?fit=678%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-219\" title=\"Credit: James Hislop\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1-694x1024.jpg?resize=298%2C439\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1.jpg?resize=694%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 694w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ballywillan.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MirrorBeast1.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Congratulations to Alan McClarty,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">who at last night&#8217;s<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">National Operatic and Dramatic Association, Regional Awards Ceremony,<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">won the Award for<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Best Individual Performance <\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">for his portrayal of<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Beast\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">in our 2011 production of<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;Disney&#8217;s Beauty and the Beast&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Well Done Alan!<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Alan McClarty, who at last night&#8217;s National Operatic and Dramatic Association, Regional Awards Ceremony, won the Award for Best Individual Performance for his portrayal of Beast\u00a0 in our 2011 production of &#8220;Disney&#8217;s Beauty and the Beast&#8221; 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