THE 1940s RADIO HOUR

November 30 - December 15, 2001
By Walton Jones

The 1940s Radio Hour is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Directed by Becky Croson-LaChapelle

A different time is evoked in this marvelously theatrical and winning show, a live broadcast of a The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astor's Algonquin Room on December 21, 1942. The spirit of that bygone era when the world was at war and pop music meant Strike Up the Band and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (both are in this show) is accurately captured as the harassed producer copes with a drunk lead singer, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mike, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller.

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TICKETS
$12 Adults / $10 Senior/Student

SPONSORED BY

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CAST
Buzz Bailey / Christopher Tomm
Stanley / Jeffery Ebgert
Dick / Richard Reaksecker
Marge / Helen Reilly
Clifton A. Feddinton / Keith Kessler
Zoot Doubleman / Alex Elkin
Wally van Trip / Markus Wilthaner
Wally van Trip / Devin Ternus
Lou Cohn / Rick Lloyd
Johnny Cantone / Marty Martin
Ginger Brooks / Kirstina Seleshanko
Connie Miller / Leia Young
B.J.  Gibson / Ron Heater
Faye Bailey / Becky Cronson-LaChapelle
Nellie Bailey / Michelle Cordon
Ann Collier / Kim Offill
Professor Quirky Armstrong / Gene Slayter
Red / Amanda Ferguson
Biff Baker / Dylan Ferguson

BAND
Woodwinds / Caleb Calkins, Matt Calkins, Steve Young
Trumpets / Dylan Ferguson, Bill Gabriel, Tim McLaughlin
Trombones / Rick Ballinger, Jonathan Kimura
Piano / So Jin Chong, Gene Slayter
Bass / Alex Elkin
Drums / Brandon Matz

PRODUCTION CREW
Director / Becky Croson-LaChapelle
Producer, Assistant Director / Amanda Ferguson
Music Director / Gene Slayter
Costume Design / Karen Garibay, Teresa Young, Kristina Seleshanko, Becky Croson-LaChapelle
Set Design / William Campbell
Prop Design / Mary Graham, Amanda Ferguson, Larry Smith, Christopher Tom
Ballroom Choreography / Marty Martin
Historic Advisor / Bob Rubino
Light Design / Amanda Ferguson
Light Operator / Jeffery Egbert
Sound Design / Richard Reaksecker
Sound Operator / Richard Reaksecker
Stage Manager / Amanda Haskins
Stage Crew / Heidi Turnquist
Spot Operators / Alexi Seleshanko, Richard Gillespie
Photography / Larry Smith
Poster & Program Design / BizWorks