BRISTOL, Tenn. – Just in time for the holiday season, the King College theatre program will present the big band musical, “The 1940’s Radio Hour”, by Walton Jones. The play will be performed on Nov. 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 21 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on the King College campus in Bristol, Tenn.
The play revolves around the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade, an ensemble of radio performers, in the final preparations for the live holiday broadcast at the WOV studios in New York City.
“In an exciting twist, the actual audience ‘becomes’ the radio program’s live audience and gets to be a part of the show,” said Elizabeth Lee Dollar, associate professor of theatre and director of the production. “With classic numbers like ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,’ ‘Love is here to Stay,’ ‘Blues in the Night,’ and the holiday favorite ‘Have Yourself a Merry, Little Christmas,’ ‘The 1940’s Radio Hour’ promises to be a tribute to the music and memories of the ‘greatest generation.’”
The production features King College students Lance Blaylock, Ian Charles, Andy Cumbow, Ethan Fields, Cody Hafley, Will Jones, Jenson Lavallee, Cassie Luce, Nora Beth Moran, Sarah Rachel, Joshua Taylor, and Casey Worley with band members from the King College Symphonic Band under the direction of Lonny Finley, assistant professor of music. Music direction is by Shea Clay, assistant professor of music, set, lighting, and sound design is by Christopher Slaughter, associate professor of theatre, and costumes are by Tiffany Morgan and Tori Philbeck, King students. The production stage managers are Tiffany Morgan and Jonathan Leonard.
Tickets for “The 1940’s Radio Hour” are $10 general admission, $7.50 for senior citizens, $5 for students, and free for King College students, faculty, and staff with a King College ID. Tickets will be available at the Tornado Alley Shoppe in Maclellan Hall on King’s campus or at the door one hour before each performance. Seating is limited, and due to the staging, audience members cannot be seated once the performance begins.
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