The 1940’s Radio Hour
The Christmas Musical
Book by Walton Jones. Based on an idea by Walton Jones and Carol Lees. Music by various composers.
Dec 1,2,3,8,9,10 @ 7:30pm and 4,11 @2:30pm
This holiday season, bring your family to a new Christmas tradition: The 1940’s Radio Hour. Full of dancing, singing, laughter, and some of the greatest 1940s songs ever written, including “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Jingle Bells,” “Blue Moon” and the unforgettable “Merry Little Christmas.” Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane into a backdrop of World War II, setting the stage for swinging big band music and old fashioned situation comedy of a bygone year. It’s Christmastime in 1942 when pop music meant "Strike Up the Band" and "Ain’t She Sweet." A harassed producer copes with a drunk lead singer, the delivery boy wants a chance in front of the mike, the torch singer raises temperatures in the studio, and the trumpet playing sound effects man chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller. A Christmas must!
Alumni VIP Reception – Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. performance
CU alumni are invited to spend intermission like a VIP with Alumni Relations as we celebrate the theatre department! Whether you were involved on stage, back stage or as a faithful audience member, you are a part of the legacy of CU theatre excellence. In appreciation of your commitment to CU theatre, we have a space reserved just for you! Reconnect with other alumni and the alumni relations staff as you enjoy refreshments that take their cues from 1940s Radio Hour!