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Pennsylvania Playhouse will hold auditions for “The 1940s Radio Hour” 7-9 p.m. Sept. 20-21 at the playhouse in Bethlehem. Prepare 16 bars of a ballad and an uptempo tune in the 1940s big band style.

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Yes, “A Christmas Carol” is the focus of countless performances at this time of year. But the version being done at the Granite Theatre in Westerly has a different spin to it. This one is a musical ...

Tim Blough (center) plays an actor taking the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a 1940s radio drama in Broadway Rose's production of "A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol." The cast also features (from left) Malia ...

From left, Nathan Rice as Lou Cohen, Xander Layden as Wally Fergusson, James Dean as Johnny Cantone, and Miguel Pineda as B.J. Gibson in “The 1940s Radio Hour.” Patrick Long Courtesy of Harlequin ...

After you’ve finished your dinner and listened to the usual pre-show stuff about sponsors and visiting groups, out of the corner of your eye you see an old man shlumping around the stage, checking ...

When sound effects are required in theatrical productions, shows can use recordings found on the internet. But back when radio was the primary entertainment source, Foley artists had to create every ...

When: Opening night is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14; the show continues on select Tuesdays through Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 14 “It’s a fun, easy night of classic entertainment,” said cast member ...

“The 1940’s Radio Hour” is an entertaining evening filled with nostalgia at Pennsylvania Playhouse. The show takes the audience back in time to a broadcast of the fictional Mutual Manhattan Variety ...