Swingtime Canteen

Christmas, 1944 at American Heartland Theater in Crown Center Kansas City, MO

Pictured in all shots above and
identified from left to right in the top right picture:
Jennifer Mays, Patty Tiffany, K.J. Johnson Cast: Allison Sneegas Borberg (Jo) Patty Tiffany (Marian) Amy Jones (Topeka [conductor] )
K.J. Johnson (Lilly) Jinnifer Mays (Katie)
with
Harold Steinhardt on reeds Daniel O'Brien on horn Steve Hicks on bass ---- Direction: Michael Vodde Associate Musical Direction: Anthony T. Edwards and Amy Jones Scenic Design: Keith Brumley Lighting Design: Shane Rowse Costume Design: Mary Traylor Set Construction: Design Production Services Sound Design: Joe Payne Stage Management: Wiliam J. Christie, Edward Warren Property Design: William J. Christie The musical's run is from 6 November 1998 to 10 January 1999. This is a nostalgic musical with songs from 1944. The setting is Christmas time, 1944 and the cast play members of the Hollywood Canteen who've been sent to entertain troops in wartime London. For those of you who are dancers, especially swing dancers,
you might get in on the action for one of the first numbers
when the "girls of the canteen" head into their audience
of soldiers (you) to bring up three of the "boys" to
dance with on stage. No worry, it isn't fancy. Just fun. So volunteer. Otherwise, not much dancing but nice music and a nice time. I make that point only because this is a dance web site. Those of us who are used to dancing all-night through, even during band breaks, tend to think anything less than full personal participation in the music (dancing, not watching) is just not enough. For this one we might just relax and enjoy.