FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
Celebrates 25 Years on the Air over WCLV

On Saturday, June 28th, Footlight Parade,
the weekly show of Broadway and Hollywood
music, hosted by Bill Rudman, observed its
25th anniversary with a benefit at Cain Park
in Cleveland Heights. Alma Theatre wasl 
the site of a two-hour special taping
featuring some the area's foremost musical
theatre talent presenting songs and comedy.
Rudman and Robert Conrad  hosted.. 
The program will air on WCLV, 
July 26 at 5:00 PM.

                                                                                                                                                           Originally called Broadway Melodies, the show featuring the best of Broadway and
Hollywood has been nationally syndicated since 1998, currently on some
80 stations A version called On the Aisle is heard twice weekly on XM Satellite
Radio. The WCLV broadcast is Saturdays at 6:00 PM,

Cain Park's Alma Theatre was sold out for the special two hour presentation,
which featured eleven of the Cleveland area's most talented theatrical performers,
in addition to Rudman and Conrad. Most of the material for the broadcast was 
written by Cleveland's leading playwright Eric Coble. Other performers were
Daniel  Hahn, Parick Janson, Jodi Maile Kirk, Nancy Maier (pianist), Maryann
Nagel, Fabio Polanco, Tina Stump and Greg Violand.

Here are some snapshots from the show:

Greg Violand and Tina Stump in a skit in
which Queen Latifah explains her
forthcoming appearance in the title
role of Annie.

Bill Rudman interviewing Dr.
Theopholis Pedanto (Eric Cobel)
about his theory that  Ole Man
River is really an indictment
of the cigarette industry - 
"Ole Man River Just Keeps
Rollin; Along."     

Music director Nancy Maier.