The Radioplay Hour - LIVE : Miracle on 34th Street was performed to a live audience, with audience participation, at historic Bankfoot House, situated on the Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. This light, charming, delightfully funny and captivating Christmas story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, where it focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa!
Show Notes
The Radioplay Hour - LIVE : Miracle on 34th Street was performed to a live audience, with audience participation, at historic Bankfoot House, situated on the Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
Unfortunately our original audio recording didn't work as well as we hoped, but we were able to use audio from video taken of the show. On this recording, which has been edited, you will hear the audience participate in creating some vocal sound effects and saying some lines. If you would like to see The Radioplay Hour - Live to find out what was missed, keep an eye out on our website for future live shows!
This recreation of of 1947 radio broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street had the following cast in vocal order.
NATHAN SCHULZ (THE DRAMA MERCHANT) - Announcer / FRED GAILEY, a lawyer / CHARLEY, a friend of the judge / MISS PRONG, a secretary
JULIA MESROBIAN - DORIS WALKER, of Macy's department store /
KIT SIVYER - SHELLHAMMER, public relations / R. H. MACY, owner / MARA, the Assistant District Attorney /
POSTMAN / TOMMY, the Maras' son
GEORGINA MCDONALD - SUSAN WALKER, her daughter
JOHN FITZPATRICK - KRIS KRINGLE, who is Santa Claus
CECILE CAMPBELL - LIBBY COLLINS / DR. PIERCE / JUDGE / MORT’S MUM / ALFRED / MRS. MARA
DOUG KENNEDY - MR. SAWYER, obnoxious person in personnel / LOUIE
The Gentleman's Association includes musicians:
Pierce on keys
Jake on tenor / soprano sax
Noah on bass
Pete on drums
and our musical director
Jack on trumpet
Doc love from Motet Creative Studios was our sound engineer for the night.
The radio show is based on the movie of the same name, which starred old time Hollywood stars such as Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn.
What is The Radioplay Hour ?
From the 1920s to 1950s, sitting around the radio – or wireless as some called it – to take in a popular series or variety programs was a family ritual…. Join The Drama Merchant and his cast as they bring back the listening experience, and fuel the imagination with recreations of old radio drama's with live sound effects, interviews, historical news updates, some times old ads and local musical talent in the guise of The Radioplay Hour!