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The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show! From review by Jean Hagen, Tahlequah Daily Press Listen up all you “hep cats,” ‘cause this is “Solid, Jackson!” The Fabulous Forties comes to life with Laurette Willis starring in The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show! It’s 1945 and America’s No. 1 variety show is “The Radio Variety Hour” broadcasting LIVE from New York City. The program’s hostess is the lovely Miss Katherine St. Clare, “star of Broadway stage and screen.” Actually, it’s the setting for The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show, the hilarious comedy written by and starring Laurette Willis of DoveTale Productions. This one-woman show features “The Woman of 101 Voices” in a tour de force that will leave audiences laughing and asking themselves, “How did she do all that?” Big Band music ushers the audience back in time to east coast radio station WAKY (pronounced “wacky”) only moments before America’s favorite variety show is broadcast live into millions of homes throughout all 48 states. This particular evening, however, there is one slight problem. All of the actors, announcers and technicians have just gone on strike – even the sound effects man and the orchestra, “Winky McFarland and the Eyesores!”  So – it’s up to Katherine, portrayed by Willis, with help from the audience, to keep the show on the air. With all the pluck and bravado of a Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney classic, volunteers help out by reading hilarious scripts for commercials and serials “on the air.” Willis surprises the audience with a seemingly limitless variety of voices to cover for the numerous actors on strike – everything from a Brooklynese mobster to jungle bird calls; a police siren to cartoon character Betty Boop. Willis’ rich contralto voice keeps things moving with such toe-tapping melodies as “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” and “Dixie Melody.” Her “solo duet” as both Katherine and Betty Boop is a hoot. Willis, who has performed on the New York stage, in Asia for the U.S.O., as well as for television and films, says The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show is one of her favorite shows. “I wrote this show to be able to showcase some of the great ‘40s songs I love to sing, as well as highlight the wonderful nuttiness of ‘40s ‘screwball comedy,’” said Willis. “I get to be ‘wacky,’ doing some of the off-the-wall voices and sound effects I’ve done since I was a kid – like the jungle bird calls that used to drive my mother up the wall!” Laurette says 1940s comedienne Betty Hutton is her inspiration for the character of Katherine St. Clare – “singer, dancer, actress, and wonderfully wacky!” The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show is truly a “blast from the past” full of entertainment, delightful surprises and fun. Click HERE For Descriptions of Keynote Presentations and Seminars Including: Fitness for His Witness (featuring PraiseMoves™) Personality Puzzle, Becoming a Vessel of Honor, Leadership Skills, Drama and more! Other Shows Available: Scripture comes to life as you meet some of the Bible’s most compelling ladies. Choose from among Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Priscilla and Ruth in the critically acclaimed one-woman musical drama Great Women of the Bible. You may prefer Susanna Wesley, the mother of John and Charles Wesley, or Sister Aimee (Aimee Semple McPherson). Perhaps wacky comedy is the order of the day. Take a nostalgic musical comedy look at the 1940s in The Nutty ‘40s Radio Show. Be a member of the studio audience on the day everything goes wrong – and become part of the show! Hear for yourself why Laurette’s nickname is “The Woman of 101 Voices!” For information on how to bring Laurette to your town for The Nutty ’40s Radio Show or any of her other shows or seminars, please CONTACT us.		“Welcome to W-A-K-Y (Wacky!) Radio!!!” Laurette is “Miss Katherine St. Clare,” your charming hostess for 1945 America’s #1 Radio Show – LIVE from New York!