RIGHT: Jon Peterson leads the ensemble in the production number "The Man Who Owns Broadway" choreographed by Justin Boccitto. The number displays George M. Cohan's popularity in the news and the public.
LEFT: Hal Blankenship as Jerry, Jon Peterson as George, Joan Jaffe as Nellie, and Dawne Swearingen as Josie play the Cohan family. George Cohan always said his family was the "constant in his life".
RIGHT: George Cohan and his loving parents perform a dance step in a musical number from "The George M. Cohan Revue". Some other tunes in the production include "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Over There".
LEFT: Mother and daughter, Joan Jaffe and Dawne Swearingen, comfort Georgie. The closeness of the Cohan family inpired George to create the most famous of all curtain speaches: "My father thanks you, my mother thanks you, my sister thanks you. and I thank you...." Playwright/author, Chip Deffaa directs "The George M. Cohan Revue" in addition to writing and producing the show.
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