Home Photo Galleries   • 2000-2009   • 1990-1999   • 1980-1989   • 1979   • 1978   • 1977   • 1976   • 1975   • 1974   • 1973   • 1972   • 1971   • 1970   • 1960-1969   • 1950-1959   • 1949   • 1948   1975 The All New Show! The Twenty-Eighth Year: April 25 and 26, 1975 Producer: Bob Steinhilber Director: John Campbell Assistant Director: Al Benone Script: John Campbell, Al Benone, Fred Fenton, Larry Logue Musical Director: Bob Adolphe Choreographers: Yvonne Rodriguez, Jackie Larson Set/Prop Design and Poster/Program Art: Cliff Prothero By Jill Benone: The truth is that everyone was heartily sick and tired of recycling scripts, there was revolution brewing, and the old guard was changing. The show, without any new blood or new ideas, was beginning to turn in on itself, and became an in joke. (Someone wanted to name a character "Hem.R. Roids.) Funny to those onstage, but not funny to the kids (or anyone else) in the audience. This show was the first attempt to break away from the "clique" mentality. New skits were written and the elaborate sets were simplified, which cut down on the extremely time-consuming and clumsy set changes. The show was divided into skits, a return to the beginnings. "A Hard Day at the Principal’s Office" (Steve Smith throwing darts) was succeeded by "Monolith Films" (a Charlie Chaplin bit). "Here Comes the Judge" was a resurrected vaudeville skit, with various nefarious characters sentenced by a slightly questionable jurist. "The Magician" couldn’t perform magic. "A Touch of Class" was a dance number led into by "Lida Rose". The script page firmly states "these singers are not part of the regular singers". The Mad Scientist was a Dr. Doctor M.A.D. (assisted by Igor) "The Bumbling Circus" introduced the Flying Zeppolinis, who couldn’t fly, and "The Mardi Gras" was an extravaganza ending in the Can-Can. The program was still all over the place, but the old mold had been, if not broken, at least cracked. There were new people, and the Steering Committee, under pressure by the PTA and displeased audience members, was willing to try fixing their floundering show.