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Set in the nostalgic 1940�s, this play-within-a-play takes the audience on a magical ride between reality and fantasy. The vibrant songs range from boogie-woogie to romantic to patriotic to the sizzling Latin beat.
Onstage, the actors are rehearsing a lighthearted musical, Radio Rhythm. Backstage the actors� lives are not as simple as the optimistic characters they play.
Gabriel is a struggling producer depressed over his failures and loss of his son at Pearl Harbor. As a last ditch effort, he is producing Radio Rhythm in a rundown New York theater. His counterpart in the fantasy is Bernie Bernard, the neurotic manager of K.L.O.V., a Los Angeles radio station. To launch the station, Bernie invites the Latin hot tamale, Lupe Lopez, to perform along with six winners of a talent contest. Bernie�s plans for the big broadcast go haywire when Nails Diamond and his machine-gun toting gang take over the radio station.
The sarcastic Jimmy is Gabriel�s assistant in real life. He has many jobs to keep the show (and Gabe) going. In the musical, Jimmy plays different roles from a smooth talking bandleader to a cocky gangster to the hot tamale herself.
The backstage drama includes Susan and Niles, a married couple who have lost their careers and romance. In the musical, Susan plays an enterprising sales girl on the brink of success. Niles plays Nails Diamond who doesn�t take �no� for an answer.
In the backstage drama, there�s also Rosabelle, an ex-vaudeville stripper and Murray, a comedian, she knew in the past. Rosabelle is a woman down on her luck. Murray is an alcoholic. In the musical, Rosabelle plays a gutsy waitress dreaming of a family. Murray plays a brave police officer.
Charise is a young performer with big dreams and Harry is a young struggling actor. As Vicky and Vic in the musical, they are confident about their talent and future.
Radio Rhythm has plenty of laughs, silly plot twists and a happy-ending. As for Lupe Lopez - whatever happened to her? In real life, the actors learn from their counterparts that the show must go on�and, despite adversity, so must they.
