Bandstand Pays Homage to the Challenges Facing Returning Veterans
A couple of weeks ago, my wife, my daughter and I had the awesome pleasure to see a video presentation of Bandstand, presented by Fathom Events. Fathom had shot video of two live performances of this Broadway musical to put together an amazing video presentation of this live event. The presentation is then shown in several movie theaters across the country. Thus, we were able to watch a Broadway show on a Tuesday evening at a local theater for a fraction of the cost of a Broadway ticket. Bandstand is an original musical composed by Richard Oberacker with book and lyrics by Oberacker and Rob Taylor. Directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton), the show opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017, running 24 previews and 166 performances. The show closed on September 17, 2017. The musical tells the story of a group of veterans returning to the United States after World War II. The veterans struggle to settle into a norm...