Wyoming Arts Council

The World War II-era musical, Swingtime Canteen, opens with a gala on Saturday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., at the WYO Theater in Sheridan. For $75, you get a ticket to the show, drinks, and heavy hors d’oeuvres.

Encores will be staged Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 25-27, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Tickets for these performances are $18 adult, $16 senior & military, $10 Student, $8 12-and-under. Call the WYO Box Office at 307-672-9084.

Here’s a description from the WYO Theater web site:

Swingtime Canteen is by Linda Thorsen Bond, William Repicci, and Charles Busch.

It’s London, 1944. Join MGM star Marian Ames and her all-girl band from the Hollywood Canteen for the rip-roaringest canteen show of them all. Swingtime Canteen, the “Star Spangled Musical Hit”, enjoyed over 300 performances Off Broadway before beginning a London production. It has since become a staple of musical theatres across the country. The show takes its inspiration from the films and personalities that helped to define the national consciousness know as “the war effort”.

In the new millennium, Swingtime Canteen fondly looks back to a time universally heralded as America’s finest hour. Featuring the real hits of 1940s swing, Swingtime Canteen brings a USO show right to the stage of the WYO Theater. The local cast and band of Sheridan’s most talented performers are led by Directors Marva Craft and Tami Davis. Special appearances by Kelly Miller Smart, Mary Jo Johnson, and Julio and Suzanne Quintana.