Cameron Cumbee stars as Tom, with “Bill” and Artistic Director Angela Powell Walker. Photo by Phil Groshong.
Artistic Director, Angela Powell Walker, chats with The Rusty Griswolds about their memories of the show and excitement about performing with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.
Based on the Emmy® Award-winning Saturday morning animated educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon which aired on ABC-TV from the 1970’s -1980’s, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. hits the Taft Theatre stage with a rock-and-roll revue, headed up by local rock sensations, The Rusty Griswolds! Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “Just A Bill,” “Three is a Magic Number,” and “Conjunction Junction.”
Public performances of SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE JR run Feb. 13-21. You can click here for more information.
