Ginger chews gum constantly, but takes it out of her mouth and holds it when performing. There's B.J. Gibson, a preppy, clean-cut fellow who is aggressive about his career. B.J. always wants to know how he's doing and elicits praise from people whose opinions he respects. Wally Ferguson is also a young hopeful from Altoona, Penn., who came to New York to work for his uncle at the drugstore and hopefully to get his big break into show business. He attends every rehearsal and performance when they'll let him, and is always practicing everyone else's routines in case they ever need him.
Pops is always crotchety and foul-tempered.
Lou Cohn is the stage manager and resident big shot. Lou keeps four or five conversations going at once and all of them straight. And finally, Stanley the cable-carrying sound man who spends most his time in the control booth, munching on doughnuts and sandwiches. A great show for theatre-goers of all ages, the production has something for every generation, explains Currie. For older patrons who remember the war years, the show offers a nostaglic glimpse at the past.