ATLANTA, here we come! A Prairie Home Companion 50th Anniversary Tour November 8thTHIS WILL BE THE 20TH CONCERT OF OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOURTHE PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW is a performance celebrating the half-century milestone of Garrison Keillor’s one-of-a-kind radio broadcast, which first hit the airways in July of 1974. Expect a look back at the show’s origins in Minnesota and a sampling of Keillor’s droll stand-up on the beauty of being in his eighties. Comedy sketches might include favorites like “Lutheran Air,” “POEM,” or “Duane’s Mom,” or a word or two from the Catchup Advisory Board or Coffee. And perhaps a commercial for Powdermilk Biscuits on this subject: Cheerfulness Is a Choice. The Royal Academy of Actors (with sound-effects wizard Fred Newman) will be there, along with music director/keyboardist Richard Dworsky leading the band. Count on songs, jokes, the grand audience sing-along intermission, and of course, the latest News from Lake Wobegon (where the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average). You’re on the free list for Garrison Keillor and Friends newsletter and Garrison Keillor’s Podcast. For the full experience, become a paying subscriber and receive The Back Room newsletter, which includes monologues, photos, archived articles, videos, and much more, including a discount at our store on the website. Questions: admin@garrisonkeillor.com |