RIGHT: Jon Peterson leads the ensemble in the production number "The Man Who Owns Broadway" choreographed by Justin Boccitto. The number showed George M. Cohan's popularity in the news and the public.
LEFT: Hal Blankenship as Jerry, Jon Peterson as George, Joan Jaffe as Nellie, and Dawne Swearingen as Josie play the Cohan family. George Cohan always said his family was the constant in his life.
RIGHT: George Cohan and his loving parents perform a dance step in the musical number "Popularity". All the musical numbers in the show were arranged by Sterling Price-McKinney and written by George M. Cohan. Some other tunes in the production were "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Over There".
LEFT: Mother and daughter, Joan Jaffe and Dawne Swearingen, say good bye to George in an eerie finale. New York Post reviewer, Chip Deffaa directed the "Cohan.." show in addition to writing and producing the show. "George M. Cohan: In His Own Words" was part of a "Fringe"-like festival called The Chip Deffa Invitational and was performed at the Chashama Theatre on 42nd Street in Manhattan.
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