War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of WW II - DVD

A musical journey through a war that redefined the world. The production is a warm reminiscence and a harrowing reminder of a time when the whole world seemed upside down.

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War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II was recently filmed by UNC-TV, North Carolina's statewide public television station to air as a companion piece to the epic WWII documentary series THE WAR by legendary filmmaker Ken Burns. The edited-for-television version premiered December 11 as part of UNC-TV's North Carolina WWII documentary project and is scheduled for national distribution through American Public Television*.

EbzB Productions presents: WAR BONDS: The Songs and Letters of World War II -- a musical journey through a war that redefined the world. This multi-media living history cabaret is interspersed with personal letters from the front and headline news of the period. The production is a warm reminiscence and a harrowing reminder of a time when the whole world seemed upside down.

Award winning artists David zum Brunnen and Serena Ebhardt fill the stage with wartime memories and tunes. Actual veterans stories create a sentimental journey back through the days when blackouts and rationing were a small sacrifice in order to obtain freedom. A time when Rosie the Riveter discovered she could take care of herself; a time when African-Americans, who were segregated at home, integrated abroad to became heros; and when a man's only wish was to be home for Christmas. WAR BONDS: The Songs and Letters of World War II explores the dark side of war and the strange juxtaposition of the light hearted, popular tunes of the time. Musical Director, Julie Florin recreates a nostalgic score of familiar tunes. Twenty-two songs of the period lift the mood -- even as the atrocities of war are described. This family show allows the "greatest generation" to celebrate, as the next "greatest generation" contemplates.

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World War II, history, military, Musical, Cabaret, DVD, 1940's, movie, War, Theater