North Platte - “The North Platte Canteen: A Musical Miracle” will have it’s world premiere at the North Platte Community Playhouse September 27-29 and October 4-6, 2024.
Musical Theater writers Johnny Rodgers and Sue (Fabisch) Errico set their sights on the historical, inspiring story of the North Platte Canteen with a large, full-scale, professional musical. The authors, who have successes around the world, first heard about the canteen at Errico’s daughter’s college visit. “We were visiting Freed-Hardman University in Tennessee when the president of the school gave his sermon about the canteen. I had never heard of it before, so I put a reminder in my phone to research it more when I returned home,” Errico said.
And research it she did. After reading every book, article and internet post, Errico says she was “flabbergasted” by this rich and heartwarming story.