OGDENSBURG -- St. John’s Conservatory Theater opens their fifth season with the musical comedy “The New Variety Radio Show” based on the popular variety radio shows of the 1940s.

“The New Variety Radio Show,” which offers everything from popular 40’s musical hits to fast-paced sketch comedy opens this Thursday April 5 at the OFA George Hall Auditorium.

A tribute to the golden age of radio, “The New Variety Radio Show” presents a cavalcade of fictitious personalities such as Peggy Page played by Angela Conzone Dwyer, Stella Star played by Shelly Murdock, Curley Dimple played by Maddison Cameron, and Ernie Rooster played by Stephen Chambers. Together they present their famous on-air characters Baby Noodles, Daddy Dumplings, Father O’Malley, Sister Hellen Wheels, Elmer Fiddle and the Faddles, and Max and Mickey Wendell and their battling saxes.

Hosted by a comedian à la Bob Hope named Waldo Fern played by Richard O’Donnell, and his wacky sidekick Mr. Wilson played by Brandon Bogart, they’re joined in the WKNY studio by the St. Lawrence Darlings (think Mouseketeers), which perform a variety of comedy sketches, popular songs, soulful ballads, and tap numbers accompanied by The Oswegatchie Orchestra.

The St. Lawrence Darlings are played by Peyton Brown (Massena), Maddison Cameron (Heuvelton), Evelyn Davis (Ogdensburg), Jillian LeBel (Ogdensburg), Macy Murdock (Ogdensburg), Myah Myers (Ogdensburg), Gabriella Ott (Ogdensburg), Cadence Payne (Ogdensburg), Delia Payne (Ogdensburg), Gerard Powers (Ogdensburg), Logan Carr (Ogdensburg), Hailee Jackson (Heuvelton), Christopher Rodriguez (Ogdensburg), and Hailey Weber (Ogdensburg).

An original North Country theater company, St. John’s Conservatory Theater offers the Ogdensburg community four seasonal (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter) all-original musicals. SJCT productions are fully staged, costumed, and orchestrated, and include a book (story and dialogue), music and lyrics.

“The New Variety Radio Show” runs April 5-8 at the OFA George Hall Auditorium. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m., with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $15 at the door (suggested donation), or $10 at brownpapertickets.com.

For more information, visit St. John’s Conservatory Theater’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stjohnsconservatorytheater or www.newvarietyradioshow.brownpapertickets.com.