Hailee Joanette, Cole Siebels, Jillian LeBel, Myah Myers, Hailey Weber and Anton Skamperle, above, will portray the St. Lawrence Darlings.

OGDENSBURG -- St. John’s Conservatory Theater will present a musical comedy spoof on the great radio variety shows of the 1940s, “The New Variety Show.”

Rehearsals began in February and the musical plays March 6 to 8 at the St. John’s Parish House, corner of Knox and Franklin streets.

Local talent from Ogdensburg, Heuvelton, Canton, and Gouverneur make up the cast. They include Cole Siebels, Hailey Weber, Dee Bellinger, Anton Skamperle, Jillian LeBel, Hailee Joanette, Myah Myers, and Payten Walsh as the St. Lawrence Darlings, similar to the Mickey Mouse Club. It also stars Ryan Woodard as Elmer Fiddle and the Faddles, Ryan C. McNally as Max Windell and his Wandering Sax, Allexa Hooper as Loretta Ray, Taylor Morrill as Bobby Starbrite, Christopher Dwyer and Angela Conzone Dwyer as the big apple sweethearts Peggy and Perry Page, Stephen Chambers as Father O’Maley, Joel Burke as announcer Phil Wilson and Richard O’Donnell, who goes by R. O’Donnell, as host Waldo Fern.

The show includes the St. Lawrence Darlings and backed by the Oswegatchie Band.

Written and directed by R. O’Donnell, featuring some of the greatest hits of the era, the play has musical direction and vocal arrangements by Angela Conzone Dwyer, additional orchestrations by Ryan C. McNally and set and prop designs by Stephen Chambers and Ann Losurdo.

Showtimes March 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and March 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15 at the door (suggested donation), or $10 at newvarietyshow.brownpapertickets.com.