The Man
Glenn Miller escorts his mother, left, and wife, Helen
Alton Glenn Miller hated the name his parents, Louis and Mattie Lou Miller, gave him at birth on March 1, 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa. He preferred to be called “Glenn” and by the time he disappeared in 1944 his name was synonymous with big band music.
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Lindy Jiving in Windsor
‘BUGLE BOY’ is NOW TOURING
the UK receiving fantastic early Reviews from Critics and Great Audience Comments; hailing ”Bugle Boy a Triumph”
Playwright
Den Stevenson
Sixty years after Glenn Miller’s plane went down under mysterious circumstances his melodies lived again in the first musical ever to be staged in the United States. “Bugle Boy,” based on the life and music of the 1940s-era iconic showman bandleader, which put its audiences “in the mood” for a night of nostalgic melodies and memories.
Bringing ” Bugle Boy” to an American stage had been the dream of its creator, British playwright Den Stevenson.
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Bugle Boy
Written By: Lynda Moncaster
There is great news for all the masses of Glenn Miller fans. Den Stevenson, writer of Bugle Boy, has agreed a second tour of his musical for 2012. I caught up with Den to ask what we can expect for this new tour.
Bugle Boy traces the life of Glenn Miller from leaving college to play in various bands, including his own, as he searches tirelessly for over twenty years, with the constant support and love of his wife Helen, for a unique band sound. When he eventually succeeds in his quest, he and his family only enjoy the fruits of fame for three short years. When America joins the Second World War, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, he joins the Army, forms the subsequently famed A.E.F Band and flies to Europe to play to the Armed Forces; then goes missing in mysterious circumstances.
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