The Virtual Jack Benny Convention
The Beverly Hills Beavers:
- Jimmy Baird
- H.B. Barnum
- Tiger Farfara
- Harry Shearer (yes, Harry Shearer!)
- Stuffy Singer
- Beverly Washburn
- John Wilder
The Violinists:
- Stuart Canin (yes, Stuart Canin!)
- Doris Dodge
- Teresa Dodge
- Talia Toni Marcus
- Jay Rosen
The experts:
- William Cairns
- Zach Eastman
- Kathy Fuller-Seeley
- Johnny Holmes
- Walden Hughes
- Leonard Maltin
- Geoffery Mark
- John Matthews
- Hope Sears
Cast family members:
- Michael Rudolph, Bobby Blumofe, and Joanna Blumofe Meiseles (Jack’s grandkids)
- Evangela (Eddie “Rochester”) Anderson
- Maggie (Dennis Day) McEniry
- Alice and Phyllis Harris
- Noel (Mel) Blanc
- Dennis (Andy) Devine
- Kelly (Jimmy) Stewart
The Cast:
- Ivan Curry
- Joan Del Mar
- Jeanine Roose (played Phil’s daughter)
- Anne Whitfield (Ford Theatre “Horn Blows at Midnight”)
- Richard Williams (Quiz Kids)
Plus recreations from:
- Gregg Oppenheimer’s production of “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” with guest Jack Benny
- Atlanta Radio Theatre Company doing a recreation and an original Benny script by Brad Strickland
- And more in the works!
All times listed are Pacific Standard Time
Friday, 2/12
5:00 PM – Beverly Hills Beavers
6:45 PM – Break
7:00 PM – Jack Benny’s “Lost Broadcasts” of 1932: A panel discussion (and recreation)
with Kathy Fuller-Seeley, John Henderson, Darrel Lantz, Terry Phillips and special guest Todd Bentzel
Saturday, 2/13
9:00 AM – Welcome to Waukegan!
9:05 AM – If Jack did a Christmas Carol by Razzmatazz Radio
9:40 AM – Break
10:00 AM – Maggie (Dennis) Day
10:45 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Joan Del Mar, Ivan Curry, Anne Whitfield, Jeanine Roose
11:45 AM – Break
12:00 PM – Stuart Canin
1:00 PM – Break
1:30 PM – Alice and Phyllis Harris
2:15 PM – Break
2:30 PM – Atlanta Radio recreation – original script
3:15 PM – Jack Benny film legacy with Zach Eastman, Leonard Maltin, and Kathy Fuller-Seeley
4:15 PM – Break
4:30 PM – Richard Williams (Quiz Kids)
5:00 PM – Gregg Oppenheimer’s Burns and Allen recreation
6:30 PM – Break
7:00 PM – Kelly (Jimmy) Stewart
Sunday, 2/14
9:00 AM – Scarsdale High School recreation
9:45 AM – Break
10:00 AM – Evangela (Eddie) Anderson
10:45 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Atlanta Radio recreation
11:45 AM – Break
12:00 PM – Benny family panel
1:00 PM – The Young Violinists: Toni Marcus, Doris Dodge, Teresa Dodge, and Jay Rosen
1:45 PM – Break
2:00 PM – What’s My Line with Geoffery Mark and Zach Eastman (concept by Scott Brill)
3:00 PM – Jack’s influence on comedians with Hope Sears
3:30 PM – Noel (Mel) Blanc
4:15 PM – Break
4:30 PM – Dennis (Andy) Devine
5:15 PM – Break
5:30 PM – Jack Benny in the 1940s with William Cairns
6:30 PM – The Glowing Dial with John Matthews
7:30 PM – “Tiger” Farfara (Beavers) interview (prerecorded)