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The Dying End?: A Joe Bev Radio Drama Audiobook

In this post-Apocalyptic drama, Ten is unfrozen and guided into an unfamiliar world by caretaker Barnstormer Pfaff. This original radio play was written by Daws Butler (Yogi Bear) and produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua. "Joe Bev" is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film and television, as a producer, director, writer, actor, and even cartoonist. Since 1980, Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio, Sirius XM Radio and others. In 2012, Bevilacqua signed an exclusive distribution deal with Blackstone Audio, for his more than 40 years of audio work. He is releasing hundreds of hours of audio documentaries, comedies, dramas, autobiographies and more. Not content to hide behind his microphone, Bevilacqua will be seen acting in the upcoming feature films: "The Green Blade Rises" directed by A.J. Edwards, "The Fly Room" directed by Alexis Gambis, "Cold in July" directed by Jim Mickle, and "Hits" directed by David Cross. Bevilacqua is the 2013 recipient of the Kean University Distinguished Alumni Award. His documentary "Lady Bird Johnson Legacy of a First Lady won the 2001 New York Festivals Award". He won a 2007 New York Festivals Awards for his "Tribute to Joe Barbera" which aired on NPR s All Things Considered. And his NPR Weekend Edition story "A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua" won the 2004 National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award.

Daws Butler (Author), Joe Bevilacqua, Peter Cummings, Rick Ramos (Narrator)

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The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: The XM Satellite Years

Now available in one collection for you to enjoy! Long before Sgt. Lefty and the Camp Waterlogg gang took over, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour residents were parody versions of Mysteries (Sherlock Holmes), Old-time Radio (The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, etc.), SCI-FI (Willoughby and the Professor), Superheroes (Teaman and Polfroon), and more. "Those were the XM years," explains Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev), who not only produced Comedy-O-Rama, but also wrote and voiced 80% of the productions, which aired four years on XM Satellite Radio. Joe Bev, explains, "The idea started in 1996 as a website paying tribute to old-time comedians. When XM Program Direct Steve Karesh asked me to turn the website into a weekly radio show, I wrote many hours of radio theater, complete with sound effects and music. Many others contributed and ended up making 60 hours worth!" The original scripted Comedy-O-Rama came to a conclusion in 2008, a victim of the SiriusXM merger. During the show's hiatus, Joe Bev created a number of other successful radio shows, including The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, The Joe Bev Experience, Cartoon Carnival, and The Joe Bev Audio Theater, all still produced and running today on many radio stations, as well as podcasts. In 2012, Joe Bev revamped The Comedy-O-Rama Hour as an totally improvised radio theater experience involving the fictional Camp Waterlogg. Over 70 hours of those have since been produced, and all are available, under separate titles, from Blackstone Audio. "Great parodies of old-time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians, and wonderful voice acting, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt."-Steve Karesh, Program Director, Sirius-XM Satellite Radio

Charles Dawson Butler, Emmanuel Adeleye, Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Pedro Pablo Sacristan, Robert J. Cirasa (Author), A Full Cast, Alison Nead, B. H. Barry, Cathi Tully, Charlie Morrow, David Garland, Ed Hyland, Gwendolyn Lewis, Henry J. Quinn, James Patrick Cronin, Jan Meredith, Jay Snyder, Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Margaret Juntwait, Mitchell Pearson, Peter Cummings, Peter Nevargic, Rick Ramos, Thomas Babkowski, Vernon Morris, William Melillo (Narrator)

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The Ology of Isms: A Nigerian Twist on The Emperor's New Clothes

The Ology of Isms is a Nigerian twist on Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes," written by Nigerian playwright Emmanuel Adeleye. This radio theater production is produced by Joe Bevilacqua and features sound effects, music, and a full cast. Emmanuel Adeleye was born in Nigeria in 1961. After graduating high school, he worked with the Nigerian Television Authority and with the Federation Radio Corporation of Nigeria as a playwright, actor, and artist. He then came to the United States, where he studied theater at Kean College (now Kean University) in Union, New Jersey. In 1981 Adeleye teamed with Joe Bevilacqua to create The Ology of Isms, his first radio play ever presented in the United States. It first aired on WKNJ Radio and later on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio. Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, actor, and even cartoonist. In 1971 Bevilacqua's father bought him a cassette recorder, on which he created his first audio story: Willoughby and the Professor. He acted all the voices himself at the age of twelve. In 1975 Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward cartoon characters, dubbed himself Joe Bev's personal mentor after hearing a 120-minute cassette of Bev's Willoughby improvisations. Since 1980, Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio, Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, and others.

Emmanuel Adeleye, Hans Christian Andersen (Author), A Full Cast, Emmanuel Adeleye, James Patrick Cronin, Joe Bevilacqua, Peter Cummings (Narrator)

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New & Old Time Radio

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua, New & Old Time Radio is a collection of radio dramas and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows. The New Stories of Old-Time Radio: Volume One, Set One Produced, directed, and voiced by Joe Bevilacqua, with Lorie Kellogg, this is the first anthology of new fiction based on the beloved old-time radio characters and shows. The New Stories of Old-Time Radio: “Fibber McGee” and “Duffy’s Tavern” A follow-up to the first volume, this radio theater production features two new old-time radio stories, complete with sound effects and music. Old-Time Radio Parodies: The Best of Comedy-O-Rama Hour, Season Two Producer Joe Bevilacqua parodies some of the most beloved old-time radio shows, including The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and War of the Worlds.

Joe Bevilacqua, Robert J. Cirasa, William Melillo (Author), A Full Cast, Alison Nead, Aundrae Dair, Cathleen Tully, Jim Folly, Joan Bierschenk, Joe Bevilacqua, Kenny Savoy, Lorie Kellogg, Paul Salomone, Peter Cummings, Peter Nevargic, Rick Ramos, Vernon Morris, William Melillo (Narrator)

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New & Old Time Radio

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua, The New Stories of Old Time Radio is a collection of radio dramas and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows. The New Stories of Old Time Radio: Volume One, Set One Produced, directed, and voiced by Joe Bevilacqua, with Lorie Kellogg, this is the first anthology of new fiction based on the beloved old-time radio characters and shows. The New Stories of Old Time Radio: 'Fibber McGee' and 'Duffy's Tavern' A follow-up to the first volume, this radio theater production features two new old-time radio stories, complete with sound effects and music. Old Time Radio Parodies: The Best of Comedy-O-Rama Hour, Season Two Producer Joe Bevilacqua parodies some of the most beloved old-time radio shows, including The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and War of the Worlds.

Joe Bevilacqua, Robert J. Cirasa, William Melillo (Author), A Full Cast, Alison Nead, Aundrae Dair, Cathleen Tully, Jim Folly, Joan Bierschenk, Kenny Savoy, Lorie Kellogg, Paul Salomone, Peter Cummings, Peter Nevargic, Rick Ramos, Vernon Morris (Narrator)

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The Pace of Youth: The Classic Short Story

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, Stephen Crane produced a wealth of other stories that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This adaptation of Crane’s classic short story “The Pace of Youth” was produced with wonderful sound effects and music by veteran radio theater producer Joe Bevilacqua, who is joined in the fine cast by William Melillo, Cathi Tully, Peter Cummings, and Leslie Spital.

Stephen Crane (Author), A Full Cast, Bill Melillo, Cathleen Tully, Joe Bevilacqua, Leslie Spital, Peter Cummings (Narrator)

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Old-Time Radio Parodies

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations! These are not old-time radio shows but incredible simulations! Created by veteran audio theater producer Joe Bevilacqua, these humorous half-hours take off on such classic old time radio shows as The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, War of the Worlds, Suspense, and The Jack Benny Program. The fine cast includes Joe Bevilacqua, Rick Ramos, Alison Nead, Cathi Tully, William Melillo, Jay Snyder, Peter Cummings, Thomas Babakowski, Peter Nevargic, and James Cronin. Stories include “The Silhouette,” “The Old Ranger,” “The Red Hornet,” “Brute Ballingham, Private Detective,” “Suspension: Waiting for Rochester—to Stop,” and “War of the Welles.”

Joe Bevilacqua, Robert Cirasa, Robert J. Cirasa, William Melillo (Author), A Full Cast, Alison Nead, Cathleen Tully, Joe Bevilacqua, Peter Cummings, Peter Nevargic, Rick Ramos, Vernon Morris (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Peter Cummings