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Local Talents Collaborate To Present "Believe: The Musical"

When former Cleveland Browns running back Archie Herring decided to turn his children's book The Three Magi: Quest for the Christmas Word, Love and Peace into a musical, he turned to Winston-Salem composer Bill Stevens. Bill in turn reached out to his father Bill Sr. to help re-imagine the story for the stage. The result is BELIEVE, THE MUSICAL, an original musical about the true meaning of Christmas. The world premiere opens this weekend featuring performances by 30 Triad-area children and adults including acclaimed bass baritone Jason McKinney and Universal artist Becca Stevens. BELIEVE, THE MUSICAL opens Friday, December 4th at SECCA in Winston-Salem where it will run through Sunday the 6th. 

David Ford speaks with Music Director Bill Stevens who is joined in the studio by his father James William Stevens.

 

 

Before his arrival in the Triad, David had already established himself as a fixture in the Austin, Texas arts scene as a radio host for Classical 89.5 KMFA. During his tenure there, he produced and hosted hundreds of programs including Mind Your Music, The Basics and T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness, It's Familiar, which each won international awards in the Fine Arts Radio Competition. As a radio journalist with 88.5 WFDD, his features have been recognized by the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Inc., Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals, and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. David has written and produced national stories for NPR, KUSC and CPRN in Los Angeles and conducted interviews for Minnesota Public Radio's Weekend America.

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