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Once upon a time, there were four guys who loved to sing. The out-of-fashion and fictitious Plaids were lovable losers who met in their high school audio-visual club and discovered that they shared an affection for music and entertaining. So, they got together and dreamed of becoming like their idols -- The Four Aces, The Four Lads, The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts. They rehearsed in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company. It was there that they became FOREVER PLAID -- a name that connotes the continuation of traditional values of family, home and harmony.
Although rock ‘n’ roll was racing down the fast lane like a candy apple "‘vette," FOREVER PLAID believed in
their music. They sang at family gatherings, fund-raisers, and eventually graduated to supermarket openings and proms. They supported their fantasy by holding down day jobs and after devoting nights and weekends to their singing, they finally landed their first big break at the Airport Hilton Cocktail Bar -- The Fusel-Lounge. Sadly, however, as they were en-route to pick up their custom-made Plaid Tuxedoes, they were slammed broadside by a school bus filled with teen-age girls on their way to witness the Beatles make their U.S. television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. They were killed instantly.
Through the Power of Harmony and the Expanding Holes in the Ozone Layer in conjunction with the positions of the Planets and all that Astro-Technical stuff, they have been allowed to come back to perform the show they never got to do in life! But it won't come easy. Each questionably talented Plaid has a flaw, be it jittery nerves, indigestion, a slight speech impediment or the inability to tell his left from his right. Plus, they are shaken and confused by what the fates have done to them, nervously eyeing the audience as they stumble about trying to synchronize their clumsy choreography and uncertain four-part harmonies.
There's more to the show than just hearing well-sung versions of nostalgic tunes. It's about pursuing dreams no matter the odds as the four-some undergoes a transformation from bumbling geeks to confident performers. The audience will join
the singing actors on an engaging journey back to a more onnocent era when chaperoned teen-agers sought dreamy-eyed romance at the high school prom.
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