US ALL FROM. SEVEN SPOLLEN. THEY WERE BORN ASTRAY. OH, TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY COVERAGE. JOY MILWAUKEE HOLIDAY TRADITION RETURNS TONIGHT TO THE HISTORIC PABST THEATER. IT’S THE 48TH YEAR MILWAUKEE REP IS PUTTING ON ON A CHRISTMAS CAROL. JOINING US AT FOUR RIGHT NOW IS FRANCES WHITE FROM MILWAUKEE REP. NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF THIS SHOW IN MILWAUKEE. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT HISTORY? OH, MY GOSH. IT’S QUITE THE HISTORY. AND I WILL SAY WE ARE SO LUCKY IN MILWAUKEE BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN THE UNITED STATES. I THINK THE GUTHRIE THEATER IN MINNESOTA IS MAYBE THE FIRST AND THEN WE ARE. SO WE STARTED IN 19, WHAT IS THAT, 79? WE’VE BEEN GOING FOR 48 YEARS. AND IT’S REALLY BECOME A TRADITION BECAUSE MILWAUKEE LOVES IT SO MUCH. WE PUT IT ON YEAR AFTER YEAR BECAUSE THERE’S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT A TRADITION IN THEIR FAMILY AND YOU’VE MADE IT A TRADITION OF YOURS. I HAVE, YES. I TOOK MY SON FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR AND WE CAME AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE WENT ON SUNDAY FOR THEIR FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL, AND HE LOVED IT. I’M TELLING YOU, LIKE HE IS FACE LIGHTS UP AND HE JUST GETS SO EXCITED FOR ALL THE MOMENTS THAT HE KNOWS AND SOME THINGS THAT HE FORGETS AND ARE SURPRISING. AGAIN, IT’S REALLY AN EXCITING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES NOW, AS WE HAD THAT CLIP ON THE SCREEN, YOUR FACE WAS LIGHTING UP. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL? WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT FROM THIS SHOW? I THINK YOU STEP INTO THE PABST THEATER, WHICH IS IT’S A JEWEL BOX IN MILWAUKEE. IT REALLY IS. IT HAS THE RED VELVET SEATS, THE GORGEOUS, ORNATE THEATER. AND YOU WALK IN, YOU KNOW, IT’S SOMETHING SPECIAL. AND THAT WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU SEE THE COSTUMES, THE GORGEOUS SET THAT ROTATES ON TWO TURNTABLES. IT’S MASSIVE. AND THEN IT SNOWS A COUPLE TIMES, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. NICE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY, CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK RUNDOWN? SURE. WELL, IF WE DON’T KNOW EBENEZER SCROOGE, HE’S KIND OF YOU KNOW, THE NAME SAYS IT ALL. HE’S A SCROOGE AND HE IS COMES AND THESE THREE GHOSTS EVERY NIGHT AND THEY TAKE HIM ON A JOURNEY TO FIND REDEMPTION AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? INSTEAD OF BEING A SCROOGE, WE SHOULD FIND HAPPINESS AND JOY AND LOVE AND FORGIVENESS. AWESOME. THE SHOW STARTS TONIGHT. TONIGHT? YES. AND IT RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 24TH. CHRISTMAS EVE. A LOT OF TIME TO GO OUT AND CHECK IT OUT. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, WISN.COM.