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‘Sweetwater’ musical set
Pictured is four WASP B-17 Flying Fortress Pilots. ?Sweetwater? the musical tells the story of sisters Beth and Frankie as they join over a thousand women from across the country to answer the call to fly for the U.S. Army Air Forces. ? Submitted Photos
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News Staff, on August 18, 2021
‘Sweetwater’ musical set

The musical “Sweetwater” will debut at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 in the 2021 Philadelphia Women’s Theater Festival honoring “Hometown Heroes.” The first 90 minutes of the piece will be presented as a “radio play” via Zoom, marrying the 1940s with today while sharing the draft with audiences

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