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Podcast: Warwick Radio: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island
Episode: Betsy Bonoff Remembers the Tent
Description: Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Betsy Bonoff Menders about Warwick Musical Theatre aka the Tent.
Betsy is the daughter of the Tent’s founder, Burton “Buster” Bonoff, and was an essential part of her family’s business. Hear how Buster started Warwick Musical Theatre, why the Tent was replaced with a theater, about Patti LaBelle’s infamous meltdown, what Rhode Island remembers about the Tent, and about Christmas visits with Liberace in Palm Springs.
See memorabilia from the Bonoff Family Collection.
Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps li...