‘The Hello Girls’ opens this weekend at Manatee School for the Arts

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - “The Hello Girls” opens this weekend at Manatee School for the Arts.Andie Cummings, theatre and production manager and director of “The Hello Girls,” Sofia Scheck, who plays Grace Banker, and Neely Thompson, dramaturg and Grace Banker understudy, appeared on Suncoast View to preview the musical.“The Hello Girls” is about the first women soldiers who served as telephone operators in World War I. The musical follows the U.S. Army Signal Corps’ bilingual female telephone operators deployed to the front lines of France during the war.A 15% discount is available for active duty military personnel and veterans using the code MILITARY at checkout.Performances are Oct. 15, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. in Manatee School for the Arts’ Large Theatre, located at 700 Haben Blvd., Palmetto, 34221.Get tickets at manateeschoolforthearts.ludus.com