Equity Performers Vote End to Melody Circus — August 21, 1956
Canvas Raised at Melody Top — June 8, 1963
Purchase of Swan Theater Called Off — October 16, 1964
Melody Top Landlord Bids in Equipment — April 2, 1966
Melody Top's His Favorite 'Tune' — October 19, 1966
Talent Abounds in Chorus at Melody Top — September 6, 1967
Melody Top Survives Them All — May 31, 1968
Too Many Cooks? Not for Regner — November 20, 1968
Lured Here by 'Mom's Cooking' — Melody Top Gets Manager — March 28, 1969
Musical Job a Baton Plus — July 25, 1969
A color image from GIGI (1974). Courtesy of Jo Jean Retrum.
Melody Top Boss Quitting – for Sure — June 20, 1970
Wiviott Will Run Theater Elmer's Way — August 18, 1970
Melody Top's 'Fiddler:' No, Possibly, Maybe... — March 16, 1971
Melody Top Mail Sings, Too — March 1, 1972
Their Top's Tops — April 11, 1973
Melody Top Must Do Without a Tune – Tommy — May 2, 1973
Tent Proves Cozy Home for Director of 50 Shows — June 13, 1974
Grease Paint Covers All — November 20, 1975
Melody Top's Majordomo Wears Jeans — May 29, 1977
John Fricke — A Connoisseur of Right Places and Times — September 16, 1977
The vivid setting for FINIAN'S RAINBOW (1974). Courtesy of Jo Jean Retrum.
Melody Top Sports New Hard Top in '78 — November 26, 1977
New Producer Named for Melody Top — January 23, 1979
Bishop Likes Top's Formula for Success — February 18, 1979
Melody Top Readies Rousing 'Lullaby' — August 9, 1979
Dreams Come True in Hollywood... — November 13, 1979
'Soap' Royalty Upstages Weather at Melody Top — August 5, 1980
Phew! Skunk Made Stop at the Melody Top — August 23, 1983
Melody Top's 'Oliver!' Is Artful Production — June 20, 1984
Melody Top to Continue, But Next Season's Profits... — October 19, 1984
Melody Top Working to Improve Sound Quality — July 6, 1985
The colorful court of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (1974). Courtesy of Jo Jean Retrum.
Melody Top's New Look Worth a Second Look — August 17, 1986
Melody Top Owners Cancel 1987 Season — October 4, 1986
Melody Gone Along with the Costumes — March 18, 1987
Auctioneer Plays Melody Top Swan Song — March 19, 1987
Melody Top Gap Has Yet to Be Filled — August 21, 1987
Melody Top Star Having Busy Career — March 10, 1989
Melody Top Would Be Open Year-Round Under Plan — September 14, 1990
Two Hope to Buy Site for Theater — December 30, 1991
Brothers Choose Germantown Site for Theater — January 21, 1992
Melody Top: Where Are They Now? — July 20, 1993
Jo Anne Worley as Princess Winnifred, trying to get some rest, in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (1974). Courtesy of Jo Jean Retrum.