<p><i>The Ology of Isms</i> is a Nigerian twist on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” written by Nigerian playwright Emmanuel Adeleye. This radio theater production is produced by Joe Bevilacqua and features sound effects music and a full cast.</p><p>Emmanuel Adeleye was born in Nigeria in 1961. After graduating high school he worked with the Nigerian Television Authority and with the Federation Radio Corporation of Nigeria as a playwright actor and artist. He then came to the United States where he studied theater at Kean College (now Kean University) in Union New Jersey. In 1981 Adeleye teamed with Joe Bevilacqua to create <i>The Ology of Isms</i> his first radio play ever presented in the United States. It first aired on WKNJ Radio and later on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio.</p><p>Joe Bevilacqua also known as Joe Bev is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist. However his career has taken him into every aspect of show business including stage film and television as a producer director writer actor and even cartoonist. In 1971 Bevilacqua’s father bought him a cassette recorder on which he created his first audio story: <i>Willoughby and the Professor</i>. He acted all the voices himself at the age of twelve. In 1975 Daws Butler the voice of Yogi Bear and many Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward cartoon characters dubbed himself Joe Bev’s personal mentor after hearing a 120-minute cassette of Bev’s Willoughby improvisations. Since 1980 Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio Sirius-XM Satellite Radio and others.</p>