A raucous and touching musical by the author of the hit Broadway show, “Always, Patsy Cline,” spotlights three women who gamble everything for a chance to become country music stars. The show is scheduled to play here February 24 at the Fine Arts Center.
“The Honky Tonk Angels” is Ted Swindley’s funny and tender Valentine to the female singers in the country music pantheon – many of whom rode that same bus from Anywhere, USA.
The show tells the story of three aspiring young singers who walk away from their work-a-day lives and head for Nashville. “The Honky Tonk Angels” features powerhouse singer-actresses performing 20 country classics including “Stand by Your Man,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Nine-to-Five,” “Ode to Billie Joe” and “Harper Valley PTA.”
“The Honky Tonk Angels” is a unique musical theatre entertainment,” says producer and director Paul R. Pierce. “It explores the unbridled desire that drives a poor young farm girl, a weary housewife or a stressed-out secretary to drop everything and roll the dice in the world’s most competitive and brutal industry – all for the love of music. Of course, the song list for this show reads like a Nashville greatest hits record, so “The Honky Tonk Angels” is also a thrilling nostalgic journey for the audience.”
The show is produced by Springer Theatricals, the national touring unit of the Springer Opera House, the State Theatre of Georgia. The Springer is a 140-year-old National Historic Landmark with a year-round schedule of plays, musicals and a top ranked theatre academy. The theatre also has one of the nation’s busiest touring schedules, performing in sixty American cities each year.
“The Honky Tonk Angels” will perform February 24, at 7:00 p.m., at the Appling County High School Fine Arts Center. Tickets for the show are $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door and $5.00 for students. Advance tickets are available at chambers of commerce located in Baxley, Hazlehurst and Alma. Call 912-278-2772 or 912-367-7731 for more information.