How to go
What: "Always ... Patsy Cline"
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 4 and 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Jan. 12
Where: Playhouse in the Park, Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati
Cost: $25 to $73
More info: (513) 345-2242 / (513) 345-2248 TDD accessibilityy; www.cincyplay.com
Notes: No shows on Christmas
CINCINNATI — A sold-out hit at the Playhouse in 2000 and 2003, “Always ... Patsy Cline” is once again engaging audiences at the Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre this season.
Based on a true story of friendship, Louise Seger, a fan of Cline’s, arrives early to a concert and notices a lonely Patsy at the piano and strikes up conversation.
They quickly form a friendship that is maintained through letters exchanging stories of their lives, families, hopes and dreams.
The production features more than 20 of Cline’s greatest hits, including “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” “She’s Got You,” “Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray” and “Back in Baby’s Arms.”
Cincinnati’s own Carter Calvert is cast as Cline. Kathleen M. Brady plays Seger.
“I have been a fan of Patsy Cline since I was 7; her voice was incredible,” Calvert said. A graduate of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, Calvert’s New York credits include starring roles in the original Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of “It Aint Nothin’ But The Blues,” “Forbidden Broadway” and “The Thing About Men.”
“It is thrilling to be back in Cincinnati, where I grew up and attended school,” she said.
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