Tickets still available for ‘A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline’

By Michele Hester

Tickets are still available for what has been called one of the hottest stage shows in North America. “A Closer walk with Patsy Cline” written by Dean Regan and produced by Springer Theatre on Tour and the Springer Opera House promises to be a performance Dawsonville will not soon forget.

The award-winning musical reveals the emotional depth and range of Cline who defined the term “crossover hit” by dominating country, blues, pop and gospels charts simultaneously in the 1950s and 1960s. The show also traces the star’s footsteps from her early honky-tonk days through her rise at the Grand Ole Opry and triumphs at Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas.

Georgia powerhouse singer and actress Katie Deal portrays Patsy in the production and is backed by a band of singers and musicians that truly bring the Patsy Cline story alive.

Springer Theatre on Tour has performed for Dawsonville in the past when they brought “Lewis Grizzard in his Own Words” in 2005.

“They know how to put on a professional performance,” said Bowen Center for the Arts director Stacey Leonardt. “That’s why we chose them.”

The Dawson County Arts Council will present “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakeview Center located at 2057 Dawson Forest Road.

Silent auction, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Tickets for dinner and the performance are $50. Performance only tickets are $20. Reservations are required; seating will be on a first come, first serve basis. Call (706) 216-2787 for reservations or for additional information.