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Lovesick Blues

Lovesick Blues Coming to The Historic Masonic Theatre Stage

 
Clifton Forge, VA (March 22, 2017) - Lovesick Blues, a tribute to Hank Williams, Sr and Patsy Cline is a 90 minute musical theater which is scheduled for Sunday, April 2 at 5:00 pm at The Historic Masonic Theatre. Lovesick Blues chronicles the significant phases of America’s most influential singer-songwriter, Hank Williams, Sr as he drives his promising career to an early end. The event also features Tracy Wygal as Patsy Cline.

A narrator begins with Williams’ teenage years in post-Depression Alabama and brings the tale to his quiet death in 1953. The story is underscored by twenty hit songs wrapped tightly around Williams’ major biographical events. Robbie Limon gives an award-winning characterization of Williams’ life. He is supported on stage by a classic country-string quartet. All songs are full length renditions using instrumentation and arrangements as recorded throughout the 1940s. String bass and guitar are blended with the haunting sounds of pedal steel and fiddle. The show also features a ‘long-lost’ song Williams planned to record but missed the opportunity due to his untimely death.

Costume changes illustrate the evolution of Williams’ career from road-side honky-tonks, AM radio’s ‘Louisiana Hayride’ and the ‘Old Dominion Barn Dance’, to his appearances on ‘The Grand Ol’ Opry’. The audience experience is intimate and personal. Truly, there are moments when you will believe it is 1949 and Hank is singing just for you. ‘Lovesick Blues’ has satisfied long term fans of Hank Williams Sr. and has certainly made new fans with each performance. Robbie Limon’s physical appearance and vocal interpretations are simply uncanny. One reviewer has noted ‘This is as close anyone will ever get to seeing and hearing Hank again’.

Tracy Wygal is a recognized performer and award-winning music educator. With an undergraduate degree from Shepherd University and a master’s degree from West Virginia University, Tracy has applied and shared her passion for music through her career as a choral music educator that spans nearly 20 years. Her likeness to Cline’s unmistakable, robust voice has received accolades time and time again by many who know the music legend personally. Audience members have raved about the striking similarities between Cline and Wygal including precise inflections, bold and strong tone, and the emotional portrayal of the unforgettable artist.

Hank Williams, Sr died of a drug-related heart attack at the age 29. He is known of the father of contemporary country music. Patsy Cline, successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. Patsy Cline was born in Winchester, Virginia, died in a plane crash at the age of 30.

Tickets range from $10 to $35 and may be purchased online at www.historicmasonictheatre.com or by calling the Theatre box office at 540 862 5655. Any available tickets will also be sold at the Theatre ticket booth prior to the performance. For more information on The Historic Masonic Theatre schedule of events, please visit the Theatre website or Face book page.
 
 
 

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