MOUNT VERNON – MTVarts presents a command performance of Courtney DeCoskey Nippert’s acclaimed portrayal in “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline.” Nippert played to sold out crowds in February in Mount Vernon in this musical tribute to the life of music great Patsy Cline. From small town Virginia to the Grand Ole Opry, Las Vegas, and the prestige of Carnegie Hall, Patsy Cline’s legend is a monument to ambition, grace and talent.
Cline is the number onejukebox play in the world. “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” will feature 20 of Cline’s best-known songs performed with backup singers under the direction of Marty Bell and a live band under the direction of Jim Frady, blending theatre and music into a magical evening that audiences of all ages will enjoy.
MTVarts will present three shows June 19 and 20 at Knox County’s Memorial Theatre, 112 East High Street, as a fundraiser sponsored in part by Ariel Corporation. Tickets, priced from $10 to $20 with $3 discount for children, can be purchased online at mtvarts.com or at First-Knox National Bank main office and Blackjack Road office. Call 740-399-5116.
“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” is estate-approved–one of only two select productions to be sanctioned by the Patsy Cline Estate, managed by Charlie Dick, Patsy Cline’s husband; written by Dean Regan, wholly owned by Lutvick Productions International, Ltd., and licensed exclusively by Marquis Entertainment, Inc.
MTVarts, a non-profit community theatre organization offering quality, affordable performing arts, now has a 6,000 square feet home-of-our-own complete with storage and rehearsal space thanks to a generous donation by The Ariel Foundation. All proceeds from the shows will fund the operating of the warehouse. Working since 2007 as an all-volunteer organization, MTVarts offers a family-friendly summer musical, educational outreach to high school and college students with our Classic Series, artsIQ youth productions, and special projects like 2014’s The JJ Project–making a young boys dream to direct a reality.
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