A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline
By Dean Regan
Production Advisor Charlie Dick
A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE is sanctioned by the Patsy Cline Estate. All United States and International Production rights of A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE are wholly owned by Lutvick Productions International, Ltd. and licensed exclusively through Marquis Entertainment Inc.,
June 1 – July 11
Never before produced in Indiana!
One of the all-time legends
of country music, Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley,
September 8, 1932, in Virginia. Always spunky and devoted to music,
she quit school at the age of fifteen to work in a drug store and help
support her single mother and her younger brother and sister. In return,
her mother dedicated her spare time to helping Patsy's career, and
drove her to Nashville when she was only sixteen for her first Grand
Ole Opry audition.
Patsy was never shy about self-promotion and impressed
everyone the moment they heard her. Ironically, her musical talent
was never really rewarded until Walkin' After Midnight, which was recorded
ten years after she began singing professionally. Her incredible musical
rendition of this song on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts in 1957
not only won the contest, but finally set her on the road to the acclaim
she deserved. It was followed three years later by the memorable I
Fall to Pieces. Then came Crazy (written by Willie Nelson), She's Got
You, Leavin' on Your Mind, Sweet Dreams, and Faded Love. Her last single
release was A Closer Walk with Thee. She realized her lifetime ambition
of joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and won ten awards at the WSM
Country Music Festival.
In the early 1960's Patsy's life began settling down-just as her career began to pick up. Two children, a dream home, and a stack of hit records were finally hers, but she would not be able to enjoy them long. Patsy Cline died in an airplane crash March 5, 1963, while hurrying back to her family after a benefit concert in Kansas City.
Patsy's enduring musical legacy is witnessed by the fact that she is the number one juke-box play in the world. Her Greatest Hits album has sold over 9 million copies, and has been in first place for over 200 weeks of her 700 weeks on Billboard's "Top Country Catalog Albums." On March 1, 1995, Patsy was memorialized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and on August 3rd, 1999, she was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Although she will never be replaced A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is a tribute to her spirit and a celebration of the music of her life.
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Calendar of Performances and Special
Events
Musical Numbers
ACT 1
Come On In
Gotta Lot
Of Rhythm in My Soul
There He Goes
Seven Lonely Days
Faded Love
Turkey
in the Straw
Walkin’ After Midnight
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Stop, Look and Listen A
lways Lovesick Blues
ACT 2
Blue Moon
Kentucky
I Don’t Wanta
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
She’s Got You
Back In Baby’s Arms
Sweet Dreams
I Fall to Pieces
Bill Bailey
Crazy
Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Reprise)
Dean
Regan Creator) created A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline in Vancouver,
B.C. and the show instantly became a sold out hit that toured across
Canada. A nine-month run at the Playhouse Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts
was the first U.S. exposure for A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. The
show subsequently did two U.S national tours, enjoyed an award-winning
30+ week run at the 4000 seat Grand Palace Theatre in Branson, MO (under
the title Patsy!). A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline has since been produced
by over 100 theatre companies throughout North America! Dean has personally
directed over 20 productions of the show and has since developed a
series of hit new musicals including Red Rock Diner which premiered
in Canada at the Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver, B.C.). and in
the U.S. at the Hallmark Theatre (Kansas City, MO); Forever Swing,
the popular big band musical which enjoyed a 12 week sold out premiere
run in Vancouver, B.C. before playing to packed houses and rave reviews
on two national tours; Black and Gold Revue; and most recently, Hotel
Porter (Cole Porter Revue) at the Stanley Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.),
again opening to both an overwhelming popular and critical response.
Acclaimed as one of Canada's top entertainers, Dean Regan is a multitalented
artist whose credits include acting, singing, composing, and producing,
as well as writing and directing shows for major theatres across the
continent. Recently inducted into the B.C. Entertainers Hall of Fame,
Dean continues to write and direct. He is presently working on a new
production called Clooney Tunes which will premiere in the summer of
2009.
Charlie Dick (Production Advisor) was a linotype operator for the Winchester, Virginia Evening Star when he met and married Patsy Cline on September 15, 1957. During a stint in the army, he and Patsy returned to Winchester for the birth of their daughter Julie. The family then moved to Nashville where he joined the Nashville Banner and later The Tennessean. Their son Randy was born in January, 1961, shortly before a car crash critically injured Patsy. While still in the hospital, Patsy's “I Fall to Pieces” hit number one. Her injuries required the use of crutches long after her release from the hospital. Charlie became her road manager, tending to her and the kids. After Patsy's death, Charlie went into record promotion and hit the big time with sales of Red Sovine's “Teddy Bear”. In 1983, he became co-owner of Hallway Productions: Nashville, a video production company that made country music documentaries on such stars as Patsy Cline, Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, George Jones and Willie Nelson. With Julie and Randy, he formed Legacy, Inc. to respond to Patsy's increasing popularity. Legacy, Inc. has licensed this production. Charlie helped form Patsy's fan club that is operated by his brother Mel at P.O. Box 2236, Winchester, VA 22604.
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