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Topic: Honky Tonk Angels |
Bill Paisley
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Athens, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 6:08 am |
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I am practicing for a musical comedy play called "Honky Tonk Angels" I will be playing steel. It is scheduled for 3 weekends starting April 13 in Etowah Tn at the "Gem Theater" This play is a couple years old and has played all over the country. I would like to hear from anyone who has played in it.
Last edited by Bill Paisley on 26 Mar 2007 9:00 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 6:19 am
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| Is that "angles" or "angels"? |
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Carroll Hale
From:
EastTexas, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 7:19 am
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yes........I am sure the "angels" will know all of the "angles" to get their way with whomever...  |
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Carroll Hale
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EastTexas, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 12:33 pm
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I meant no offense to the author of this thread...
21 years of school teaching has programmed me to look for spelling/grammatical errors......apologies to anyone offended....
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all done in fun... |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 6:41 pm
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I've done the show six or seven times and I really enjoy playing the tunes. There's a wider variety of music in this Ted Swindley play than in his other one, 'Always, Patsy Cline'.
If the comedienne playing the central role is strong, then the show 'works'. Keep your fingers crossed!
I hope it'll be an enjoyable experience for you...
RR |
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Neil Lang
From:
Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2007 1:04 pm
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Bill,
I played the show HTA last fall at out community theatre. They had 8 performances. All 8 sold out. It was alot of work for little $...... but one of the most rewarding gigs I've ever done. I also had the pleasure of playing steel with my wife Barb as musical director on keyboards. My oldest daughter Stephanie played "Angela"........it was a HOOT! We made some changes, for one thing, the CD we got to listen to, was kinda "pokin" alittle fun at country music, we presented the songs very seriously, which I liked. In fact Stephanie became so pumped after the show, she has been doing some Legendary Ladies Tributes around here locally. We're hav'in areal good time. Have FUN! ( My wife is also a teacher, she goes bananas when she edits my writing. Thats why I don't let her look at this stuff.)
Neil
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Scott Henderson
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Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2007 5:45 am
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I did an 8 week run of the show at a dinner theatre in Wichita Ks It was a lot of fun. They put us on a huge stage about 4 feet off the ground that was uilt like a juke box. The Music director didn't even know "nightlife" was written by Willie Nelson. Had a great time and would do it again.
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 29 Mar 2007 6:32 am
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Me too!
Since I came to the USA in 1998, about half my income has come from Ted Swindley's shows, but the ratio between productions of 'Always, Patsy Cline' and 'Honky Tonk Angels' is about 9 to 1, more's the pity.
RR |
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2007 11:42 pm
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| I played this show about three years ago and it was fun, a lot of work, and very little money. We had a 10 day run of it and it was sold out each performance. The show was so popular that they brought it back the next year for a week, which had never been done before. The three girls were really super and the music directer didn't know country at all, but boy could he play written music. Larry |
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