Kings Wharf Theatre Media Release - The music continues this fall with Rhinestone Cowgirl

Rhinestone Cowgirl: Theatrical Tribute to

Dolly Parton comes to King’s Wharf Theatre

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

PENETANGUISHENE – Attention country music fans! The entertainment continues at the Kings Wharf Theatre this fall with Rhinestone Cowgirl a toe-tappin’ salute to Dolly Parton. This spectacular tribute concert plays two shows only Friday, September 28^th at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 29^th at 2:00 p.m.

Bursting with Parton’s greatest hits from over four decades, Rhinestone Cowgirl stars Leisa Way as Dolly, backed by The Wayward Wind band featuring Bruce Ley, Kim Ratcliffe, Dave Wilson, Randall Kempf and Aaron Solomon. In an authentic performance, Way loses herself in the role of beloved music legend Dolly Parton, bringing each song to life with an energy that mirrors the star’s warmth and wit. “Every bit of dialogue I speak in the show came out of Dolly’s mouth at some point. She’s so smart and funny, the queen of one-liners,” says Way.

A native of Sudbury, Leisa Way started singing at the age of nine.  Her first professional role came in 1981 when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Anne in Anne of Green Gables, a role Way played for six years at the Charlottetown Festival, including six tours to Japan, and Canadian and U.S.A. tours with over 1,000 performances. She has performed the role of Dolly Parton across Canada at over fifty theatres with overwhelming success.

“Leisa Way exudes charisma in her portrayal of Dolly Parton,” says Drayton Entertainment Artistic Director Alex Mustakas. “Audiences will be thoroughly entertained during this fun-filled tribute to one of the greatest female country music artists of all time.”

Rhinestone Cowgirl features such hit songs as “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colours,” “Here You Come Again”, “9 To 5,” and of course “I Will Always Love You,” a song that Parton wrote in 1974, which immediately became a number one hit on the country charts. The song achieved unprecedented international success when Whitney Houston recorded it for the soundtrack to the movie, The Bodyguard.

Arguably one of the world’s most recognizable entertainers, Dolly Parton is known for her larger-than-life image, rags to riches story and down-home persona, but Parton's real genius lies in her strengths as a songwriter and vocalist. A winner of five Grammy Awards and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Dolly Parton penned thousands of songs that have been recorded by Hank Williams Jr., Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain and others. Parton made her film debut in 1980 alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in 9 To 5, for which she wrote the iconic title song. Parton also wrote the music and lyrics for 9 To 5: The Musical, the stage adaptation of the hit movie, which opened on Broadway in 2009.

Tickets for Rhinestone Cowgirl are only $35 including HST. Reserve your seats now for this exclusive fundraising event for the King’s Wharf Theatre. Rhinestone Cowgirl plays two shows only, Friday, September 28^th at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 29^th at 2:00 p.m. Order your tickets by calling the Box Office at (705) 549-5555 or toll free at 1-855-372-9866.  For more information or to purchase tickets online, please visit www.kingswharftheatre.com.

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For more information please contact: Valerie O’Brien, Marketing Manager

or email valerie@draytonentertainment.com