Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Tammy still a crowd pleaser
From The Roanoke Times
Where were all the cowboy hats Saturday night?
Mill Mountain Theatre regulars turned out for the opening performance of "Stand by Your Man," but country music fans seemed nowhere to be found.
Come on, people. It's a musical about the first lady of country music, the first female artist to sell a million albums, a pioneer who paved the way for all the Martina McBrides out there. Country music lovers - even those who only listen to contemporary country- have a duty to come out and pay their respects.
Opening night of "Stand by Your Man" got off to a rough start with some sour notes, but by the fifth song, "Between 29 and Danger," the audience was swept away by the mighty voice of Kristin Stewart, who plays Wynette. The New York actress shares an uncanny resemblance to the country legend and has clearly channeled Wynette's determined spirit.
Larry Tobias, as George "'Possum" Jones, makes a perfect match for Stewart. It may be difficult to get younger audiences, who know 'possum only as road kill, into Mill Mountain, but once they're there they'll go ga-ga over the hunky, slightly dangerous-looking Tobias.
"Stand by Your Man" runs through Sunday on Mill Mountain Theatre's Trinkle Main Stage. $35. 342-5740 or millmountain.org.
Read the article
The Roanoke Times
Where were all the cowboy hats Saturday night?
Mill Mountain Theatre regulars turned out for the opening performance of "Stand by Your Man," but country music fans seemed nowhere to be found.
Come on, people. It's a musical about the first lady of country music, the first female artist to sell a million albums, a pioneer who paved the way for all the Martina McBrides out there. Country music lovers - even those who only listen to contemporary country- have a duty to come out and pay their respects.
Opening night of "Stand by Your Man" got off to a rough start with some sour notes, but by the fifth song, "Between 29 and Danger," the audience was swept away by the mighty voice of Kristin Stewart, who plays Wynette. The New York actress shares an uncanny resemblance to the country legend and has clearly channeled Wynette's determined spirit.
Larry Tobias, as George "'Possum" Jones, makes a perfect match for Stewart. It may be difficult to get younger audiences, who know 'possum only as road kill, into Mill Mountain, but once they're there they'll go ga-ga over the hunky, slightly dangerous-looking Tobias.
"Stand by Your Man" runs through Sunday on Mill Mountain Theatre's Trinkle Main Stage. $35. 342-5740 or millmountain.org.
Read the article
The Roanoke Times
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