Patsy Cline tribute artist takes to WMCA stage in December
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Just in time for the holiday season, Patsy Cline, as portrayed by Kitrina Plante, returns to the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium stage for an intimate concert Dec. 11 and 12.
<t-3>After two successful 7 Ages shows, “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” and “Always, Patsy Cline,” where she sang some of Cline’s classics,
Plante and her live band will once again grace the stage for “An Evening with Patsy Cline.”
This time the atmosphere is intimate as Plante gets “up close and personal” with the audience. The concert format will allow her to sing more of Cline’s big hits. Audiences who enjoyed her vocal stylings in the past are in for another treat.
Plante is well-known to Brandon audiences. In addition to her two previous roles as Patsy Cline, she played Mary Poppins last year and appeared as Elizabeth in “Young Frankenstein.” She has also taken dramatic roles as Shirley Valentine and in “On Golden Pond.”
Plante is happy to have another chance to portray the legendary Cline.
“I enjoy getting lost in her world onstage,” she says. “Reuniting with the fabulous band is the best part. They are truly talented and professional. When all the right pieces come together in a show like this, magic happens on the stage. I can’t wait!”
That band, the same band that played in “Always, Patsy Cline,” includes steel guitarist Ken Campbell, a well-known musician who has appeared all over Canada. Fiddler Genista Buhler will be reprising her popular version of the “Orange Blossom Special.”
Other band members are Deveryn Ross on bass, John Thompson on guitar, Sean Keogh on drums, and Holly Walker on piano/keyboard. Each of these musicians has an extensive history with other local groups.
Patsy Cline catapulted to fame in 1957 after the release of “Walking After Midnight.” Classics such as “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy,” which became her signature song, followed.
These songs shared the distinction of being “crossover” hits. Indeed, Cline was popular not only as a country singer but also as a pop singer. Her career may have led her to record more easy listening songs if she had not, tragically, died in a plane crash in 1963 at the age of 30.
Over the years, she has become one of the immortal American singers.
Tickets are on sale at the WMCA box office at 204-728-9510 or online at wmca.ca.
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