The entertainment continues at the Drayton Festival Theatre this fall with Rhinestone Cowgirl a toe-tappin’ salute to Dolly Parton.
The tribute concert plays two shows only, Nov. 3 at 2pm and 8pm.
The show includes Parton’s greatest hits from over four decades, featuring Rhinestone Cowgirl star Leisa Way in her tribute to Dolly Parton, 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 music of legendary singer 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, who has performed this tribute at over 50 theatres across Canada.
Rhinestone Cowgirl features such hit songs as Jolene, Coat of Many Colours, Here You Come Again, 9 To 5, and 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, Parton penned thousands of songs that have been recorded by Hank Williams Jr., Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain and others.
Tickets for Rhinestone Cowgirl are only $35 including HST.
To reserve seats for one of the two shows set for Nov. 3, contact the Drayton Festival Theatre box office at 519-638-5555 or toll free at 1-855-372-9866.
For more information or to purchase tickets online, please visit www.draytonfestivaltheatre.com.
