Dreadful. A real waste of time. Go to any other show! We went to several that were loads of fun. Located in old town in an old storefront with easy parking. A very run down setting here. Stage flooring was chipped with pieces missing, electric cords exposed, etc. A heater on a long, light extension cord heated our front row seats ok, but the fire hazard was big, waaaay big. I wondered what else was noncode.
If you're sensitive/allergic to dust, don't go. The stage was filthy, tho had a fun curtin. I could have actually written my name in the dust on the stage speakers' surfaces as well as around them. Even her white pants had uneven, unfinished hems, with the bell bottom inserts a hard to avoid noticing, different, unintentional level. The rhinestones were missing in spots enough to be visible. Shabby, not chic.
Here's how our experience began... The female singer/host immediately greeted us at the door with "we were going to give your seats away" when we arrived before the show started. Upon my protest that the seats were paid for she said "we would have seated you in the back". Ok, so there was road blockage and we were tardy... but to be aggressively greeted like THAT? Another couple arrived later... I wonder what they were told. "Come back again, we loved having you?" Not likely! I lived with a theater worker for 20+ yrs and have seen it all. There's no excuse for being rude, however frustrated one is. Late guests are seated after the first song, don't delay the entire production because others were late!. We waited quite some time for the last guests to arrive. You can bet that the next show was delayed because of this well intentioned but sloppy policy... And that we were badmouthed (just like high school!) as an excuse to the next group.
Up close in the front row, we mostly saw her neck and teeth as she sang to the ceiling. It seemed that her trained voice didn't have any style at all beyond being a good, developed instrument. She wasn't able/willing to do more than cover the songs, not giving that delightful, Patsy Cline style intonation. The patter in between the songs reminded me of high school nasty humor. You know, "jokes" (jabs) about age, etc. that fell flat even though the audience was kind. It seemed that everything was heavy handed, with the undertones of frustration. Her smiles and patter were just that, nothing feeling warm or genuine. I think she's stuck in a role that she burned out quite some time ago.
She sang to recorded music, swinging her arm behind the curtin to cue in the music. As the show went on, she cared less about how she reached back, revealing a table with a deck and a stack of cds for the usual shill to sell them, which also went on a bit too long. Good at cueing, tho!
Then there was the rant against time share organizations.... How the audience should only purchase tickets directly from venues. A captive audience, that's what we were for that one. Don't sell block tickets then if you are so very against this. Of course, most of the tickets sold are due to the publicity machine that the time shares/big businesses have rolling. Why lecture us? Would it make any difference?
I don't mind her singing songs by her mother, but really, focusing so much attention on that was unprofessional and boring. Go ahead, talk about how you accomplished what she dreamed of... but don't force us to listen to more than one song by your mother, please? We didn't come for that, thanks.
As I said before, I think she's stuck in a role that she burned out quite some time ago. It is hard to feel sorry for someone with such an attitude, shabby setting and mediocre performance. This is a "don't go there for a number of reasons" kinda place. I was a polite guest and spent my time there quietly thinking of other things... but decided to write this review to save others from the waste as it still stings that we went.
Buy some of Patsy's music via cd's and you'll be more satisfied. Lots more. read more