GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE MAY 5, 1995

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Patsy Cline biography opens in Cleveland

by Doreen Cudnik

A music legend and icon of many lesbians, the late Patsy Cline was the first woman to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame as a solo act. Despite the brevity of her

Kay Crowe as Patsy Cline

career-she died in a plane crash at age 30Cline created an undying following from the audiences of the Grand Ole Opry, where she was a regular, to the stages of Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

The critically acclaimed play Always, Patsy Cline is a two-act musical tribute, biographically based on Cline's friendship with her number one fan, Louise Seger. Featuring over 24 of Cline's now-famous songs, Always heads into the Ohio Theatre at Cleveland's Playhouse Square for eight performances May 9 through 14.

The play stars Kay Crowe as Cline and Ellen Swenson as Seger. Crowe has performed the role of Patsy Cline all over the country, including last year's Grand Ole Opry run, where the show received standing ovations from a theater filled with people who intimately knew Patsy Cline and her music.

Tickets are $19.50 and on sale at the Playhouse Square box office or Advantix, 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048.

Lorain County Community College Theatre will present the eloquent drama The Normal Heart May 11 through 14, and May 18 through 20 at the college's Stocker Center.

The play, written by au-

thor and activist. Larry

Kramer, is the story of lives caught up in the AIDS crisis. Director Kenn McLaughlin said, "The play

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deals with the discrimination Kramer faced being Jewish and homosexual. It's a loud, angry play which brings home the fact that we're afraid of what we don't understand. In the end, however, love, acceptance and forgiveness do prevail."

To promote AIDS awareness, panel discussions are planned for performance days. A variety of pamphlets will also be available. Tickets for The Normal Heart are $4 each for the general public and $3 each for older adults. Tickets may be obtained by calling the Stocker Center box office at 800995-5222, ext. 4040.

Currently playing at the Cleveland Play House is the delightful Tony-nominated British comedy Lettice and Lovage.

Lettice and Lovage begins as Miss Lettice Douffet conducts a series of tours through Fustian House, "the dullest house in England." She soon discovers the best way to "enlighten" her tourist audience toward an interest in the house is to "enlarge" her scripted narrative. Hence her motto “enlarge, enliven, enlighten." Soon Lettice's distor-

tions of history are discovered by her boss, Miss Lotte Schoen. Despite their contrasting personas. Lettice and Lotte strike up an unusual friendship based on their shared love of British history and loathing for its post-war architecture. Not outwardly lesbian, their friendship nevertheless becomes a testament to the way that women forge intimate bonds with each other, sharing stories, and taking care of each other.

In the challenging and coveted role of Lettice Douffet is British native Jennifer Sternberg. She may be recognized by some in the states from her roles on the soap operas One Life to Live, Another World, and All My Children.

The play, which concludes the Play House's 1994-95 season, continues through Sunday, May 14. There are many ticket packages available. For more information or to charge advance tickets by phone, call 216795-7000.

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