Always... Patsy Cline - Special Events

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Theatre at the Center is offering numerous special events to enhance the theater experience in conjunction with ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE. The first is a Beer & Wine Tasting event featuring special guest Dick Biondi of WLS Radio. The tasting will be held Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 8 p.m. performance. Additionally, tickets buyers for this event will be automatically entered to win a Gourmet Beer & Wine Basket. The Beer & Wine Tasting can be added to any theater ticket for $15.

Ticket holders for the Saturday, February 25th performances also have an opportunity to win great prizes. Ticket holders are automatically entered to win either “Patsy Cline- Sweet Dreams”, her Complete Decca Masters 1960-1963 double CD set or an autographed Taylor Swift photo.

Next, on Thursday, March 1 Theatre at the Center will present a Talkback Thursday event. Audience members will enjoy a free post-show discussion directly following the performance featuring members of the cast and creative team.

The ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE 2nd Saturday Symposium will be held Saturday, March 3 at 3 p.m. Steve Zana, Indiana 105.5’s radio personality will lead a free pre-show discussion titled “From Patsy to Taylor – What’s Old is New Again.” Reservations are required.

Finally, on Thursday, March 15 Theatre at the Center will present a Crazy for Country Dinner/Theatre event. The cost is $50 for Dinner & Theatre. The pre-show dinner at 5:30 p.m. is conveniently located right across from the theatre lobby. This is followed by the 7:30 p.m. performance.

For more information on ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE, please visit http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/Theatre-at-the-Center-Presents-….

*DICK BIONDI (DJ) known as the “Wild I-tralian,” “Big Mouth,” and “The Screamer,” celebrated his 50th year in Chicago radio on May 2, 2010 at the same place he started… behind the microphone at WLS! Biondi began his broadcasting career at WCBA in NewYork. He moved to Chicago in 1960 where he worked at WLS. In the early 1960s, Biondi was the nation’s #1 disc jockey, and in early 1963, Biondi was the first DJ in America to play The Beatles. His show introduced Rock and Roll to listeners in nearly 40 states and parts of Canada as well. Biondi says, “Chicago is my favorite city because the most loyal people in the world live here.” Biondi was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame and the Radio Wing of The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. On June 29, 2010 Dick was honored by having a stretch of one of Chicago’s streets renamed “Dick Biondi Way.” Dick Biondi just recently was voted the Greatest D.J. of the 60s by Radio Ink—voted by the readers.