Toe-tapping musical & dinner theatre – it’s a match made in Heaven!
The classic country sounds of Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and more soar this summer at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre with Honky Tonk Angels, now on stage.
When three gutsy gals from different backgrounds take charge of their lives, they decide to follow their honky tonk dreams to the city of Nashville. Angela Bodine, played by Bridgette Ludlow (Kinky Boots, A Beef & Boards Christmas), is a larger-than-life housewife from Texas with a beer drinking, truck driving husband named Bubba. Darlene Purvis, played by Shelbi Berry (Hello, Dolly!, Phantom), decides to leave her Mississippi life of poverty to follow her dream. And Sue Ellen Smith Barney Fife, played by Kaylee Verble (42nd Street, A Beef & Boards Christmas), is a secretary in Los Angeles who sings about quitting her job and leaving her no-boundaries boss behind, all while singing the Dolly Parton classic, “9 To 5.”
Sue Ellen (Kaylee Verble, left) Angela (Bridgette Ludlow, center) and Darlene (Shelbi Berry) sing “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of Honky Tonk Angels, now on stage through Aug. 14. (Photo provided)
After they meet and board their bus, they join forces and decide to form a new singing group: The Honky Tonk Angels!
The Orlando Sentinel called Honky Tonk Angels “a down-home treat for country music fans,” while the Chicago Tribune called it “a highly enjoyable revue,” and North Bay Stage and Screen calls it “a raucous and enjoyable evening of entertainment.” In all, Honky Tonk Angels includes more than 30 classic country tunes, including “I Will Always Love You,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Stand By Your Man,” “These Boots Are Made for Walking,” “Delta Dawn,” “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad,” and “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.”
Honky Tonk Angels is on stage for 37 performances through Aug. 14 in the intimate space of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 Michigan Road, Indianapolis. Tickets range from $51 to $76 and include Chef Larry Stoops’ dinner buffet and select beverages.
To purchase tickets online, visit beefandboards.com. Tickets are also available by calling the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Box Office at (317) 872-9664 anytime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Discounts are available to groups of 20 or more; call the Group Sales Department at (317) 876-0503 for more details.
For more information, including complete show schedule, visit beefandboards.com. Honky Tonk Angels is sponsored in part by WFMS 95.5.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indiana’s only year-round professional dinner theatre, has been serving up exceptional entertainment since 1973.
Darlene (Shelbi Berry, left) plays guitar and sings “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” with Sue Ellen (Kaylee Verble), center, and Angela (Bridgette Ludlow) in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of Honky Tonk Angels, now on stage through Aug. 14. (Photo provided)
Sue Ellen (Kaylee Verble, left) Darlene (Shelbi Berry, center) and Angela (Bridgette Ludlow) sing “Sittin’ on the Front Porch Swing” in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of Honky Tonk Angels, now on stage through Aug. 14. (Photo provided)