Queen of Rock `N`

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Kathleen Bundy
276-619-3343
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July 28, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUEEN OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SET TO SHAKE BARTER THEATRE STAGE
“A Night with Janis Joplin” featured for four weeks only
ABINGDON, Va.—Barter Theatre presents “A Night with Janis Joplin”
beginning August 18 through September 10. The production highlights the
singer’s legendary musical influences, accentuated by her life and times.
Trailblazers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie
Smith take the stage in “A Night with Janis Joplin.”
During this limited four-week run, Kelly McIntyre, stars as the husky voice that
shaped an era. McIntyre mesmerizes audiences with more than 20 hit songs
including: “Little Girl Blue,” “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Mercedes Benz,”
“Summertime,” “Down on Me,” and “Cry Baby.“ McIntyre traveled with the
national tour of “A Night with Janis Joplin” and is currently playing to critical
acclaim and sold-out crowds at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York,
which coproduces the show.
The (Schenectady) Daily Gazette’s Paul Lamar said, “[McIntyre’s] voice,
gestures, tone, and even look-in-her-eye summon up the life (and ghost) of this
rock icon.” And according to Steve Barnes of The (Albany) Times Union, “A
Night with Janis Joplin” is the best nostalgia-act concert to play the area all year.”
An unmistakable voice, tinged with raw emotion, Joplin was a must-see
headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. Whether an audience is reliving the
1960s or experiencing it for the first time, Barter Theatre is proud to present “A
Night with Janis Joplin.”
To purchase tickets, please visit bartertheatre.com or call 276-628-3991. Tickets
for all performances of “A Night with Janis Joplin” begin at just $20.
About Barter Theatre
“A Night with Janis Joplin” is made possible by corporate sponsors Spotless
Carpet Cleaners/ Spotless Restoration and Bristol Office Supply.
Barter Theatre, the nation’s longest running professional theatre, is located in
Abingdon, Virginia. The theatre opened in 1933 during the Great Depression.
Founder Robert Porterfield offered patrons admission to the theatre by bartering
food and livestock. Barter Theatre was designated as the state theatre of Virginia
in 1946. It exists today as one of the last year-round professional resident
repertory theaters remaining in the United States. Barter Theatre is funded in
part by The Virginia Commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for
the Arts.
-###PHOTO CAPTION: Kelly McIntyre appears as Janis Joplin at Capital Repertory
Theatre