Broadway-Style Show Opens at Bardstown's My Old Kentucky Home

BARDSTOWN, Ky. - April 26, 2017 - PRLog -- Kentucky's official outdoor drama, the Broadway musical- style "The Stephen Foster Story," has been twirling across the outdoor stage inside Bardstown's My Old Kentucky Home State Park for nearly 60 years. Opening night for the show that includes such well-known Foster tunes as "Oh Susanna!," "Camptown Races" and "My Old Kentucky Home" is Sat., June 10. Visit www.StephenFoster.com for details and tickets.

Meet the cast

An Opening Night pre-show event will kick things off beginning at 6 p.m. on June 10: Celebrate with the cast of "The Stephen Foster Story": learn to waltz and polka and to play the harmonica; in fact, the first 25 people will receive a free harmonica. Enjoy live bluegrass music. A picnic dinner (BBQ sandwich, green beans, pasta salad plate or hot dog and chips) will be available for purchase, along with free beverages and a cash bar. It all takes place under the stars at the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheater in My Old Kentucky Home State Park.

The musical will run on select dates, June 10 through Aug. 12. An indoor matinee is offered at 2 p.m. on Saturdays (except June 10 and Aug. 12). The drama association's second show is fan favorite "Disney's Beauty and the Beast." Presented by Salt River Electric, it will take to the stage on Thursday and Saturday evenings, July 6 through Aug. 5. Follow Belle into the Beast's enchanted castle to meet Cogsworth, Lumiere, Babette, Mrs. Potts and Chip, see dancing dishes and hear the beautiful songs made famous by the now-classic 1994 animated movie. Tickets: www.StephenFoster.com.

Also taking place at the amphitheatre is the 2017 Live at the Park concert series: Yacht Rock Revue – Mon., June 19; Love and Theft – Mon., July 17; The Monarchs – old time rock 'n roll – Mon., Aug. 7; Gary Puckett & the Union Gap – Mon., Aug. 21; and Draw the Line – Fri., Sept. 8. Ticket prices vary per concert; call 800-626-1563.

Fourth of July bash

The drama association's Fourth of July Birthday Celebration will take place on Tues., July 4. Celebrate the 191st anniversary of the birth of the "Father of American Music" with an evening of fun and fireworks at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Enjoy old-fashioned games, face painting, a bounce house and more beginning at 6:30 p.m. Then take your seats and enjoy a performance of "The Stephen Foster Story," with a free cupcake at intermission for everyone. After the show, sit back and relax as a spectacular fireworks show lights up the sky above the amphitheater.

Make it a theatre weekend with a stay at one of Bardstown's 18 distinguished bed and breakfast inns, many of them located in the historic downtown area just a short drive away from the amphitheatre. For more information about visiting Bardstown – the Bourbon Capital of the World and the Most Beautiful Small Town in American – click www.VisitBardstown.com.

Interview Stephen Foster Drama Association Managing Artist Director Johnny Warren: JohnnyW@StephenFoster.com, 800-626-1563.

Learn fun facts about "The Stephen Foster Show," including how many costumes are needed for this performance, here.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Billy Bass (mailto:billyb@stephenfoster.com), Media & Development Coordinator, 502-348-5971; 800-626-1563

Stephen Foster Drama Association (http://www.stephenfoster.com/)

Dawn Przystal (mailto:dawn@bardstowntourism.com), Vice President-Bardstown-Nelson County TCC, 800-638-4877 x 114

Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission (http://www.visitbardstown.com/)

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ABOUT STEPHEN FOSTER DRAMA ASSOC (http://www.stephenfoster.com/). | A Broadway-style musical with high production values, "The Stephen Foster Story" is Kentucky's Official Outdoor Musical and a production of The Stephen Foster Drama Association (http://www.stephenfoster.com/). Now in its 59th year, the show is performed on select dates from early June through mid-August at the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre, located in the 235-acre My Old Kentucky State Home Park in Bardstown, KY – the Bourbon Capital of the World. "The Stephen Foster Story" is joined by a second mainstage production, always a family-friendly musical, giving visitors a chance to see two different but equally splashy productions. The Drama Association also hosts an annual Stephen Foster Festival and Fourth of July Fireworks Show, and presents the annual Live at the Park Concert Series with headliners such as Paul Revere and The Raiders. The amphitheatre is a quick and easy drive from both Louisville and Lexington, KY.

ABOUT BARDSTOWN (http://www.visitbardstown.com/), KY | Located in the heart of Kentucky Bourbon Country and situated at the trailhead of the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, Bardstown, KY is the Bourbon Capital of the World. It is home to six distilleries, including Barton 1792 and Willett Distillery, and these four Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distilleries: Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark, Jim Beam and Four Roses' second campus. Three new distilleries will open within the next year. Major attractions include the outdoor musical, "The Stephen Foster Story," My Old Kentucky Home State Park, the highly regarded Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, The Kentucky Railway Museum and Whisky Magazine's Visitor Attraction of the Year – the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History. Bardstown has four 18-hole golf courses, three wineries, a haunted tour and numerous religious attractions. Accolades: One of the "18 Most Interesting U.S. Destinations" (Expedia); one of "America's Best Small Towns" (Fodor); one of the "10 best small towns" (AARP); one of the "10 Most Beautiful Towns in Kentucky" (TheCultureTrip.com); the "Most Beautiful Small Town in America" (Rand McNally/USA Today; one of the top 20 of "America's Favorite Towns" and "America's Most Beautiful Town Squares" (Travel + Leisure). Bardstown is a certified Kentucky Cultural District, one of only six Kentucky cities to achieve this honor. www.facebook.com/BardstownKY