RED BARN’S 2025-2026 SEASON
CHRISTINE MILD RETURNS TO RED BARN WITH NEW SHOW, “QUEENS OF COUNTRY”
Christine Mild, vocalist star of the uber-popular “Always…Patsy Cline” shows, will return to Key West’s Red Barn Theatre with her all-new evening of songs from the vaults of country music.
The all-new show is called “Queens of Country Music: Patsy! Dolly! Loretta!” The limited engagement runs January 7 – 10, 2026 only, and is expected to sell out quickly, as all of Mild’s past shows have done.
“When I started designing the show,” Mild said recently, “I asked myself who I would call the ultimate Queens of country music – the ones who set the bar and who have influenced everyone who’s followed them. And honestly, there were only three – Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn. You can name dozens of “Duchesses” who came up after them and thanks to them, but those three stand by themselves.”
Mild will be cherry-picking the best of the Queens in the new show’s line-up of classic country, while sprinkling in tunes from several Duchesses, including Reba McEntire, Linda Ronstadt, Gretchen Wilson, and Beyonce.
“For a country music lover, this show will give you a multitude of songs that you know and love from these remarkable women,” Mild said. “And we won’t forget a few of the newer voices that may hint at who might, at some point, assume the kind of reign Patsy, Dolly, and Loretta were able to achieve.”
Joining Mild on stage will be what she calls a “kick-ass ensemble” of great players. She’s enticed UK guitarist Matt Becker, who has played with the likes of Julian Lennon, among many other notables, to spend some time in Key West and join her on stage. Playing bass will be Geoff Lowe, a friend from Chicago, who many Key Westers may have seen in playing recently around the jazz clubs in town. Key West’s Gary McDonald will again be on drums, and the keyboards will be handled by Jim Rice.
“It’s a great, great band,” Mild said, “and we’ll also be adding another terrific female voice in my dear friend Erin Parker, who has a real connection to Nashville as one of Reba McIntyre’s back-up singers. She’s fantastic. With that group on stage, there’s no way you won’t have an awesome time. This will be our best one yet.”
For tickets and more information, check redbarntheatre.com or call the box office at 305-296-9911.
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In 1980, a spirited group of actors and technicians renovated the theatre, opening the doors of the Red Barn Theatre under the incorporated name of the Red Barn Actors Studio, Inc.
Mimi and Gary McDonald along with Joy Hawkins were a part of that original lively group, and their enthusiasm and love for the Red Barn Theatre is still an important part of what keeps the Red Barn growing!
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