Hank (Williams) and My Honky Tonk Heroes

"Jason Petty, who plays Williams, doesn't just capture the phrasing and cadences of Williams' singing. He varies his delivery with the command of a performer who is fully inhabiting his character, not merely rendering him. I was genuinely surprised, even stunned, by Petty's forceful, clear-eyed and moving depiction of Williams. He conveys the varied aspects of a complex man with subtlety, intelligence and compassion. The result is the exhilarating feeling of Williams on stage in a particular place on a particular night, a rare achievement in any musical theatre I've ever seen." ---Anthony DeCurtis