A Real Barn Burner! Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Welcome to Tootsies Bar, based on a real establishment in Nashville, Tennessee. Loaded with instruments, barstools, photos of country music stars, barrels, cowboy boots, and a set of swinging doors, Tootsies is the birthplace of the careers of some of country music’s finest writers and performers. Nashville Music City, now on the South Huron Stage at Huron Country Playhouse, is a memory lane-style history of the Nashville music industry. Formerly on stage at Drayton Festival and Kings Wharf theatres this summer, you can now enjoy this barn burner of a show in Grand Bend. The Grand Ole Opry is now a century old, with far too much rich history to cover, so we are presented with a few songs beginning in the 1940s to warm us up. From there, we move up to the likes of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. And it wouldn’t be a true Nashville memory lane without Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Working up through the years in Act Two, we are presented with the hits of such greats as Glen Campbell, Reba, Travis, and Billy Rae. Thankfully, our own Shania Twain of Timmins is included, as is today’s superstar, Taylor Swift. We are brought to modern times when politics start playing a part. Images of the country music idols are projected onto the upper wall when their songs are spotlighted. The pace is fast, and the show is tightly choreographed. If you are expecting glitz and glamour, you will have to be satisfied with denim and western wear, with no costume changes. You won’t see a Johnny Cash or Dolly Parton impersonator, but you will hear talented folks singing their songs and playing the instruments with excellence. A ...