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From the writer of “Always … Patsy Cline,” Ted Swindley, comes a new country musical, “Honky Tonk Angels.” General Manager Rebecca Hopkins says Florida Studio Theatre has wanted to bring this one to Sarasota for quite some time. “It's about following your dreams,” Hopkins noted. “What's better than that?"
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