Stevie Vallance
A collection of projects by Stevie Vallance's production company.
Calgary Sun
by Anika Van Wyk
backVallance doesn't claim to be a reincarnation but she admits to feeling a "supernatural" connection with the singer, who died in a plane crash in 1963. They have a lot in common, after all. "We were both tap dancers as children. We were both nearly killed in a car accident - I broke my back. And we have the same birthday," says Vallance. "We're also both strong - like bulldozers in a good way. We know what we want. But she's a homebody like I am and a flirt like I am." Vallance admits that she wasn't a fan of Cline's before doing the show earlier in the Vancouver Arts Club. But now Vallance admires the late singer. "I kind have a crush on her. I love playing her," she explains. "We've got the same range musically but she has really taught me to sing." "She sang from the heart and, to sing with that type of vulnerability, you have to be very centered. She sang the truth about what she felt," says Vallance". The actress - who has done lots of TV work including guest shots on LA Law, Destiny Ridge, The Ropers, Night Heat, Knots Landing, The Road to Avonlea and the children's series Zoobilee Zoo - is also very pleased to be playing Cline here in Calgary. "Calgary is like the Nashville of Canada!" To play Cline, the slim Vallance cut her hair to make the wigs easier to put on and she'll wear padding to look more like the real star. "They're padding me so I get to be voluptuous for the first time in my life," says Vallance. The show doesn't go into much detail about the singer's life."It's not a heavy show. It's a fun show which just touches on her life; it doesn't go into heavy interaction with her life."
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