In January 2023, I started my own entertainment company and launched the group Honky Tonk Chicks — a country music tribute show featuring three women. What is Honky Tonk Chicks exactly? It is a fierce female vocal trio performing our versions of the greatest hits in Country Music. I like to describe it as Coyote Ugly meets Destiny’s Child — three part harmony plus fierce choreography in a high-energy 90 minute show that has everyone singing and country line dancing along! The show features the whole timeline of country from Dolly Parton and Elvis to current day, with an emphasis on my personal favorite era: the 90’s. Shania Twain, Reba, Garth Brooks, just to name a few, are our biggest inspirations!
For ten years prior, I was actively pursuing a musical theatre career in New York. Post-pandemic, like many artists, I found myself saying yes to any opportunity that came my way for work. I ended up on a 4 month cruise ship contract, which I swore I’d never do again, and the universe really worked its magic. Long story short, I ended that contract with a fully developed and produced solo concert, signed to a Guest Entertainer agency, and booked as a Headliner Vocalist on multiple ships in 2022.

My solo show is a country music concert, highlighting the songs I grew up on in South Louisiana. As I began performing my show, I realized that no one else was doing country in this world of Guest Entertainers, and audiences were singing along to every song. I also noticed a huge lack in female performers and groups, noting multiple Four Season and boy band tributes, but no female groups at all. That’s when the idea hit. I was always obsessed with the movie “Coyote Ugly,” and in a flash of inspiration I envisioned three women singing in harmony and dancing like Leann Rimes and Tyra Banks up on the bar in the film! I pitched the idea — Honky Tonk Chicks —  and my agent and manager said to go for it. I had no idea the amount of work, time, and money this was going to take, but I also could not have expected how quickly the idea would take on a life of its own and end up as my full-time career.

Obviously there is so much that went into the creation of the actual show as well as the business and producer side of things, but after ten years of waiting by the phone for a casting director to say yes, I made something of my own that I can be proud of.

I am most proud of being able to give other women opportunities to gig and perform outside of their relentless pursuit of a career in musical theatre. I know firsthand how exhausting and discouraging it can be, and it is now my daily purpose to work as hard as I can to provide opportunities for them. Honky Tonk Chicks is fierce, fun, and fresh — and I’m quickly learning how the world of tribute and touring entertainment greatly lends itself to favor male entertainers and how many people are uncomfortable with women appearing sexy in any way. In a sea full of Four Seasons and Motown tributes, I hope Honky Tonk Chicks will help to pave the way to appeal to more modern audiences and celebrate women.