6th Street Playhouse's HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY Closes 2/7

6th Street Playhouse's Hank Williams: LOST HIGHWAY will close on 2/7.

Screen actor and former Blue Man Group member Tahmus Rounds will come home this winter to star as Hank Williams at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa.

A drama graduate of Sonoma State University, Rounds will play the title role in the musical biography "Hank Williams: Lost Highway," featuring more than 20 of Williams' hits songs including "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and "Hey, Good Lookin.' "

The production, directed by 6th Street Playhouse Executive Director Elizabeth Craven, will be presented through Feb. 7, 2010 in the GK Hardt Theatre.

A resident of Los Angeles, Tahmus has appeared in numerous television shows including CSI, CSI:Miami, Gilmore Girls, Cold Case, Parks and Recreation, Criminal Minds and most recently with Christian Slater in a recent episode of Slater's new television show The Forgotten.

His successful screen career began in 1995 when he co-starred with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney and Harry Connick, Jr. in the thriller Copycat.

During his time at SSU, Rounds played the leading role in "Strider" and after graduate school returned to campus to play Salieri in "Amadeus."

Rounds also worked with Craven in numerous productions with the Western Union Theatre Company in Petaluma including "Elephant Man," "Road" and "A Lie of the Mind."

He joined the Blue Man Group and performed with the popular experimental musical theater troupe in Chicago, New York and Boston. A musician and songwriter, Rounds teamed up with Tom V Ray, a musician in the Blue Man band and the two form the alternative country roots band, Porch Music.

For tickets to "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" or for more information call 707-523-4185 or visit www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

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