New Music Center’ s Fall Talent
~ by Ryan Stacy
It’ s here! After many months of planning and construction, the Brown County Music Center opened its doors on August 24 with a sold-out show by country legend Vince Gill. A showcase of great music, beautiful design, and state-of-the-art sound and lighting, the new 2,000-seat venue’ s inaugural performance was a spectacular kickoff to its premiere season.
If you’ re looking for your chance to experience the BCMC for the first time, don’ t worry: there’ s something for everybody in this fall’ s lineup. You’ ll recognize many acts— Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and the Oak Ridge Boys— as some of the biggest names in the business. Others, like Hard Day’ s Night, the Breakfast Club, and Scott Bradlee’ s Postmodern Jukebox, are tribute acts paying homage to the musical greats.
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The new Brown County Music center on August 15, 2019, ribbon cutting day. photo by Cindy Steele
And one of the BCMC’ s biggest stars this fall isn’ t a person at all— which is just fine by her young fans. Following her runaway success on children’ s television around the world, Peppa Pig comes to life in her own stage show, Peppa Pig’ s Adventure. The October 16 show at the BCMC, featuring Peppa, Daddy Pig, George, Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep, and Gerald Giraffe, is expected to be one of the season’ s most popular draws.
“ This is a brand-new story and live show for fans of Peppa’ s,” says Jonathan Shank, the tour’ s producer.“ We’ ve just finished casting the show for the U. S. and have hired the creative team. We are excited to bring Peppa Pig Live to Brown County.”
The production also features a twist that sets it apart from other kids’ productions, Shank says.“ It uses puppetry in a different way than most other live family shows. The cast are on stage operating the puppets