2015-16 Broadway Season

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BROADWAY THIS SEASON, WE’RE MAKING HEADLINES

TAKE COMFORT IN GUARANTEED SEATS Lights are up on our 2015-16 Broadway season and this year, we’ve got “something-foreveryone” covered. Trust us, this is a sevenshow package you don’t want to miss. We’ve also included two season options: Jersey Boys and Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour! Add one, or both if you want to create the ultimate nine-show-strong entertainment package.

This season, our goal is to make the magic of Broadway even more accessible to Upstate audiences. Orchestra seats for seven-show packages now start at $455, and balcony seats start as low as $180!

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DIRTY DANCING Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heartpounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing.

Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit features the hit songs “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.” London’s Sunday Express says, “This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!”

It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old Frances “Baby” Houseman is on vacation in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents. Baby discovers her own entertainment when she stumbles upon the staff quarters where an all-night dance party is in full swing.

Mesmerized by the raunchy dance moves and the pounding rhythms, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle, the resort dance instructor. Baby’s life is about to change forever as she is thrown in at the deep end as Johnny’s leading lady both on-stage and off with breathtaking consequences.

Don’t miss your chance to see this record-breaking and adventurous theater sensation.

You’ll have the time of your life!

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 4, 2015

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more.

Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.

Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit Motown The Musical!

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NOVEMBER 24 - 29, 2015

NEWSIES Direct from Broadway comes Newsies, the smashhit, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney.

Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards® for Best Score and Best Choreography, Newsies has audiences and critics alike calling it “a musical worth singing about!” (The New York Times). Filled with one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a highenergy explosion of song and dance you just don’t want to miss.

Based on true events, Newsies tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. It’s a rousing tale about fighting for what’s right… and staying true to who you are.

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Newsies was brought to the stage by an awardwinning creative team. It features a score by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and Jack Feldman (The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride) and a book by Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), with choreography by Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific) and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Big River).

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MATILDA THE MUSICAL “REJOICE. It is even more glorious than promised.” - The New York Times “Welcome to the deliriously amusing, heartwarming, headspinning world of Matilda The Musical. You won’t want to leave.”

– Bloomberg News TIME Magazine’s #1 Show of the Year! Winner of 50 international awards, including four Tony Awards®, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, Matilda continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages on Broadway and in London’s West End. The Wall Street Journal says, “The makers of Matilda have done the impossible – triumphantly! It is smart, sweet, zany and stupendous fun.”

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CABARET Direct from Broadway, the acclaimed masterpiece returns to Greenville! As part of their 50th anniversary season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall’s (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award®-winning production of Cabaret.

Welcome to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd – and to leave their troubles outside. But as life in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more uncertain, will the decadent allure of Berlin nightlife be enough to get them through their dangerous times?

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Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theater history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.”

Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at Cabaret, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony®-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

MARCH 15-20, 2016

THE SOUND OF MUSIC A brand new production of The Sound of Music, directed by Jack O’Brien, is coming to the Peace Center. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song.

“We plan to look more closely at this remarkable work – to tear off the varnish of the past and reveal one of the great, fresh glories of musical theater,” says three-time Tony Award® winning Director Jack O’Brien. Audiences in the Upstate will be among the first to see this all new production!

The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp.

The Sound of Music enjoyed extraordinary success as the first live television production of a musical in more than 50 years when “The Sound of Music” aired on NBC in December, 2013 (seen by more than 44 million people); 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the film version, which continues to be the most successful movie musical in history.

APRIL 20-24, 2016

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“A SURE-FIRE HIT!” – The London Evening Standard

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY One of the most romantic stories ever written is now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid. It’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

This stunning new production features gorgeous, soulful music by Tony Award®-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) that draws upon the rich textures of Americana and folk and the sweeping, expressive balladry of classic Broadway. The Daily News hails it as “one of Broadway’s best scores in the last decade.”

With a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marcia Norman (The Secret Garden, The Color Purple) and direction

by Tony® winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza), The Bridges of Madison County is “an evening you will cherish long after the show’s over!” (NPR)

JULY 19-24, 2016

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JERSEY BOYS Jersey Boys is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history.

The Jersey Boys creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography

by Sergio Trujillo.

Jersey Boys contains authentic, “profane Jersey language” and is recommended for ages 12+.

OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 1, 2015

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They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! Jersey Boys features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “THE CROWD GOES WILD!” proclaims The New York Times.

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RIVERDANCE “As for the flaws? Well, there simply aren’t any. Here’s to another 20 years!”

- The Edinburgh Evening News The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand in Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures in an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song. Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland - in rock, music, theater and film - nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance.

Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, and comes directly to North America from a sold out run across Europe and Asia.

JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2016

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Season subscribers get a ton of great perks, plus saved seats for seven amazing Broadway shows.

DIRTY DANCING MOTOWN THE MUSICAL NEWSIES MATILDA THE MUSICAL CABARET THE SOUND OF MUSIC THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY And for our ultimate Broadway fans, we have included two great season options that can be added to any package! Should you choose to add one or both, your same great seats will be saved.

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PAYMENT PLANS Our payment plans make seeing Broadway shows a budget-friendly affair. * Subject to availability. Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another night within the same performance at least 48-hour notice. If moving to a higher priced seat, customers are responsible for paying the difference.

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SKY SEATS To make Broadway accessible to everyone in the Upstate, we now have seating starting at just $180!

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THE PEACE CENTER TURNS 25 Not only do subscribers get the best seats, they also get to be part of something very special – helping celebrate the Peace Center’s 25th anniversary.

As part of the plan to revitalize certain areas of Greenville, SC in the mid-1980s, the Peace Center first opened its doors in November of 1990. With its fantastic location and eye-catching architecture, it quickly became South Carolina’s premier performing arts venue.

Now, 25 amazing years later, the Peace Center is a major economic driver. With over 360,000 people enjoying shows annually, multiple community outreach programs, no-waste facilities, a successful on-sight restaurant, and supporters like you, it’s easy to see why.

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MODERN CUISINE, JUST OFF-BROADWAY If you’re looking for the best way to start, accompany or end your night, look no further than the Peace Center’s theater lounge, Genevieve’s.

Adjacent to the Peace Concert Hall, Genevieve’s has been serving artisan cocktails and spectacular fresh-to-table food to Peace Center patrons for more than two years. By supporting local growers and purveyors, Chef Aaron Manter ensures that only the freshest ingredients are used to carefully prepare each uniquely modern dish.

Genevieve’s is perfect for a pre-show snack, a post-show drink, or – with its amazing view of the Reedy River and comfortable atmosphere – a romantic dinner for two. It’s open for dinner before most Peace Concert Hall shows, but tends to fill up quickly, so making a reservation is recommended.

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