2024-25 Peace Center Season

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Samantha Figgins. Photo by Dario Calmese.

WELCOME!

On our six-acre campus, you can enjoy the best of Broadway, comedy, music, and dance at the Peace Concert Hall. Hear a recital or laugh with a comedian at the Gunter Theatre. Experience an outdoor concert at the Pavilion. And we’re building for the future, cultivating artists, audiences and our community as we expand the variety of performance spaces.

Soon you’ll be able to catch a rock, jazz, country, pop, R&B or blues performance at the club-style Coach Factory and attend a songwriter showcase or solo act in our listening room, The Mockingbird.

There’s a lot to see and hear at the Peace Center.

THE PEACE CENTER

HUGUENOT MILL RAMSAUR STUDIO
GENEVIEVE’S
THE PAVILION
THE WYCHE
PEACE CONCERT HALL
GUNTER THEATRE
COACH FACTORY THE STUDIO
THE MOCKINGBIRD

ECONOMIC IMPACT on SC

THE PEACE CENTER’S IMPACT ON SOUTH CAROLINA’S ECONOMY

CUMULATIVELY ANNUALLY

1.1 billion since 1990 projected by 2029

1.7 billion

CULTURAL IMPACT

CUMULATIVELY

6 million patrons hosted

13 thousand performances and events provided ANNUALLY

660 performances and events provided 89.6 million current for 2024 96.2 million projected with expansion

For more than 30 years, the Peace Center has been an economic engine in the Upstate and beyond, driving a cumulative $1.1 billion in economic activity.

Currently, more than 350,000 patrons attend 650+ events, infusing $89.6 million annually into our economy, with a projected $96.2 million when the expansion is completed.

The primary purpose of the Peace Center is performing arts, and these numbers show, in practical terms, how valuable the arts are to our community.

Our Mission

To enrich the lives of everyone we reach.

Our Vision

To unite people and transform lives through inspiring arts.

Our Goal

By the end of 2025, the Peace Center will realize a fully-functioning, 10-venue arts and entertainment campus.

350 thousand patrons hosted

IT’S A WHOLE NEW SEASON.

Welcome to the 2024-25 Season at the Peace Center. We’re excited to bring you shows for just about every taste.

Cultural performances, including critically acclaimed classical music and dance. Popular shows representing a variety of all-time favorites. Family shows you and your kids will love.

And there’s still time to buy tickets for the Broadway series.

So, take a look. Select your shows. And we’ll look forward to seeing you.

ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

“The sound of a chamber orchestra...the polish of a string quartet...”—Milwaukee Sentinel

This virtuoso ensemble, selected from one of the world’s most beloved chamber orchestras, comes to Greenville for an evening featuring the Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat–widely considered a chamber music treasure.

WED, OCT 9, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$35–$65

SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS

American Railroad

The latest from Grammy® -winning Silkroad Ensemble and Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens illuminates and re-contextualizes the impact of immigrant and Indigenous communities on the creation of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad and connecting railways in North America.

THURS, NOV 14, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$55–$85

CANADIAN BRASS

“Nothing proclaims celebration and festivity like the sound of brass instruments. Especially if those instruments are played by Canadian Brass.” —Toronto Star They’ll delight you with their fabulous sound, engaging wit, popular programming, top-notch showmanship, and signature takes on holiday classics like, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Songs of Hanukkah,” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”

MON, DEC 2, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$35–$65

PLAY VIDEO

JUSTIN AUSTIN

Vocally impressive, verbally elegant.” —Opera News

Drama Desk Award-nominated baritone Justin Austin has appeared in concert and on operatic stages since he was four.

Enjoy his “mighty lyric voice” (New York Times) in this intimate setting.

WED, JAN 22, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$55

PLAY VIDEO

ALVIN AILEY

AMERICAN DANCE

THEATER

Experience America’s most popular dance company, with its unique mix of contemporary and classic movement. The mixed repertory program will include the beloved masterpiece Revelations plus exciting and delightful new works.

Whether you’re a long-time fan or a newcomer to dance, you’re sure to be delighted.

FEB 18–19, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$55–$85

PLAY VIDEO Photo S. Figgins, K. Campbell, S. Daley-Perdomo. Photo by Dario Calmese

5 SHOWS!

RIVERDANCE 30

The New Generation

Since it emerged onto the world stage, the fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured millions of hearts. The Grammy® Awardwinning music and mesmerizing choreography have left audiences in awe and established Riverdance as a global cultural sensation. This special anniversary tour rejuvenates the muchloved original show with new choreography, costumes, and state of the art lighting, projection, and motion graphics.

Now, Riverdance welcomes “The New Generation” of performers.

FEB 21–23, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$45–$75

PLAY VIDEO

Schubert’s Trout Quintet

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF

GREAT BRITAIN

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

The “Trout” Quintet showcases Schubert’s genius for melody and lyricism. And its unique instrumentation—only one violin and an added double bass— creates a tonality that makes it one the world’s most beloved chamber works.

Featuring CMS Co-Artistic Director Wu Han.

MON, MAR 17, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$70

Come celebrate 40 years of this much-loved institution.

Since 1985, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has been an antidote to mainstream music.

From Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, it is “an oversized dose of unexpected hipness” (The New York Times).

Enjoy an astonishing revelation of rich orchestration—no drums, pianos, backing tracks, or banjos —just ukuleles and voices in a collision of post-punk and old classics.

TUE, MAR 18, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$15–$45

Now, experience her Nobody

SUN, SEPT 15, 2024

GUNTER THEATRE

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DAVID NIHILL

Shelf Help Tour

“One of Netflix is a Joke Fest’s funniest shows” LA Times

From Dublin, Ireland best-selling author, comedian and viral sensation David Nihill’s new show Shelf Help mixes

comedy, languages, and reading recommendations because that’s the kind of wild kinky stuff David is into.

SAT, OCT 5, 2024

GUNTER THEATRE

$35

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SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE®

Romeo and Juliet

An entirely serious Shakespeare play with one entirely SH!T-FACED cast member.

There’s no love lost between the Capulets and Montagues and everyone in Verona knows it. Certainly, the way to mend centuries of bad blood is having two star-crossed lovers from opposite households get married in secret, right?

OCT 30–

NOV 2, 2024

GUNTER

THEATRE

$45

LEELA JAMES

With a combination of rich, gritty vocals and highly-personal songwriting, Leela James carries on the tradition of classic soul with a contemporary spin.

WED, NOV 6, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$45–$65 PLAY VIDEO

AIR SUPPLY

The Lost in Love Experience

“All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All”—they’ve been the soundtrack to sweet times for nearly 50 years. Be here as they bring their best— and decades of sweet memories—to the Peace Center.

WED, NOV 13, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL $55–$85

PLAY VIDEO

SAL VULCANO

Everything’s Fine Tour

He’s made you laugh with his hidden-camera show

“Impractical Jokers” and his hit podcasts “Hey Babe!” and “Taste Buds.” Now he’s coming

to the Peace Center to crack you up with the

Everything’s Fine Tour. Recommended for ages 16+.

FRI, NOV 15, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$39.75–$59.75

NIKKI GLASER

Alive and Unwell Tour

She’s honed her no-holdsbarred comedy through years performing at sold-out tours across the country and hosting three hit podcasts.

Unfiltered, relatable, and unapologetically herself, Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest voices in comedy.

SAT, NOV 16, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$39.75–$109.75

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER

CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS

The Holiday Tradition Continues!

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER

CHRISTMAS by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for more than 35 years! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics in the distinctive

Mannheim sound. The program includes 15 musicians playing more than 20 instruments against a backdrop of dazzling multimedia effects – capturing the spirit of the season in an immersive yet intimate setting.

WED, NOV 27, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$55–$85

PLAY VIDEO

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY:

The Next Generation

This all-new fall-down funny, satirical roast of more than 30 Broadway hits—Frozen, Phantom, Wicked, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, …Moulin Rouge —features outrageous costumes, silly spoofs of the songs you know by heart, and madcap impressions by a stellar cast!

JAN 3–5, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$45

PLAY VIDEO

JAY LENO

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

ARSENIO HALL

Acclaimed late-night TV host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, in-demand corporate speaker, lovable voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist… no wonder Jay Leno is considered “the hardest working man in show business.”

Having passed the “Tonight Show” torch to Jimmy Fallon, Leno continues touring around the United States and abroad.

Comedian Arsenio Hall—best known as host of the late-night talk show, “The Arsenio Hall Show”, and for his roles in feature films and television—joins Jay in this special evening of comedy.

WED, JAN 8, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$70–$115

ARSENIO HALL

BLUE DOGS

Home Grown

Since 1987, South Carolina’s Blue Dogs have been pulling bits from bluegrass, country, and rhythm & blues to season its own roots rock stew.

The result is a strong sound featuring vocal blends of band leaders Bobby Houck (acoustic guitar) and Hank Futch (upright bass), mixed with twangy guitars, pedal steel and percussion.

SAT, JAN 25, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$40

SUTTON FOSTER

Hooked Tour

It’ll be a performance to remember, when Broadway star Sutton Foster comes to Greenville for an evening of song, featuring works from her three CDs. A respected singer, dancer, and two-time Tony Award® winning actress, Foster brings a powerful voice and breadth of emotion to the stage.

WED, JAN 29, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$45–$75

PLAY VIDEO

ALTON BROWN LIVE: LAST BITE

Be here as the famed foodist reflects on decades in food media, presents some of his favorite culinary mega-hacks, sings some funny food songs, and in general offers a culinary variety show the likes of which human eyes have never seen.

WED, FEB 26, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$50–$80

PLAY VIDEO

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

From humble beginnings in the ‘60s to the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981, this is The Simon & Garfunkel Story. Using projection photos and original film footage, this immersive concertstyle theater show chronicles their journey, set to all the hits including “Mrs. Robinson,” and many more.

SAT, MAR 29, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$35–$65

PLAY VIDEO

EXPERIENCE HENDRIX

All-Star Concert Event

The Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience.

Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists, and will highlight these artists performing their favorite Hendrix signature songs including “Little Wing,” “Fire,” “Purple Haze,” and “Voodoo Child.” Artist lineup to be announced.

FRI, APR 11, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$70–$115

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

A storyteller at the peak of his craft, he creates songs that look inside and try to understand— reducing a universe to four minutes. His band, The 400 Unit, is integral to how the story’s told. As Isbell says, “They make a big noise.”

SUN, APR 13, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$80–$250

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DIXIE’S TUPPERWARE PARTY

Dixie Longate is bringing your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century. Filled with outrageously fun tales, audience participation and a little bit of empowerment, this show leaves your heart a little bigger and your food a little fresher.

*Adult Content

JUN 19–22, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$45

OUR PLANET LIVE

Life on Our Planet

Four billion years. Millions of

Moderator Keith Scholey is the series producer for Netflix’s and Director of the David Attenborough:

ENCANTO

The Sing-Along Film Concert

Encanto lovers of all ages, be part of the sound track! Sing along with your favorite

Grammy® Award-winning songs, performed by the live band, Banda de la Casita, while you watch the film.

TUE, OCT 22, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$30–$60

SESAME STREET LIVE!

Say Hello

Beloved “Sesame Street” characters come to life in this brand-new interactive production. Sing, dance, and play alongside Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends while you follow Elmo’s puppy, Tango, in a fun game of hide and seek.

SAT, NOV 9, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$30–$60

PLAY VIDEO

SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE IN CONCERT

Experience the immenselypopular film like never before, as its ground-breaking soundtrack comes to life on stage. The spectacle showcases the movie on screen with a full orchestra and a scratch DJ on turntables, performing the iconic score live.

MON, NOV 11, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$45–$75

PLAY VIDEO

DISNEY JR.

LIVE ON TOUR

Let’s Play!

Mickey is getting ready for the biggest playdate ever at the Clubhouse with all his favorite pals including Minnie and Goofy, the Puppy Dog Pals, Ginny and Bitsy from “SuperKitties” and Ariel from “Disney Jr.’s Ariel,”

ANIMANIACS

In Concert

Join the voices of Animaniacsthe iconic animated Warner Bros series (produced by Steven Spielberg) - for a “zany, animany and totally insaney” evening as they perform the world-famous songs from the beloved cartoon series backed by the original projected animation.

Animaniacs: In Concert stars the show’s original Emmy-winning composer, Randy Rogel, on piano and the voice-talents of Emmy winner Rob Paulsen (Yakko & Pinky on “Animaniacs”).

FRI, JAN 17, 2025

GUNTER THEATRE

$55

but mysterious weather keeps interrupting the fun.

Can Team Spidey from Marvel’s “Spidey and His Amazing Friends” find out who is behind this and help save the playdate?

WED, NOV 20, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$35–$65

Artwork by Alan Bodner

OUR PLANET LIVE

Frozen Worlds

FRAGGLE ROCK

Join your favorite friends from the iconic series Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, on a brand new exciting, interactive, live musical adventure perfect for fans of all ages!

The unforgiving frontier of climate change…the calving of a gigantic iceberg…risks of fossil fuel exploration in the arctic… they’re never far from our news screens.

But what does it mean for those that live there?

Follow polar bears, walruses, seals, and penguins alongside host Huw Cordey.

TUE, APR 1, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$25

PLAY VIDEO

The Fraggle Five are on a mission to find a lost Fraggle treasure

- the Song Stone legend says the Song Stone holds the greatest song ever heard, but it’s broken down into multiple pieces and lost over generations.

SUN, MAY 4, 2025

PEACE CONCERT HALL

$25–$55

DISNEY’S THE LION KING

SEPT 11–29, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

PLAY VIDEO

& JULIET

OCT 15–20, 2024

PEACE CONCERT HALL

PLAY VIDEO

Lorna Courtney and the cast of & Juliet - Photo Credit Matthew Murphy
Photo
The Original Broadway Cast of
SHUCKED by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
(L-R): Don Stephenson (Doc Brown) and Caden Brauch (Marty McFly)
Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Adrianna Hicks with the Original Broadway Company of SOME LIKE IT HOT.
Photo by Matthew Murphy

L IFE OF PI

Don Stephenson (Doc Brown)
Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024

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PRICE LEVEL ALL 10 SHOWS

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Patron Accessibility

The Peace Center offers a variety of accessibility services including assistive listening options, ASL interpreted performances (Saturday Matinees), audio described performances, wheelchair accessible seating, and transfer chairs. Some services require advance notice. Call the box office at 864.467.3000 for details and arrangements.

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2024-25 SEASON CALENDAR LISTING

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

August 6, 2024

IDINA MENZEL

August 7, 2024

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND

August 8, 2024

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS

August 16, 2024

KEM

August 17, 2024

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER IN CONCERT

August 18, 2024

IRIS DEMENT

August 18, 2024

LEO KOTTKE AND JULIAN LAGE

August 21, 2024

DISNEY’S THE LION KING

September 11-29, 2024

JOAN OSBORNE

September 15, 2024

DAVID NIHILL

October 5, 2024

OUR PLANET LIVE:

LIFE ON OUR PLANET

October 7, 2024

ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

October 9, 2024

& JULIET

October 15-20, 2024

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

October 20, 2024

ENCANTO: THE SING-ALONG

FILM CONCERT

October 22, 2024

SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE®

October 30-November 2, 2024

LEELA JAMES

November 6, 2024

SESAME STREET LIVE!

November 9, 2024

SPIDER-MAN™:

ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

November 11, 2024

AIR SUPPLY

November 13, 2024

SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS

November 14, 2024

SAL VULCANO

November 15, 2024

NIKKI GLASER

November 16, 2024

DISNEY JR. LIVE ON TOUR

November 20, 2024

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS

November 27, 2024

CANADIAN BRASS

December 2, 2024

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY

January 3-5, 2025

JAY LENO WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST ARSENIO HALL

January 8, 2025

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL

January 14-19, 2025

ANIMANIACS

January 17, 2025

JUSTIN AUSTIN

January 22, 2025

BLUE DOGS

January 25, 2025

SUTTON FOSTER

January 29, 2025

HAMILTON

February 4-16, 2025

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

February 18-19, 2025

RIVERDANCE 30

February 21-23, 2025

ALTON BROWN LIVE

February 26, 2025

SHUCKED

March 11-16, 2025

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

March 17, 2025

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN

March 18, 2025

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

March 29, 2025

OUR PLANET LIVE: FROZEN WORLDS

April 1, 2025

EXPERIENCE HENDRIX

April 11, 2025

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

April 13, 2025

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL

April 22-27, 2025

FRAGGLE ROCK

May 4, 2025

FAC JAZZ ALL STARS

May 8, 2025

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL

May 13-18, 2025

SOME LIKE IT HOT

June 10-15, 2025

DIXIE’S TUPPERWARE PARTY

June 19-22, 2025

LIFE OF PI

July 8-13, 2025

KIMBERLY AKIMBO

August 5-10, 2025

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