Bee Gees Show 'STAYIN' ALIVE' Opens Next Week at Flat Rock Playhouse

The word "disco" is synonymous with one band... The Bee Gees. In late 1970s America, no other band captured the essence of popular music quite like the three brothers from Manchester, England. Their unforgettable three-part harmonies and iconic beats became the soundtrack of a generation.

Flat Rock Playhouse is proud to present Stayin' Alive: The Music of The Bee Gees as the fifth Music on the Rock concert for 2015. The show will include a five piece band playing the iconic songs first sung by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Music on the Rock favorite Dustin Brayley will be the lead vocalist for the show, with Broadway star Jason Wooten and multi-talented musician Ryan Guerra, fresh off of his sold out run of Music on the Rock: The Music of James Taylor and Carole King, rounding out a group of incredible musicians from around the country. Musical direction is by Eric Fotre Leach. Stayin' Alive: The Music of The Bee Gees will include such hits as How Deep is Your Love, Tragedy, Night Fever and, of course, Stayin' Alive. This concert will also feature vocalist Katie Zanca performing the classic disco hits I Will Surive and Last Dance.

Stayin' Alive: The Music of The Bee Gees is presented by our Downtown Series Sponsor, Rug & Home.

TICKETS AND SCHEDULE

Stayin' Alive: The Music of The Bee Gees will run from September 17 - 20 at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown. Performances Thursday through Sunday, 8 PM with a matinee on Saturday at 2 PM. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-732-8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

The Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 South Main Street in Hendersonville, NC.

In 1937, a group of struggling performers, led by Robroy Farquhar, organized themselves as the Vagabond Players. The Vagabonds worked in a variety of places over the course of three years, and in 1940 found themselves in the Blue Ridge region of Western North Carolina. The local and tourist community welcomed them with open arms when they presented their first summer season of plays in a 150-year-old grist mill they converted into The Old Mill Playhouse at Highland Lake. So successful was that summer, they returned in 1941. After WWII, the Vagabond Players reorganized, came back to the region and opened a playhouse in nearby Lake Summit. The Lake Summit Playhouse thrived during the post war years and soon the Vagabond Players were looking for a larger and permanent home. In 1952, the troupe of performers, and a newly formed board of directors, made an offer to buy an 8-acre lot in the Village of Flat Rock. This new home made the Vagabonds "locals" and a rented big top gave birth to Flat Rock Playhouse. As the beautiful Western Carolina region continued to grow, so did the Playhouse and in 1961, by Act of the North Carolina General Assembly, Flat Rock Playhouse was officially designated The State Theatre of North Carolina. What began as a few weeks of summer performances in 1940 is now a nine-month season of plays including Broadway musicals, comedy, drama, and theatre for young audiences. The Playhouse's dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a professional series; a summer and fall college apprentice and intern program; performances and cabaret series by the Studio 52; year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults. Flat Rock Playhouse now hosts over 98,000 patrons annually and is a significant contributor to the local economy and the Arts in North Carolina.

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