Flat Rock Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC OF THE EAGLES This May

Flat Rock Playhouse will resume its 2016 Music on the Rock concert series with The Music of The Eagles on May 12th at the Playhouse Downtown. This highly requested tribute will feature such hits as Hotel California, Witchy Woman, Take It to the Limit, Desperado and many others.

Formed in 1971, The Eagles is one of the world's best selling bands of all time, having sold more than 150 million records. With a sound most often described as "California Rock," The Eagles were influenced by the 1960's rhythm and blues, soul, bluegrass and rock bands such as The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield. They have won six Grammy Awards including Record of the Year in 1977 for Hotel California and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Music on the Rock favorites Dustin Brayley, Ryan Dunn and Ryan Guerra will return to the Playhouse Downtown for a limited two weekend engagement.

Guerra, in addition to playing guitar, will serve as the Music Director for The Music of The Eagles with Jon Brown on drums and Charles Holland on bass. Brayley and Dunn will both be on guitar; Brayley will play keys.

Music on the Rock: The Music of The Eagles will run from May 12th through the 22nd at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown. Evening performances Thursday at 7:30 PM, and Friday and Saturday at 8 PM. Matinee performances Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM. Tickets are $28 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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