Newberry Opera House
The Newberry Opera House is a historic performing arts theatre in the midlands of South Carolina, half way between Columbia, SC and Greenville, SC on I-26. The Opera House hosts over 250 events a year: country, folk, doo-wop, oldies, beach, opera, classical, chamber, R & B, comedy, dance, ballet, jazz, celtic, international, acrobats, Elvis tribute artists, singer-songwriter, guitarist, world music, broadway, big band, bluegrass, comedy, choral, drama, speakers, book readings, and much more. Since being fully renovated as a performance space in 1998, the Opera House has played host to many world-renowned performers such as: Willie Nelson, Olivia-Newton John, Michael Bolton, Robert Earl Keen, Moscow Festival Ballet, Arlo Guthrie, Exile, Air Supply, Jerry Butler, David Osbourne, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr, The Hitmen, The Grascals, Brenda Lee, Mark Russell, Chris Mann, Sawyer Brown, Chanticleer, Don Williams, Edwin McCain, BJ Thomas, Gibson Brothers, Phil Vassar, Tommy Emmanuel, Jim Brickman, Charlie Daniels Band, Tony Kenny, Palmetto Mastersingers, Artie Shaw Orchestra, State Capella of Russia, Branson on the Road, Eddie Money, Dailey & Vincent, The Swingin' Medallions, The Lennon Sisters, Hotel California, Teatro Lirico de Europa, Travis Tritt, Richard Smith, Glen Miller Orchestra, Krasnoyarsk National Dance Co. of Siberia, Marina Lomazov, The Lettermen, James Gregory, Delbert McClinton, Annie Sellick & The Hot Club of Nashville, Ozark Jubilee, Church Basement Ladies, Oak Ridge Boys, Frankie Avalon, Dublin's Irish Cabaret with Andy Cooney, Roslyn Kind, Don't Stop Believing, Celtic Nights, Georgette Jones, Kingston Trio, Steep Canyon Rangers, A Far Cry, Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians, Golden Dragon Acrobats, Charlie Thomas' Drifters, The Stylistics, Doug & Bunny Williams, Charlie Bob Smith, SC Storytelling Network, Raleigh Ringers, Pawel Checinski, Whispering Bill Anderson, Rick Alviti, Hen Party, SC Elvis Festival. The Newberry Opera House has also seen productions of Menopause The Musical, Porgy & Bess, Always, Patsy Cline, Kiss Me, Kate, Ring of Fire, Godspell, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Elixir of Love, Man of La Mancha, Cinderella ballet.
