And that’s on top of the challenges of keeping a 115-year-old theater in beautiful shape.Ĭurrently the Opera House is doing OK financially, all things considered. Some seasons are better than others, but it consistently punches above its weight and does all its booking without the help of the bigger show promoters who usually bring such acts to the Madison area. A bit like The Shitty Barn in Spring Green, the venue has a solid following right at home and a good number of people willing to make the drive from Madison, and that frequently adds up to sold-out shows. It’s expanded its audience with bookings ranging from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Huun Huur Tu to Aimee Mann to comedians like Steven Wright and Emo Philips, in addition to its bread-and-butter programming of country and folk, which has included pretty big gets like Gillian Welch, Josh Ritter, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Rosanne Cash. The Stoughton Opera House, a historic theater with a capacity of just under 500 that resides on the top floors of Stoughton’s City Hall Building, has become an unlikely success story over the past 10 years. They have “threatened” for years, and their many fans have clamored for this pairing.Madison percussion ensemble Clocks In Motion’s stage setup for its February 2016 show at the Stoughton Opera House. Friends since their early days in Nashville, they had only found a few opportunities to collaborate musically, notably with “Teach Your Children”, their Grammy-nominated track from 1994’s “Red, Hot + Country” compilation. Suzy’s “Outbound Plane”, “Aces”, and “Someday Soon” are among the many songs beloved by country music fans around the world, as are “Where’ve You Been?”, “455 Rocket”, and “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” from Kathy’s deep well of material.
Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades.
All current tickets will be honored at the door.** **Due to a covid diagnosis in the touring party, the original performance by Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss is postponed until Thursday, September 8th.
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