Howdy, Knoxville News-Sentinel 2-5-99 James Rogers returning to Dollywood With Music Mansion in Pigeon Forge closed and up for sale, its headliner, James Rogers, announced he'll be returning to Dollywood this spring. Rogers' new production can be seen in D.P. Celebrity Theater beginning April 24-25, says Dollywood publicist Ellen Liston. His shows will hit the stage every day but Sundays, when the theme park's celebrity concert series will run. "I'm excited over the new challenges of coming back to Dollywood," Rogers said. "I'm grateful and thankful to all the fans that came out and supported Music Mansion for the years I was there. I look forward to seeing them at Dollywood." Rogers was the headliner at the Dollywood-owned Music Mansion for all five seasons it was open. In December, Dollywood Company officials said Music Mansion was being sold to Pigeon Forge businessman "Z" Buda [and country music singer Jim Ed Brown]. A few weeks later, the company announced the deal with Buda fell through. The 1,800-seat music theater will remain empty until it is sold, Dollywood officials said this week. Music Mansion, the first theater to open in Pigeon Forge's Music Road development, was built to help spur the growth of Pigeon Forge's music theater industry. It was touted as "the No. 1 most attended show in the Smokies." # # # Take care, Shane Rhyne Knoxville, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] NP: The Drive-By Truckers, Gangstabilly
