bɹˈaʊn plˈeɪd mæɡnˈoʊliə hˈɔːks ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd nˈeɪθən ɡˈʌn æz ɡˈeɪlɔːɹd ɹˈeɪvnəl, ˈælɪsən kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ æz dʒˈuːli lˌæ vˈɜːn, ænd mˈɔːɹɪs ɹˈɑːbɪnsən æz dʒˈoʊ, ɪn fɹˈæntʃɛskə zæmbˈɛloʊz pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ʃˈoʊ bˈoʊt fɚðə lˈɪɹɪk ˈɑːpɚɹə ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊz, wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæn fɹʌm fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛlv tə mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
Brown played Magnolia Hawks alongside Nathan Gunn as Gaylord Ravenal, Alyson Cambridge as Julie LaVerne, and Morris Robinson as Joe, in Francesca Zambello's production of Show Boat for the Lyric Opera of Chicago's, which ran from February 12 to March 17, 2012.