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Juliana Asbill

Juliana Asbill

Hi, all! I’m an assistant teacher from Madison, Mississippi in a first grade class and am kept on my toes daily! I also work at a vet clinic and the barn where my horse lives, so I'm always on the go, but seeing musicals is a way I can quiet my mind and fill my cup for a few hours amidst my constantly crazy schedule. I saw my first show, Wicked, at the Kennedy Center in 2011 and I was hooked. Since then, I've been privileged enough to see over 45 different shows and meet some amazing members of the theatrical community. I just love any time I can spend in a theatre and I'm so grateful to get to be a part of the theatre community in this way! Outside of my interest in Broadway, I love spending time with my pets (a horse named Edward, a cat named Peaches, and a dog named Stitch), Stitch (hence my pup's name), crafting, and reading. Happy to be in this space! 




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First Show:

Wicked

Favorite Show:

Too many! Wicked will always be a sentimental one for me, though. Beetlejuice takes close second for similar reasons. The impact they’ve had on my life will never be erased or forgotten. As for the rest…I can’t possibly choose! 🙈



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Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Thalia Mara Hall
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Thalia Mara Hall
March 7, 2024

What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Thalia Mara Hall? As the lights dimmed and the music started in the auditorium of Thalia Mara Hall on Wednesday, February 28th, the air was charged and it felt like we were being invited into something sacred that was about to take place.

Review: CELTIC WOMAN 20 at Thalia Mara Hall
Review: CELTIC WOMAN 20 at Thalia Mara Hall
February 28, 2024

Celtic Woman returned to Jackson, Mississippi on its 20th anniversary tour and it is evident that the magic of the group has not faded with time!

Review: LITTLE WOMEN ASTONISHES AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN JACKSON at Thalia Mara Hall
Review: LITTLE WOMEN ASTONISHES AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN JACKSON at Thalia Mara Hall
February 14, 2024

What do you get when you take a fiercely determined young woman, her three vastly different but equally loyal sisters, an imagination that can create whole operatic tragedies in the space of an old attic?  Little Women the Musical, which made a stop at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi on February 6th.  The second in the Broadway in Jackson season presented by Trustmark, the show brought to life a story beloved by generations and set it to music.  Presented by Big League Productions, Inc., the production itself ran the entire gamut of emotion in just a couple of hours.

Review: A Loverly Night at Thalia Mara Hall with MY FAIR LADY
Review: A Loverly Night at Thalia Mara Hall with MY FAIR LADY
January 22, 2024

My Fair Lady is still as iconic and beautiful as ever with the Lincoln Center Theatre Production’s tour!

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Turns Jackson Positively Pink!
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Turns Jackson Positively Pink!
January 24, 2023

Legally Blonde is fun, fashionable, and fabulous - and very pink!

BWW Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Brings a World of Pure Imagination to Jackson
BWW Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Brings a World of Pure Imagination to Jackson
March 23, 2022

The Candy Man came to Jackson on Sunday, March 13th, and brought a world of pure imagination with him. As part of Broadway in Jackson’s 2021-2022 season, presented by Trustmark, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s North American tour stopped at Thalia Mara Hall for one night only.

BWW Review: CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Wows at Thalia Mara Hall
BWW Review: CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Wows at Thalia Mara Hall
December 26, 2021

Jackson audiences were wowed on Wednesday night, December 22nd as Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular took to the stage of Thalia Mara Hall. Daredevils, aerialists, and acrobats (oh, my!) shocked audience members with gravity-defying stunts.

BWW Review: AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Lifts Us Up at Thalia Mara Hall
BWW Review: AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Lifts Us Up at Thalia Mara Hall
December 22, 2021

Another jukebox musical, this one based on a romantic movie from the 80’s? You might be wondering if that is really a good idea.  Rest assured, the An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical tour does not disappoint in the slightest! 

BWW Review: ANASTASIA Brings Broadway Back to Thalia Mara Hall
BWW Review: ANASTASIA Brings Broadway Back to Thalia Mara Hall
November 17, 2021

Home, love, family…these are the things that the titular character of Anastasia the Musical longs to find on a grand adventure with a couple of con men as her only companions. Along the way, she’s also hoping to find out just whether or not she is the daughter of the last, late Russian czar, and if she isn’t, then just who is she?

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE  CAROLE KING MUSICAL Helps Jackson Feel the Earth Move
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Helps Jackson Feel the Earth Move
March 14, 2020

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical began its performance on Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi with an empty stage, a grand piano, and a song that sets the tone for an incredible, emotional journey about to be undertaken. The touring production's stop at Thalia Mara Hall on March 11th was presented by Trustmark as part of the theatre's Broadway in Jackson series. 

BWW Interview: John Jesensky of HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN CONCERT at Thalia Mara Hall
BWW Interview: John Jesensky of HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN CONCERT at Thalia Mara Hall
February 26, 2020

Conductor John Jesensky talks about conducting the score of an incredibly popular movie series live, his love for performing live-to-film concerts, and what drives him to be the best conductor he can be.

BWW Review: CATS Lets the Memory Live Again in Jackson
BWW Review: CATS Lets the Memory Live Again in Jackson
February 17, 2020

“Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?” According to iconic lyrics by Richard Stilgoe for one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows, Jellicles are and Jellicle do! The national tour of the megamusical phenomenon, Cats, stopped at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi as a part of the Broadway in Jackson series presented by Trustmark on February 13th and 14th to show audience members exactly what the lives of Jellicle cats look like, specifically on the night of the all-important Jellicle Ball.

BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE in Jackson - Too Beautiful for Words
BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE in Jackson - Too Beautiful for Words
November 18, 2019

Just how far would you take sisterly devotion? Would you be willing to take years in a loveless marriage, with a man who believes that the way to get a woman to do whatever he wants her to is to beat her, after already spending years being assaulted by your own father? That's exactly how Miss Celie spends much of her life, in hopes that her sister, Nettie, doesn't have to. Brought to Jackson's Thalia Mara Hall as part of their Jackson Live! Series, The Color Purple's national tour brought those questions, and many more, to mind on November 14th and 15th.

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Makes Some Matches in Jackson
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Makes Some Matches in Jackson
October 28, 2019

If there is one thing that the village of Anatevka has enough of, it is the love of their traditions.  The national tour of Fiddler on the Roof brought some of that tradition to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi on October 22nd. The tour's stop in Jackson opened Thalia Mara's Broadway in Jackson series season presented by Trustmark.  The tour itself is presented by NETworks Presentations.

BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND Brings Imagination to Jackson
BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND Brings Imagination to Jackson
June 17, 2019

Finding Neverland's national tour landed in Jackson, Mississippi on Tuesday, June 11th with the promise of a glimpse into the creation of one of the most beloved Disney stories of all time - Peter Pan. And who better to weave that tale than the author himself, J.M. Barrie? Closing out the 2018-2019 Broadway in Jackson series presented by Trustmark, the musical captivated audience members at Thalia Mara Hall with adventures with pirates, indians, fairies, and even a crocodile.

BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Brings Bluegrass and Romance to New Stage Theatre in Jackson
BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Brings Bluegrass and Romance to New Stage Theatre in Jackson
June 6, 2019

With the opening number of the musical "Bright Star", the lead actress promises the audience that there's a good story to tell, and it's one that's inspired by true events. Throughout the course of the performance, the cast of this regional production at New Stage Theatre in Jackson more than delivers on that promise.

BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Brings Four Original Rock And Roll Icons To Jackson
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Brings Four Original Rock And Roll Icons To Jackson
April 26, 2019

On Saturday, April 20th, the audience members at Thalia Mara Hall were treated to an inside look at an iconic moment in rock and roll history. 4 legends of rock and roll and rockabilly all wound up at Sun Records, and what followed was a jam session for the ages.

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Delights Audience Members at Thalia Mara Hall
BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Delights Audience Members at Thalia Mara Hall
March 27, 2019

'Doe - A deer, a female deer.'  Well, we're definitely not lacking in deer here in Mississippi, but on Saturday, March 23rd, the term was put into a new context - a lesson on the major musical scale - courtesy of the cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.

BWW Review: LES MISERABLES Builds the Barricade in Jackson
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES Builds the Barricade in Jackson
March 13, 2019

When the lights dimmed in the theatre on March 8th, the cast of Les Miserables began what can only be described as a musical marathon. With practiced precision, they began a performance where, for almost 3 hours, singing was the only form of communication, and the entire audience was transported back to the 19th century in France, where a man served 19 years in jail for stealing bread, spent years chased by a relentless police inspector, young love was found for one but crushed for another, and a revolution was fought for by a group of students and citizens who will risk their lives for what they believe is right.

BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS Brings Some Fancy New Footwear to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS Brings Some Fancy New Footwear to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson
February 12, 2019

What do you get when you take the newest owner of his family's shoe factory that's about to go under and introduce him to a drag queen with a need for some sturdy but sexy footwear? Kinky Boots!



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