Jacksonville Theatre Newsroom

Everyone has heard the term 'burnout' and while it looks different for each individual, the general consensus is just a feeling of lifelessness in the sense that everything you had to give was used up. We talk about burnout a lot with academics or high-stress careers, but it is usually connected only to work of some kind. I feel that it is in the absence of work, the time where you finally get to reflect on the race you've been running, that the burnout really settles in.

As part of my college plan, I take a lot of Elementary Education classes. Every semester, the same questions appear over and over again: What do you want to teach? Why do you want to teach that? Aren't you worried about xyz with that?' With more standard replies like 5th grade ELA or 3rd grade Math, a discussion follows about the pros and cons, the personal experiences around it, and the need for such skills or materials.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents Christmas with C.S. Lewis at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts in the Terry Theatre on Sunday, December 10, 2023 for two shows, at 2:00 and 6:00 p.m.

GRAMMY Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs will open the Jacksonville Symphony season with a world premiere of distinguished American composer Lowell Liebermann' s Organ Concerto under the baton of music director Courtney Lewis.

Don't miss the all-new national tour coming to the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, August 27, at 7:00 pm, to bring fans a whole new way to experience their favorite box office hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Award-winning actor, producer and comedian Chris Tucker announces his first major tour in North America since 2011. Produced by Live Nation, the historic 30-city fall 2023 run – The Legend Tour 2023 – kicks off on September 8 at North Charleston Performing Arts Center in Charleston, South Carolina, making stops across North America in Toronto, Nashville, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and more before wrapping up in Detroit, MI at Fox Theatre on January 12. 

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents Teatro Lirico D'Europa Opera Company's performance of HE BARBER OF SEVILLE at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on February 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents DIRECT FROM SWEDEN - THE MUSIC OF ABBA on January 12, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents STAYIN' ALIVE - ONE NIGHT OF THE BEE GEES at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.

Fiddler on the Roof premiered at Alhambra Theatre and Dining on August 4th, “ya ba diba diba diba diba diba diba dum!” The musical, which first premiered in 1964, takes place in Anatevka in 1905 just before the Russian Revolution. The musical is beautiful and a great experience for Jacksonville audiences.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents THE CHER SHOW on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

A few years ago, there was a TV show where one of the characters had a new, wacky job virtually everyday. She bust in with a new costume and career plan day after day. That is kind of how this summer has felt for me.

It's a given when you get involved in theatre, or any fine art for matter, that you will have to audition and that you will have to face rejection. No one warned me, though, that the time in between those two events would come with its own onset of emotions and potentially be the worst part of the whole process. 

Much has happened to the venerable Alhambra Theatre & Dining since Fiddler on the Roof was last produced there in February of 2003, not the least of which is an ownership change from Todd Booth to Craig Smith. But some things have stayed the same: Todd Booth is still either on stage or behind the curtain and Fiddler on the Roof is as popular as ever. 

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents JOHNNY CASH – The Official Concert Experience at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE will be dazzling audiences in Jacksonville on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. this holiday season.

The FSCJ Artist Series presents The Doo Wop Project as they bring their the dynamic, rave-reviewed celebration of a beloved music genre, to Jacksonville on Saturday, November 4 at 8:00 p.m. at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts.

The FSCJ Artist Series Beyond Broadway, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents an all-new national tour coming to the Jacksonville on August 27, which will bring fans a whole new way to experience their favorite box office hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Growing up, I claimed to be a 'self-taught' dancer, which really just meant I loved dancing, but never found my way into formal training. When it comes to auditions or workshops that involve learning choreography quickly in a group, I suddenly get two left feet and look like I've never stepped foot in a studio before. Now though, at the ripe age of a college senior, I've decided it is the time to change this. 

While some students are soaking in the sun after a year of hard work, many others are keeping the books open for a summer semester. I myself fall into the latter group and have been hitting my favorite coffee shops to study rather than hitting the beach.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder will now run through July 16 at the Hippodrome Theatre. 

Victor Harvey, founder of Victor George Spirits (VGS) presented a $10,000 donation to representatives from the Fort Mose' Historical Society in St. Augustine on Friday, June 23. Former NFL player Oronde Gadsden, a Charleston South Carolina native joined Harvey for the presentation to share his insights.

FSCJ Artist Series High School Summer Musical Theatre Experience is celebrating its 17th year providing theatre opportunities to 7th-12th graders in the First Coast area. This summer, from July 21 through July 30, more than 50 student performers and technicians will train with professional theatre artists in preparation for our production of Sister Act.  

The Alhambra welcomes guests to the summer show Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The musical based on the 1991 film. The audience observes the characters attempt to break the curse by bringing Belle and the Beast together. Audiences will recognize the iconic songs from the 1991 movie, and additional songs from the 1994 Broadway musical.

Challenge Enterprises has announced a special one-night benefit performance of Little Shop of Horrors at the Orange Park Community Theater on June 15th.