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Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady Will Lead North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY


by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2025

The North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will star stage veterans Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.  Additional casting will be announced at a later date....

Isaiah Bailey, Jordan Lee Gilbert and Daniel Lopez to Lead THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 06, 2025

The principal cast has been revealed for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. See who is starring and learn more about the production!...

EBENEZER SCROOGE’S BIG GAINESVILLE CHRISTMAS SHOW Comes to The Hippodrome Theatre


by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2024

Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Gainesville Christmas Show comes to the Hippodrome Theatre this holiday season. This original production turns the beloved tale of A Christmas Carol on its head-infusing it with a fresh, Gainesville twist....

Past Shows

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
10/10 - 10/27/2024


Could you name a hundred things that make life wonderful? A thousand? A million? Beginning with  “Ice cream” and “Laughing so hard you shoot milk ...

What the Constitution Means to Me


A Pulitzer Prize finalist and nominated for 2 Tony Awards, this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines ...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Directed by Stephanie Lynge May 31 to July ...

White
White
3/29 - 4/14/2024


White by James Ijames March 29-April 14; Previews March 27-28 With a premise equal parts playful, prescient and preposterous, art imitates life (or is it the ...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
1/26 - 2/25/2024


This groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical explores the highs and lows of a modern-day family struggling with mental illness.

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/25 - 12/23/2023


A Christmas Carol is a timeless story about generosity, kindness, and the true spirit of the holidays and has been part of Gainesville’s beloved holiday ...

The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)


Welcome to the Annual Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant at St. Everybody’s Non-Denominational Universalist Church, where all faiths are welcome because we’ll believe anything. ...

POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive


POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive September 8-October 1; Previews September 6-7 Written by Selina Fillinger  Directed by ...

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder


 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder June 2-July 9 Previews May 31 and June 1 Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman Music and ...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
4/21 - 5/7/2023


By  Lauren Gunderson Directed by Stephanie Lynge This story is based on the true history behind the female “computers” who lead the Harvard Observatory into ...

Native Gardens
Native Gardens
3/10 - 3/26/2023


By Karen Zacarías Directed by Kristin Clippard Opening March 10, 2023 In this brilliant comedy, cultures, and gardens clash to turn well-intentioned neighbors into feuding ...

White Rabbit Red Rabbit


With no rehearsals, no director, one actor, and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on stage, the internationally acclaimed  White Rabbit Red Rabbit , ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/26 - 12/23/2022


A Christmas Carol November 26-December 23 Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow and sleigh rides in Florida. ...

Murder for Two - The Holiday Edition


Murder for Two - Holiday Edition November 25-December 23 Book and music by Joe Kinosian Book and lyrics by Kellen Blair One of Hippodrome Theatre’s ...

Running Mates
Running Mates
10/14 - 10/30/2022


Running Mates by Beth KanderOpening October 14With the scandal of a leaked video, Sam, the longtime beloved mayor of Anderson suddenly sees his seat in ...

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
8/31 - 9/18/2022


Fahrenheit 451September 2-18: Previews August 31 and September 1by Ray BradburyDirected by Ralf RemshardtOpening September 2The Hippodrome and the UF School of Theatre + Dance ...

Honky Tonk Laundry
Honky Tonk Laundry
6/3 - 7/17/2022


Move over, Thelma and Louise! When Lana Mae Hopkins, owner and proprietress of the Wishy Washy Washateria, hires Katie to help out in the laundromat, ...

The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists
4/29 - 5/15/2022


A Comedy, a Quartet, a Revolutionary Dream Fugue, a True StoryThe Revolutionists is a hilarious witty female-powered play following four badass women during the French ...

My Favorite Esposo
My Favorite Esposo
3/31 - 4/3/2022


by Alberto Bonilla & Anthony P. PenninoStarring Alberto Bonilla & Melissa MacleodMarch 31 April 3The Hippodrome is excited to share THE COMEDY My Favorite Esposo ...

Living On Love
Living On Love
3/11 - 3/27/2022


In this new comedy by Joe DiPietro, a demanding Diva discovers that her self proclaimed Maestro husband has become enamored with Iris, the lovely young ...

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Morning After Grace in Jacksonville Morning After Grace
Alhambra Theatre & Dining (4/9 - 5/10)
STEEL MAGNOLIAS in Jacksonville STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Athens Theatre (2/27 - 3/22)
First Coast Wind Symphony Presents Music of Timothy Mahr in Jacksonville First Coast Wind Symphony Presents Music of Timothy Mahr
Terry Concert Hall (2/21 - 2/21)
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity) in Jacksonville Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (2/23 - 2/23)
WHEN TWO OF US MEET in Jacksonville WHEN TWO OF US MEET
The Gordon (7/23 - 7/26)
Damn Yankees in Jacksonville Damn Yankees
Alhambra Theatre & Dining (2/26 - 4/5)
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