Jacksonville, "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord"! Godspell opened at the Alhambra January 11 and is entertaining audiences. The musical follows the parables Jesus Christ told, presented by many different characters in present day terms, accompanied by a wonderful score written by Stephen Schwartz.... (more...)
Jacksonville was blown away by the Tenth Anniversary Tour of Rock of Ages. The musical that tells the story of a bunch of dreamers on the Sunset strip, that are trying to make it big in the rock-n-roll world. Following the adventures of love, heartbreak, defeat, stardom, and the fight to keep rock-n... (more...)
"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." Alhambra Theatre and Dining's Christmas program, Elf the Musical, has arrived and is entertaining audiences of all ages! The musical based on the movie Elf, tells the story of how Buddy the Elf finds out he is actually a human... (more...)
The iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I has arrived for the FSCJ Artist Series 2018-2019 season. Audience members will hear the classic songs, observe beautiful choreography, and laugh at the great wit of the cast members. The King and I first produced in 1951 has many themes and conflic... (more...)
1776 has declared its position at The Alhambra Theatre and Dining. The Tony nominated show tells the story of the drafting of the Declaration of Independence between May and July of 1776. Anyone who has taken a history class will recognize the iconic characters, such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin... (more...)
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? has opened at the Alhambra in Jacksonville. The show follows a group of eight students who grow up in catholic school. The audience will experience a show that has many elements they can relate to, such as elementary school crushes, being picked on, d... (more...)
'Another Op'nin, Another Show' at The Alhambra Theatre and Dining. Kiss Me, Kate portrays the story of a company performing Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. This company is a complete mess, with different relationships bringing their problems to the stage, or gangsters requiring money fro... (more...)
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Ian Fleming's classic musical has hit the Alhambra. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is centered around a widowed father, Caractacus Potts, who is determined to raise his two children in a world full of excitement. His children, Jeremy and Jemima are g... (more...)
Chicago is grand, great, swell, and fun! The iconic show is on its 20th Anniversary tour and has stopped here in Jacksonville for a weekend run. The cast is extremely phenomenal and will leave audiences speechless.... (more...)
'Nobody got into this business to play it safe.' The perfect description of the stress put on individuals in show business. A Chorus Line represents the story of dancers in 1975, many of whom are looking to break out onto the Broadway stage. Each dancer is asked to give a brief description of themse... (more...)
More often than not, I go to a show and sit through the entire thing with the biggest grin on my face. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical was no exception. The musical is the type where I did not want it to be over as the curtain closed. The Tony nominated musical chronicles Carole Klein's, later kn... (more...)
'Beware.Brother.Beware' Five Guys Named Moe is in Jacksonville! The Tony Nominated show based on music by Louis Jordan follows Nomax, played by Jereme Raickett, who has stumbled upon hard times. Suddenly, five guys named Moe appear to show him the error of his ways. The live music, the talent, the h... (more...)
Little Shop of Horrors was a great experience, especially for someone who knew absolutely nothing about the show. The entire cast made the experience so enjoyable, leaving the audience laughing after almost every scene.... (more...)
Motown the Musical is a musical unlike any other. The history of Motown Records takes place between 1957 and 1983. Audience members will recognize the music whether they were a part of this time period or not. I was born in 1996 and went into the production not knowing the history of Motown Records,... (more...)
'There is no place like home'. A quote that has rung true for generations, but for theatre fans even more so. The theater is an escape from the outside world. A place to enjoy the arts, to watch characters each and every person can relate to, and to experience incredible talent. The Wizard of Oz pro... (more...)
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini is a beautiful show full of so much emotion and talent. The beautiful story, in which Miss Saigon is based on, is intriguing and heartbreaking leaving audience members to reflect on what they hold dear. A story of a young girl who believes in love so much she will... (more...)
This past weekend, Phase Eight produced Stephen Adly Guirgis' JESUS HOPPED THE A-TRAIN, a chillingly honest look at the strikingly different lives of Angel and Lucius, two New York City men incarcerated on Riker's Island.... (more...)
I laughed more than I have in weeks, escaping the reality of my own personal tragedies, and judging by the uncontrollable laughter, clapping, and singing along that surrounded me in the audience, one thing is clear: this revue is exactly what you need right now, Jacksonville. Featuring 39 classi... (more...)
"What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?" is the strikingly articulate song that follows the opening number of AVENUE Q, which opened last night at Amelia Community Theatre. I uncomfortably shifted in my seat, as my B.A. is…also in English (insert face-plant emoji). AVENUE Q, winner of three Tony Awa... (more...)
Theatre inspires. Incorporated as a viral hashtag during the 2017 Tony season, complete with a Facebook frame that many in the theatre industry have made their permanent statement, the arts community has touted the power of theatre to inspire everyone, if we allow it. But what does it inspire? Theat... (more...)
For 12 years running, the FSCJ Artist series and the Wilson Center for the Arts has produced an Annual High School Summer Musical Theatre Experience. This year brings WEST SIDE STORY, a mammothly essential piece of work to all musical theatre lovers. With book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Be... (more...)
BENT doesn't request the audience's permission to turn your heart upside down. It forcefully attacks your places of comfort in exchange for a meaningful conversation, for provoking consideration, for basic human empathy.... (more...)
ANNIE opened at The Alhambra Dinner Theatre last week to a house full of excited young ladies, local theatre lovers, and even those who aren't as familiar with the Jacksonville theatre scene, as the timelessly successful musical tends to draw large crowds who know every song from childhood. With ico... (more...)
Rich in allegorical themes and teeming with tragic irony, Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer winner TOPDOG/UNDERDOG opened at The 5 & Dime Theatre Monday night. Celebrating the removal of the theatre's arch nemesis, a support pole that previously ran straight through the front of the stage, the house was pa... (more...)
With wide eyes and big dreams, Millie Dillmount leaves behind her small town of Salina, Kansas to pursue a life of riches and fame in New York City. Like most of us, it takes Millie mere moments in the Big Apple to learn her goals may be a little harder to come by than she had originally thought. TH... (more...)
BWW Review: GODSPELL at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES: TENTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR at Times Union Performing Arts Center
BWW Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: THE KING AND I at Times Union Performing Arts Center
BWW Review: 1776 at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP? at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: KISS ME, KATE at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: CHICAGO at Times Union Center
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Times Union Theater
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Times Union Theater
BWW Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
BWW Review: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL at Times Union Center
BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Thrasher-Horne Center
BWW Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Times Union Theater
BWW Review: Phase Eight Theater Company Presents JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN
BWW Review: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Uplifts a Weary City at Players By The Sea
BWW Review: Uncomfortably Hilarious AVENUE Q Opens at Amelia Community Theater
BWW Review: Players By The Sea's AMERICAN IDIOT Is Needed and Important
BWW Review: Jacksonville's Youth Rumble in WEST SIDE STORY at SMTE
BWW Review: Readers Theatre Series: BENT at The 5 & Dime
BWW Review: Alhambra Dinner Theatre presents ANNIE
BWW Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at The 5 & Dime
BWW Review: Gimme, gimme! THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Opens at Theatre Jacksonville
