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Alhambra Theatre & Dining to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Beginning This Month


The hysterical dark comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace will open at Jacksonville's Alhambra Theatre & Dining on March 23, 2023. Best known through the 1944 film starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra, Arsenic and Old Lace was written in 1939. The play opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941.

VIDEO: Lisa Whelchel Talks About Kissing George Clooney on TODAY SHOW


Lisa Whelchel, who played Blair on 'The Facts of Life,' opens up about her favorite moments working with co-stars Nancy McKeon (Jo), Kim Fields (Tootie) and Mindy Cohn (Natalie) on the classic sitcom.

Scoop: Upcoming Guests on THE TALK, 4/1-4/5


Get all the scoop on Upcoming Guests on THE TALK, 4/1-4/5, airing on CBS!

Casting Announced For THE MISMATCH GAME At The Los Angeles Lgbt Center


Casting has been announced for the upcoming 15th Anniversary edition of Dennis Hensley's The MisMatch Game, the show the Los Angeles Times called, witty, ribald ... an adventure in surrealist era bending! The side-splitting parody of the '70s game show returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Renberg Theatre for two shows only on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, at 8pm.

Sony to Reboot the FACTS OF LIFE


Sony Pictures Television is in early talks to reboot the Facts of Life, according to The Holywood Reporter. The Diff'rent Strokes spinoff originally aired on NBC for nine seasons. No network is attached and the search for a writer has begun. 

Scoop: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS on ABC - Monday, July 3, 2017


Get all the scoop on BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS, airing on ABC on Monday, July 3, 2017!

Scoop: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS on ABC - Today, June 29, 2017


Get all the scoop on BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS, airing on ABC today, June 29, 2017!

Scoop: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS on ABC - Monday, July 3, 2017


Get all the scoop on BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS, airing on ABC on Monday, July 3, 2017!

Scoop: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS on ABC - Thursday, June 29, 2017


Get all the scoop on BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS, airing on ABC on Thursday, June 29, 2017!

Stars Announced for ABC's BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS; Full List!


In an ode to ABC's “Wide World of Sports,” 100 TV stars from 14 different network and cable companies will take their athleticism to a new level as they compete – to feel “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” – in the revival of BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS, based on the '70s and '80s television pop-culture classic

Broadway's Booth Family Takes the Stage in COME BLOW YOUR HORN at Alhambra


If there is a 'leading family' of Jacksonville theater, it may very well be the Booth family. Marking their first time ever on stage together, Tod Booth, Lisa Valdini Booth and Jessica Booth will team up for the Alhambra's production of the Neil Simon comedy, Come Blow Your Horn.

Broadway's Booth Family to Take the Stage in COME BLOW YOUR HORN at Alhambra


If there is a 'leading family' of Jacksonville theater, it may very well be the Booth family. Marking their first time ever on stage together, Tod Booth, Lisa Valdini Booth and Jessica Booth will team up for the Alhambra's production of the Neil Simon comedy, Come Blow Your Horn.

Alhambra Launches 50th Anniversary Book


"In late July of 1967, there was but one table - on an empty lot on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida, an unlikely spot 50 years ago for what would become an icon in the Jacksonville cultural landscape and within the national theater scene.  Set for two, that single table was covered by an elegant lace cloth, and adorned with matching napkins, silverware, stylish china plates and coffee cups and tall crystal glasses.

Alhambra to Look Back, Look Forward with 50th Anniversary Season


Looking back. Looking Forward. That is the theme for the year-long anniversary celebration at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, the nation's longest running professional dinner theater. In late July of 1967, there was but one table - on an empty lot on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida, an unlikely spot 50 years ago for what would become an icon in the Jacksonville cultural landscape and within the national theater scene.

SISTER ACT to Open Next Week at Alhambra Theatre & Dining


A mob informant walks into a convent...sounds like the opening to a great joke, but it's really the premise of the Alhambra Theatre & Dining's newest production, Sister Act.

SISTER ACT to Open Next Week at Alhambra Theatre & Dining


A mob informant walks into a convent...sounds like the opening to a great joke, but it's really the premise of the Alhambra Theatre & Dining's newest production, Sister Act.

Hallmark Channel Debuts 'Spring Fling' Programming with 3 Original World Premieres


Hallmark Channel, the destination for seasonal and celebratory programming, unveils its 'SPRING FLING' programming event blooming with three original movies celebrating springtime love and romance.

First Celebrity Revealed for New Season of DANCING WITH THE STARS!


Kim Fields, best known for her role as Tootie Ramsey on the 1980's sitcom THE FACTS OF LIFE, will be among the celebrity competitors appearing on Season 22 of DANCING WITH THE STARS.

Alhambra's Neil Diamond Tribute Show to Be Featured in PLAY ME Documentary


As if having the premier Neil Diamond tribute band at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining isn't enough, it was announced this morning by Managing Partner, Craig Smith that the Saturday evening and matinee shows on May 9 will be filmed live by an international film crew making a documentary about the popularity of tribute bands. The Alhambra launched its Alhambra After Dark music series in 2014 and has featured tributes to Elvis Presley, the Rat Pack, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett and many others.

Former FACTS OF LIFE Star Lisa Whelchel to Lead BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE at Alhambra Theatre


From Musketeers to Blair on 'The Facts of Life' to 'Survivor' to The Alhambra Theatre & Dining in Jacksonville, FL, it's a new adventure for Lisa Whelchel and one that is sure to be a hit at the nation's longest running professional dinner theater. In what might actually seem like a plot line from 'The Facts of Life,' Whelchel will be appearing with her real-life daughter, Clancy Cauble. Opening February 18, Whelchel and Cauble will appear for a limited in run in the Tony® Award winning play, Butterflies are Free.

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