THE HENRY CLYDE CANNING MURDER HOUSE to Play Durango PlayFest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2026
Playwright Christian Missonak's psychological drama The Henry Clyde Canning Murder House will receive its world premiere at the 8th Annual Durango PlayFest, featuring a cast of stage and screen actors directed by Melissa Firlit.
THE GERMAN to Make World Premiere at Durango PlayFest
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2026
Two-time Tony nominee Lyle Kessler will premiere his historical drama THE GERMAN at the Durango PlayFest, featuring Victor Slezak, Kip Gilman, and Margaret Ladd, directed by Brendan Burke.
Alhambra Theatre & Dining to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 18, 2023
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.
CLT Announces The Cast Of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2020
Community Little Theatre held auditions for the Philip Barry classic, The Philadelphia Story. This sparkling comedy is a witty, sophisticated romp, a breezy and romantic story which explores family dynamics, class prejudice, and human frailty. The movie starred Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar).
Durango Playfest Unveils Four Mainstage Plays Selected For August 4-10 New Works Festival
by Julie Musbach - May 17, 2019
Durango Playfest today announced the four plays that will headline its new works festival, as well as other special events planned for the August 4-10, 2019 program. PlayFest, which debuted last year, brings top-tier playwrights, directors and actors to Durango to incubate new plays, hold workshops for the community, and culminate the week with staged readings.
Breaking: JAGGED LITTLE PILL Will Come To Broadway This Fall
by Alan Henry - Jan 28, 2019
BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the Diane Paulus directed musical, Jagged Little Pill, will come to Broadway this fall following an out of town tryout at Cambridge's American Repertory Theatre and an additional lab in NYC this fall.
Alhambra Announces 2019 Schedule
by Julie Musbach - Sep 13, 2018
In August of 2009, the then-named Alhambra Dinner Theatre was all but shuttered and on the edge of extinction. In came Jacksonville native Craig Smith and his business partners to purchase the nation's longest-running dinner theater and return the community's cultural gem to glory.