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LES MISÉRABLES, Fantine, I Dreamed A Dream

How Set Designer Matt Kinley Reimagined Les Misérables for National Broadway Tour

January 20, 2019

COMING TO JACKSONVILLE JAN 22 The responsibility of the set designer is creating an authentic world that engages the audience with imagination and authenticity and supports the narrative without competing with the action on stage. Few musical productions are as grand in scale as Les Misérables in every way. Based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel set in post-revolutionary France, the story

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Color Me Kona: The World’s Largest Coloring Book Party

Art and skateboarding will collide at Color Me Kona, the world’s largest coloring book party and collaboration with Kona Skatepark and the Jax Kid’s Mural Project. The event will be held from 10am to 5pm, November 18th, at the skate park, located at 8739 Kona Avenue. The event is a

A1A Ocean Islands Trail, Florida Scenic Highway, Amelia Island Plantation, Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Jax Beach to Fernandina: The A1A Ocean Islands Trail

Along the A1A Ocean Islands Trail Jacksonville’s Beaches | Mayport | Broward House

George’s Music Springing The Blues

Ready for a weekend of sun, sun and great music? All for

The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel, One Night Only on Oct 26

October 24, 2018

Downtown·Feature·Music·On Stage·Theatre

They were unlikely rock stars, the antithesis of the traditional paradigm, who took the world by storm as 60’s folk heroes. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel spoke to generations as counterculture icons of the social revolution and were one of the best-selling artists of the era. The Simon & Garfunkel

Avoid The Splash Zone: ‘Pontypool’ at Players By The Sea

October 23, 2018

Feature·Jacksonville Beach·On Stage·The Beaches·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

Players by the Sea is storming its studio stage with an immersive psychological thriller designed to captivate audiences in real time. “Pontypool” tells the story of a massive storm that causes the townspeople to develop strange speech patterns and commit horrific acts of violence. The hour-long show has no intermission.

Irish Singer & Songwriter Mundy

October 7, 2018

Atlantic Beach·Classical Music·Feature·Music·Musician Interviews·The Beaches

Irish singer and songwriter Mundy performs for the first time in Jacksonville October 16th at Culhane’s Irish Pub in Atlantic Beach. The Florida stop is part of a 21-day tour. Some cities he’s never played, and others he hasn’t set foot in in over two decades. But no matter where

Explore Our Roots with Ranky Tanky, Bringing Gullah Music to the Ritz Theatre and Museum

October 7, 2018

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It’s been a whirlwind year for Ranky Tanky. Named for the Gullah phrase meaning to “get funky,” the rising stars of the low country released its debut album in October 2017 in homage to the Gullah culture of the region. Just two months later, they were topping jazz charts and

“Buyer & Cellar” at 5 & Dime Reintroduces Bradley Aker’s to Center Stage

October 5, 2018

Downtown·Feature·Neighborhoods·On Stage·The Elbow·Theatre

By the playwright’s own admission, the plot of his one-man show “Buyer & Cellar” rests on the “preposterous” premise of a young struggling actor who finds a job in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu basement. In the 5 & Dime’s staging of Jonathan Tollins’ delightfully campy play, lead flexes his funny bone

‘The Color Purple’ Opens Hearts at Players By The Sea

September 26, 2018

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Taking the stage before the opening of The Color Purple, director Jereme Raickett asked two things of the audience. Silence your cell phones and clear your mind of any distractions, open your heart and prepare to receive the communion that is this story. Okay, that’s technically four things but following his

‘The Color Purple’ at Players by the Sea

September 22, 2018

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“Like the color purple, where do it come from? Now my eyes are open – look what God has done.” An epic tale of a 40 years in the life of a family in rural Georgia unfolds tomorrow with the opening of The Color Purple at in . Based on

‘James and the Giant Peach’ at ABET in its New Neptune Beach Home

September 20, 2018

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The newly rebranded All Beaches Experimental Theatre launches its 27th season tomorrow at its new Neptune Beach home with the musical “James and the Giant Peach.” The show runs through Sept 30 (www.abettheatre.com). Director says the family-friendly musical based on the beloved children’s book by Roald Dahl was the perfect

Goodbye Whetherman – Hello Nicholas Williams

September 16, 2018

Feature·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

The winds of change are blowing for the folk artist known as Whetherman. For the past seven years, Nicholas Williams has performed under the moniker. To mark the changing season, Williams is stepping away from the Whetherman persona to embark on a new journey under his own name. “For a

Ada Vox performs at River City Pride Fest

September 16, 2018

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The 2018 River City Pride festival marks the 40th anniversary of the city’s signature LGBTQIA+ event with a weekend celebration designed to foster a sense of community, equality and diversity. The parade and festival are vibrant extensions of that mission with a broad spectrum of entertainment in every shade of