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What’s The Latest? A Bird’s-Eye View of Downtown Jacksonville in 2018

May 21, 2018

Business·Downtown·Feature·History·Jacksonville's Sports Complex·Northbank·Perennial·Southbank·Urban Planning

Change is a vital currency that helps a city like Jacksonville maintain a vibrant cultural presence. Much ado has been made about the continued evolution of the city’s downtown area. Among the stewards of the area is Downtown Vision, Inc., who offered an update on a few of the high-profile developments and the impact the plans will have on the

ROCK OF AGES National Tour - Jeremy Daniel, 2018

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

INTERVIEW: Rock of Ages Broadway Tour Features Jacksonville Native Mark LaDuke

It was the decade of big hair and even bigger rock anthems. The ’80s created the soundtrack of a generation and inspired some of the most recognizable fashion trends from the business-in-the-front-party-in-the-back mullet to the gravity-defying architecture of the Aquanet bangs. Rock of Ages celebrates the decade in all its

Jacksonville Symphony to Perform at JFK Center

Jacksonville Symphony to Perform March 23-29 for the Festival of American Orchestras

Madama Butterfly, Opera, FSCJ Artist Series, Jacksonville, Florida, BUTTERFLY CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE

Voices in Flight: Puccini’s Beloved Opera Madama Butterfly Comes To Jacksonville

Giorgio Lalov is a time traveler, navigating the distance from past to

A Magical Cirque Christmas Brings Gravity-Defying and Dazzling Holiday Classics

December 4, 2019

Dance·Downtown·Events·Family·Feature·Holidays·On Stage

Interview with A Magical Cirque Christmas vocalist Therese Curatolo There’s nothing magical about traveling during the holidays, especially when the caravan includes two tour buses for cast and crew and two semi-trucks full of lights, rigs and various other pieces of stage equipment. The cast of A Magical Cirque Christmas endures

Jacksonville Native Trey Murphy to Star in Broadway Musical ‘A Bronx Tale’

November 13, 2019

Downtown·Events·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

Three years ago, Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri teamed up with Academy Award winner Robert De Niro, Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks and Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo to create this streetwise musical, A Bronx Tale, based on Palminteri’s true life story. A Bronx Tale takes audiences to the stoops of

Little Black Dress, FSCJ Artist Series, Jacksonville, Florida, Photography by Dahlia Katz

Defining Relationships: Best Friends and Hilarious Experiences on Stage with ‘Little Black Dress’

June 18, 2019

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

Interview with writer Danielle Trzcinski There are certain things every woman should have in their back of tricks; the perfect shade of red lipstick, a favorite pair of comfy PJs, a best friend who’s seen you at your worst and loves you any way and that little black dress that moves

Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical Brings Nostalgia, Seduction, and Scandal to Jacksonville

May 15, 2019

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

The 90’s are making a comeback in a big way. What better way to celebrate the nostalgia of the era than revisiting the seduction and scandal of “Cruel Intentions,” the cult classic film that made household names of stars Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Philippe, Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Cruel

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

Creative Spaces: Patrick Fisher, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

January 12, 2018

Art News·Community·Creative Spaces·Downtown·Feature·Perennial·Visual Art

It’s not everyday that someone new arrives to the Bold New City of the South to move and shake the local arts. Last year, Patrick Fisher entered the scene with a fresh perspective and a heap of motivation. After completing a cross-country road trip with his dog in 2016, Fisher

Performing with a Jersey Boy from JERSEY BOYS The Musical

February 8, 2017

Feature·On Stage·Theatre

On Tuesday afternoon, a lucky group of high school drama students at had an opportunity to learn from an esteemed Broadway veteran. Frank Galasso, former star, paid the students a visit and taught a scene work master class. The musical Jersey Boys documents the life of Frankie Valli and his

Motown: Talking About Motor City Music

March 31, 2016

Downtown·Feature·Music·On Stage

It creates a unique experience for an actor when art and life collide on stage. While playing the legendary , navigated the real life events of the Motown icon while the flesh and blood subject observed himself through Nager’s interpretation. Nager is Robinson in . Staged April 19-24 at the

The Artist Series Celebrates 50 Years of Broadway with a Month of Shows

January 7, 2016

Comedy·Dance·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

Fifty years after making its local debut, the has become the primary source for Broadway musicals and plays, concerts, comedy, and dance in the Southeast. Originally developed as a vehicle to make the arts more accessible to students, the FSCJ Artist Series brings quality entertainment to individuals of all ages