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Stage Aurora’s The Amen Corner

December 12, 2013

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Stage Aurora gives Jacksonville audiences a rare opportunity to see an early work by the great American writer James Baldwin. “The Amen Corner” will be on stage at 5188 Norwood Ave inside Gateway Town Center, until December 13. For tickets call (904) 756-7372 or visit ticketleap.com. Baldwin wrote only one other play, “Blues for Mr. Charlie,” and we cannot recall

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Dual Critics: Stage Aurora’s The Piano Lesson

STAGE AURORA THEATRICAL COMPANY REVIEW March 6-8, 2015, see tickets & times www.stageaurora.org If you read no further than this know that this is considered ’s best play, and it truly holds your interest and when done as well as this , is enthralling. This domestic drama takes place in a

DUAL CRITICS REVIEW: ‘Kiss Me Kate’ at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining

Jacksonville’s Alhambra Theatre opened “Kiss Me Kate,” a classic musical with a

HARLEM OF THE SOUTH

STAGE AURORA THEATRE COMPANY REVIEW DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM dualcritics@comcast.net Downtown

Dual Critics Theatre Review: Five Guys Named Moe at the Alhambra

April 8, 2018

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The Alhambra Theatre opened “Five Guys Named Moe” on April 4th, 2018. The musical, which was Tony nominated in 1992, runs through May 6th. The theatre is located at 12000 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida. Visit alhambrajax.com or call 904-641-1212 for reservations. The story concerns a young man named Nomax

Stage Aurora Finds New Home at the Ritz

July 24, 2016

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is the new home for Jacksonville’s longest running African-American production company, Stage Aurora Theatrical Company. Stage Aurora has produced over 100 theatrical productions including Pulitzer Prize Winners Driving Miss Daisy, To Kill A Mockingbird, Fences, and The Piano Lesson, and Tony Award Winners The Color Purple and A Raisin in

“The Wiz” is a super soul musical

March 27, 2016

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ALHAMBRA THEATRE AND DINING REVIEW DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM dualcritics@comcast.net The Alhambra Theatre opened William F. Brown’s retelling of ’s 1900 children’s novel, “” on March 23, 2016. The story is one that most children have grown up with, having read the book, and/or seen the film or stage

THEATRE REVIEW: “THE MOUNTAINTOP”

February 18, 2015

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presented a three day run February 6-8 of “” at their performance hall in in Jacksonville. The play was written by Memphis resident in 2009. It made an interesting journey on its way to a Broadway 2011 opening starring Samuel Jackson and Angela Bassett. It originally opened at a London

Stage Aurora “God’s Trombones” Review

December 9, 2014

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Stage Aurora opened “God’s Trombones” on December 5, which will be on-stage through December 14, 2014. The production is based on ’s tribute to the powerful African-American preachers of his past. Johnson’s book, published in 1927, contains an introduction, a prayer, and seven short sermons in verse, and stage adaptations

A RAISIN IN THE SUN theatre review

April 1, 2014

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Jacksonville’s is presenting a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s acclaimed 1959 play “.” The final two performances will be Saturday April 5th at 6:00 PM and Sunday April 6th at 3 PM. All shows are at the Stage Aurora Performance Hall, inside the Gateway Town Center at 5188 Norwood Avenue. For