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Hamilton Tickets Go On Sale at FSCJ Artist Series

January 21, 2020

THE FSCJ ARTIST SERIES PRESENTS HAMILTON PUBLIC ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 FOR PERFORMANCES MARCH 17 – 29, 2020 AT TIMES-UNION CENTER Producer Jeffrey Seller and FSCJ Artist Series announce today that single tickets for HAMILTON will go on sale to the public on Friday, January 24 at 8 a.m. (ET) in person at the (300 Water Street) and 10

LES MISÉRABLES, Fantine, I Dreamed A Dream

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

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

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

The Circle of Life: Disney’s The Lion King On The Broadway Stage

Interview with South African Actress Tshidi Manye As a veteran of the Broadway

Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show!

Although there will never be another Prince, Purple Reign delivers an authentic

Celtic Woman “You might not understand Gaelic, but you understand the story”

March 8, 2017

Downtown·Feature·Theatre

When Máiréad Carlin left home at 18, she was eager to explore the world beyond her homeland of Derry, Northern Ireland. A classically trained singer, she moved to London to pursue her passion for performing. Carlin landed her dream job with the internationally renowned ensemble Celtic Woman at 24, returning

Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters

February 27, 2017

Downtown·Feature·Music·Musician Interviews·Neighborhoods

Lisa Rock is a living authority on The Carpenters. Performing with the show Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters, she knows the music inside and out and has performed the songs almost as much as the original band in its prime. She bristles at the notion that she’s

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

The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails Launches “Cocktail Artist Series” Program

January 16, 2017

Downtown·Drink·Feature·Food + Drink·Hemming Park·On Stage

Restaurant will serve cocktails inspired by The FSCJ Artist Series productions “Our goal is to encourage guests of our restaurant and The FSCJ Artist Series to think of Downtown as a cohesive destination for entertainment and dining.” The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails, an award-winning restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville, today

Get Wrapped Up in The Aluminum Show

October 29, 2016

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre

Art exists in everything. tests that theory by creating a fanciful multi-sensory universe from the silver tubing used in common air conditioning systems. It’s basic but beautiful, tapping into the collective audience imagination to breach the gaps within their own individual experience. Written and directed by , The Aluminum

FSCJ Artist Series presents Capitol Steps Live 2016, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jacksonville, Florida

Climbing The Political Beanstalk with Elaina Newport of “CAPITOL STEPS”

September 15, 2016

Comedy·Feature·On Stage·Southside

It was the Senate office Christmas party in 1981 when and her fellow staffers first lampooned their political contemporaries in song. Performing a parody of your workplace in front of the boss who also happens to hold a public office is a bold move. Newport waited for the fallout that

Catch Their Scratch! “CATS”

July 25, 2016

Dual Critics·Feature·On Stage·Southside·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

FSCJ HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW BY DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM dualcritics@comcast.net The and the opened the 11th edition of the Summer Musical Theatre Experience (SMTE) on July 22, 2016 with a revival of ’s “Cats,” with additional performances scheduled during July 23 –24

“42nd Street” has it all

January 13, 2016

Dance·Downtown·Dual Critics·Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM dualcritics@comcast.net The in Jacksonville opened 2016 with “,” a Tony Award winning musical and dance extravaganza. This musical about a backstage musical, which is based on a famous 1933 film of the same name choreographed by Busby Berkeley, opened on January 12th and will be

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

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS – The Musical

December 2, 2015

Downtown·Dual Critics·Family·Feature·Holidays·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

FSCJ ARTIST SERIES THEATRE REVIEW Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom dualcritics@comcast.net The , now celebrating its 50 anniversary, opened the musical “,” which is based on a children’s story written by , for a six-day run during December 1 – 6, 2015. The musical, a Broadway in Jacksonville presentation, is