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ROCK OF AGES National Tour - Jeremy Daniel, 2018

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

January 7, 2019

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 glory with a special 10th anniversary tour. Jacksonville native Mark

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

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

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

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

Fifty years after making its local debut, the has become the primary

IT TAKES TWO: Tango Lovers offers Dynamic Sensuality

September 14, 2015

Dance·Feature·On Stage

Voted “The Best Musical Show of the Year” by Latin ACE of New York, Tango Lovers brings an international passion and flavor to the Jacksonville stage. “It is a great distinction and we are very proud of it,” says the show’s producer who has been involved with the company since 2011.

THE BOOK OF MORMON Second National Tour Company - Photo: Joan Marcus, 2014

Inside The Book of Mormon

January 29, 2015

Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Videos

The distance from Shakespeare to “South Park” is all a matter of perspective. Both rely on the strength of the text to paint a picture, generate emotion, and breed delicious controversy. Only the most capable actor can build a bridge between the two by stepping back and letting the words

Nail Your New Year’s Resolution Down(town)

January 11, 2015

Art Exhibitions·Community·Downtown·Health & Wellness·Lifestyle·Local Galleries·Neighborhoods·Shopping·Visual Art

Whatever 2014 threw your way, a new year means new possibilities. It’s a chance to start something new, to be a better you. Maybe that’s why New Year’s resolutions are so popular. According to the all-knowing Wiki, about 40% of us make them. Whatever your ideas of self-improvement might be,

Bringing War Horse to Life on Stage

February 4, 2014

On Stage·Theatre·Visual Art

Relationships are often at the core of every great stage production, but few bonds are represented as artfully as the connection between a boy and his horse in the stage adaptation of . The story takes audiences from England to France during World War I to tell this extraordinary tale

50 Shades! The Musical

December 6, 2013

Downtown·On Stage·Theatre

It was the second coming of the sexual revolution that spiced up the lives of bored housewives and changed the definition of reading for pleasure. Now, the wildly successful book 50 Shades of Grey comes to life on stage – and in song! 50 Shades! The Musical – The Original

Artist Series Flashdance Jillian Mueller as Alex Owens, photo by Jeremy Daniel

Artist Series presents Flashdance – The Musical

December 6, 2013

Downtown·On Stage·Theatre

wasn’t even born when Flashdance first danced onto the silver screen and into our collective pop consciousness, but the young performer feels like she was destined to play the role of Alex Owens. Mueller plays the lead role, first brought to life by Jennifer Beale in the stage adaptation of