Sunday, May 21, 2017

Florida Theatre has some ‘hot’ summer entertainment

It’s almost Summer and time to get under some air-conditioning while experiencing the great sights and sounds that the Florida Theatre has to offer this season.  You may be staying home or have guests visiting from out-of-town.  Why not grab some tickets and give them some magical memories to take back home with them?


June 2017 Schedule:

June 3   Mary Pauline Dance Recital
June 7   Artwalk
June 10  Ballet Arts Centre
June 11  Happy Together Tour 2017
June 12 - 15 Mark Spivak Dance
June 15 - 16 Theatreworks Free Summer Theatre
June 16  Art Institute of Jacksonville Graduation
June 17  Britney Boyd Dance Gala
June 24  Jacksonville Dance Theatre
June 25  The Lost Boys – 30th Anniversary
June 30  Bring It Live

June 11 – 7:30pm — Happy Together Tour 2017.  With 53 Billboard chart hits between including: “Happy Together,” by The Turtles; “Cherish,” by The Association; “Joy To the World,” by Chuck Negron; “The Letter,” The Box Tops; “The Rain, The Park and Other Things,” by The Cowsills and “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies’ Ron Dante.  This annual Florida Theatre summer concert returns to deliver the best music of the 1960s and 1970s.

June 24 — Jacksonville Dance Theatre in Concert.  Jacksonville Dance Theatre (JDT) presents its fifth annual full-length repertory concert. Jacksonville Dance Theatre in Concert will showcase stunning performances by JDT’s 17-member critically acclaimed repertory company.  They will perform newly commissioned work by choreographer James Boyd along with new and current repertory from resident choreographers Rebecca R. Levy and Tiffany Santiero.  This presentation is made possible in part by support from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, PNC Arts Alive and The Florida Theatre.

June 25 – 2pm — The Lost Boys – 30th Anniversary.  Teenage brothers Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) move with their mother (Dianne Wiest) to a small town in northern California. While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward (Corey Feldman) and Alan (Jamison Newlander), the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star (Jami Gertz) — who turns out to be in thrall to David (Kiefer Sutherland), leader of a local gang of vampires. Sam and his new friends must save Michael and Star from the undead.

June 30 – 8pm — Bring It Live Tour 2017.  The stars of Lifetime Televison’s hit series Bring It! return with their new stage tour.  Miss D and her Dancing Dolls bring the elite world of hip-hop competition to life, on the stage.  With hotter-than-ever, never-before-seen performances on deck for the 2017 tour, there has never been a better time for Bring It! fans.  New episodes of Bring It! can be seen on Lifetime, Fridays at 9/8c or anytime HERE.

“Florida Theatre June 2017 events”
LOCATION: Florida Theatre
      128 E. Forsyth St.
      Jacksonville, FL 32202

TICKETS: Vary with each show and seat preference.  Order online or call the box office (904) 355-2787, Monday — Friday from 9 a.m. –5 p.m.