Spring has sprung here in Jacksonville Florida.
The Florida Theatre is one venue that has some outstanding acts for you
during this 2017 Springtime in April season.
Don’t forget that theater tickets make great Graduation presents, Birthday
gifts, Anniversary celebrations, and ‘Just Because’ rewards. Take a look at the selections below, and make
your ticket-wish-list for you and that favorite person you know and see. Click here for a sample of the upcoming Pokémon Symphonic
Evolutions.
April 2017 Schedule:
Apr. 8 Haskell presents: Steamboat Bill Jr. the Florida Theatre’s 90th Anniversary
Celebration
April 6 – 8pm — Leo Kottke and Keller Williams - Shut The Folk Up Tour. This evening of music features solo sets and
spontaneous collaborations by Grammy winning guitarist Leo Kottke and multi-
instrumentalist Keller Williams.
April 7 – 8pm — Little River Band with the Jacksonville Rock
Symphony Orchestra. All your favorite
Little River Band hits: – “It’s a Long Way There,” “Help Is on Its Way,” “Happy
Anniversary,” “Reminiscing,” “Lady,” “Cool Change,” and “Lonesome Loser,”
performed with the Florida Theatre’s own Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra.
April 9 – 8pm — The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry performed
by The Hillbenders. With only a banjo,
dobro, mandolin, bass and guitar, Bluegrass artists The Hillbenders bring the
same energy and vision to The Who’s classic album Tommy. For this intimate performance, patrons will
sit on the Florida Theatre stage with the band.
April 11 – 7:30pm — Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers. This Grammy- award winning musician is known
for his hit songs: “The Way It Is,” “Mandolin Rain,” “Look Out Any Window” and
“The Valley Road.” An unofficial member
of the Grateful Dead, he has played more than 100 shows with the band.
April 13 – 8pm — Chris Botti. The highly-acclaimed Grammy-Award winning
trumpeter Chris Botti returns to the Florida Theatre.
April 19 – 8pm — Rocktopia.
Public television’s newest music sensation, Rocktopia, fuses works of
classical composers, rock bands and artists including: Queen, Mozart, Journey,
Handel, U2, Tchaikovsky, Heart, Beethoven, Styx, Foreigner, Rachmaninoff, Pink
Floyd, Copland, The Who and more, to create one-a-kind musical arrangements. Their new PBS special Rocktopia Live from
Budapest can be seen on WJCT Channel 7 & 440, check your local listings for
air times.
April 22 – 8pm — Tower of Power. Horn-driven funk band Tower of Power is best
known for their hits: “You Got to Funkifize,” “What Happened to the World That
Day?,” “You’re Still a Young Man,” “So Very Hard to Go,” and “This Time It’s
Real.”
April 23 – 7:30pm — Alton Brown: Eat Your Science. For his all new stage show, famed Chef and TV
host of: Good Eats, Cutthroat Kitchen, Camp Cutthroat and Iron Chef America. Alton Brown uses his famous knack for mixing
together a perfect base of science, music and food into two hours of pure
entertainment.
April 25 – 7:30pm — Theatre Jacksonville presents Elizabeth
Gilbert. In this very special evening to
benefit Theatre Jacksonville, Eat, Pray and Love author Elizabeth Gilbert
shares from her newest book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.
April 26 – 8pm — Marsha Ambrosius and Eric Benét :
M.E. Tour 2017. Platinum-selling
recording artists and songwriters Marsha Ambrosius and Eric Benét unite. Since her success with soul music group
Floetry, Marsha Ambrosius has been nominated for six Grammy awards and topped
the R&B charts with: “Far Away,” “The One,” and “Late Nights & Early
Mornings.” Grammy nominee and
contemporary R&B artist Eric Benét is best known for his hits: “Spend My
Life With You,” “Sometimes I Cry,” and “I Wanna Be Loved.”
“Florida Theatre events April 2017”
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.
