The Alhambra Theatre & Dining will open its
run of Neil Simon's Tony Award winning play, “Brighton Beach Memoirs”. From 1965 to 1980, Simon's plays and musicals
racked up more than 9,000 Broadway performances, a record not even remotely
touched by any other playwright of the era - and set even before the opening of
his semi-autobiographical "Eugene Trilogy," of which Brighton
Beach Memoirs is the first installment. In 1966 alone, he had four Broadway shows
running simultaneously.
ABOUT THE SHOW: “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is the first in a trilogy of
semi-autobiographical plays that depict a portrait of the writer as a young
teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn
walk-up. These comedy-dramas - "Brighton
Beach Memoirs” (1983), "Biloxi Blues” (1985) and "Broadway
Bound” (1986) - were admired for the way they explored the tangle of love,
anger and desperation that bound together - and drove apart - a Jewish
working-class family, as viewed from the perspective of the youngest son, a
restless wisecracker with an eye on showbiz fame. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is
the narrator and central character.
Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of
his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his
worldly older brother Stanley. Throw
into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche, her two young (but rapidly aging) daughters
and you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simon-style. This bittersweet memoir evocatively captures
the life of a struggling Jewish household where, as his father states “if you
didn't have a problem, you wouldn't be living here.”
The production is being presented by Rosenblum's; an iconic men's clothing
retail store opened 126 years ago by the current owners' great grandfather. Said co-owner, Bob Rosenblum, “Our business
has supported the cultural arts in Jacksonville for as long as we can remember,
and we have wanted to partner with the Alhambra for a while. This show about a
Jewish family overcoming its trials and tribulations, and riding with them on
part of their journey, struck an obvious chord with us as the right show at the
right time.” Added Richard
Rosenblum, co-owner in the Rosenblum's, “Every family has a story to tell. Ours is not exactly this story, but the
underlying themes hold true regardless of where you come from - that family, as
irascible as they can sometimes be, is always the most important thing in life.”
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” had a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in
Los Angeles on December 10, 1982, and following an additional pre-Broadway
engagement at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, the play premiered on Broadway
at the Alvin Theatre on March 27, 1983 and transferred to the 46th Street
Theatre, where it closed on May 11, 1986 after 1,299 performances and 7
previews. Matthew Broderick won a Tony
Award for his performance in the play's first run.
ALL ABOUT THE MENU:
First Course (Choice of One) Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup, OR
Home Run Salad with chopped romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers, boiled eggs,
green onions, green peppers, carrots, raisins, sliced almonds, Green Goddess
dressing *GF*.
Second Course (Choice of One)Pierogi Shepherd’s Pie with
ground beef and mixed vegetables and rich gravy, fluffy potatoes and cheese
pierogies, OR Seafood Newburg with rice and asparagus, OR Chicken
& Waffles - with cardamom syrup and strawberry butter; *GF* Option: Baked
Chicken with natural au jus, potatoes, asparagus. OR Falafel with
chopped salad and pilaf.
Third Course (Choice of One) Lemon Chiffon Cake OR Boston
Cream Pie.
“Brighton
Beach Memoirs”
DATES: September 18, 2019 through October 13, 2019
SHOW TIMES: Evening shows Tuesday
through Friday start at 7:50 p.m. Doors
open at 6 p.m., and dinner is served until 7:30 p.m. Saturday Matinees
begin at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.
and the brunch served until 12:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinees are at 1:50 p.m.
Doors open at 12 p.m. and the meal is server until 1:50 p.m.
DRESS: “Gala Night” (Friday September
20, 2019) attire is “Dressy/Formal/Black Tie”, or Under the Sea. All other shows could be “Business Casual”,
or “Sunday Best”. There is always
complimentary Champagne and Hors d'oeuvres served in the lobby before dinner,
on Gala evening and special pastries served after the show.
TICKETS: Prices range from $38 – $66. Ticket prices include: a plated three-course
meal that changes for each show, and is served directly to your table; a
Broadway-style performance and complimentary parking. Tickets may be purchases on line, or by calling (904) 641-1212.
**Prices do NOT include gratuity,
professional photos, or orders from the bar**
LOCATION: Alhambra Theater & Dining
12000 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 641-1212
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Local
playwright, Olivia Gowan, will share her new work (The Memories of Ruby Mae) that will appear on The Studio Stage as a reader’s theatre
presentation at Players by the Sea on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday,
October 1 at 8 pm.
“We’re excited this work is the inaugural play of the Second Season”,
said Suzanne Hudson-Smith, Players’ Executive Director. “Great plays
should be seen often and our audiences need to experience more opportunities
than we can offer in our regular season of eight productions. Second Season was
created to expand our theatre presentations of plays – it’s just the love of
the play and passion of the creative team that makes it happen.”
Playwright Gowan and Gloria Ware, the director, have chosen to present this
play as reader’s theatre. “The actors
don’t memorize their lines, they just use vocal expression to guide the
audience into understanding the story,” said Ware. This presentation is about the content of the
play.
Gloria Ware, PBTS board member 2017-2019, is still very active and
supportive of Players. She’s often been
seen on stage and this time, she brings a new piece of literature to the stage,
The Memories of Ruby Mae. Ware
fell in love with this story while it was being created and is thrilled to be
able to tell this story written by Olivia Gowan.
Ware believes “sharing these stories is so important – Players by the Sea
gets that and has opened their space to welcome new work … and to welcome a
diverse cast that includes actors, directors and some who haven’t ever
performed at the theatre.”
The talented cast includes: (Narrator) Ashley Colleen Jones, (Ruby Mae) Karen
Garrett, (Becky Lynn) Karen Konzen, (Mandy Sue) Kristin Walsh, (Tracy) Susan
Roche, (Miriam) Gayle Featheringill, (Sarah Neil) Kayla Chouarnid, (Mrs. Smith)
Peggy McGuinness, (Ellis / Ryan) Will Davis, (Nancy Collins) Rhodie Jackson
& (Camile) Farah Nesargi.
The Memories of Ruby Mae is a wickedly funny and
heartfelt play that guides us through generational hurts to an unexpected
healing. It is a poignant, sweet, story of a woman with whom we can all
relate. She is strong, kind, curious,
honest and speaks her mind. As she
leaves this world and begins to cross over, she experiences several
memories of those who have already passed on and others who are still
influential in her life.
“It [the play] takes on the process of death in a graceful way, where you
will be laughing and crying. Then suddenly
in the most profound and subtle way, you will be hopeful that our lives have
purpose and destiny,” playwright Gowan said about her work.
Gowan is a playwright from Macon Georgia, who currently resides in
Jacksonville, FL. In January 2016 she
produced her second full length, Cotton Alley at Players by the Sea, which
pinned her as a southern, gothic writer compared to a female Tennessee
Williams. She is the founder of The
Groundling Scribes, a group that supports playwrights and original works.
“The Memories of Ruby
Mae”
Dates: Mon., Sept. 30, 2019
Tues., Oct. 1
Times: 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre
Tickets: Donations will be taken at the door
Reservations: website or by calling the Box Office
LOCATION: Players By The Sea Theatre
106 6th Street North
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
(904) 249-0289
About Players By The Sea — For over fifty-three years, Players
by the Sea has brought quality creative and classic theatre to the Jacksonville
community. As the Beaches community
Theatre, Players is professionally run, but depends on the talents and creative
energy of volunteers to perform on stage, backstage and front of house.
Organizers in coordination with the City of Jacksonville have rescheduled the
Inaugural Bold City Beer & Music Festival to Sunday, September 22nd in
Riverside. The special event was planned
to take place over the Labor Day Weekend and was postponed due to impacts by
Hurricane Dorian. "We felt it
was necessary to reschedule the festival. Public safety is always our primary
concern and having a special event days before a hurricane could have been
dangerous" mentioned festival promoter Charles Wagoner.
Tickets purchased for the original date will be honored on September 22nd. In lieu of the storm, The Firewater Tent
Revival has been added to the entertainment lineup. Additionally, another 25 beers have been added
to the sampling line up and guests will now be able to try over 65 different
kinds of local and regional craft beers as well as enjoy food from 15+ food
trucks, shop 40 local vendors, and more.
Entertainment acts will include: Deputy plus performances by The Firewater Tent
Revival, Ben Strok & The Full Electric, Trail Diver, Lane Pittman + more.
General admission is free, but for the full experience, a VIP pass is required.
A limited number of VIP passes remain available for purchase. Passes include unlimited sampling from noon–6pm, no-wait sampling lines, reserved concert
seating, private air-conditioned restrooms, a commemorative mug, and more. In addition, there will be activities for all
ages and dogs are welcome.
The festival will be held in Riverside at the Northbank Riverwalk Artist Square
from noon-8pm on September 22nd. The
Artist Square, home to the Riverside Arts Market, is located under the Fuller
Warren Bridge right on the St. Johns River. For additional details and to purchase a
ticket, visit: BoldCityBeerFest.com
People always complain that there’s nothing to do, or things to do around
Jacksonville, Florida. Well, according
to Folioweekly, there will be a famous actor and a magazine icon coming to
the American Beach Museum, for a couple of days.
Please call the museum to see if Danny Glover, Susan Taylor, Brian Davis and
Christopher Fowler will still be in attendance after the storm (Hurricane
Dorian).
LOCATION:
American Beach Museum
1600 Julia St.
American Beach, FL 32034
(904) 510-7036
As they prepare for Hurricane Dorian, the museum and gardens wanted to share
with you that the Cummer Museum will be closed beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday,
September 1, through Wednesday, September 4.
For the safety of the art, staff and their visitors, the Cummer will
evaluate the conditions and reopen as soon as possible.
Saturday, August 31 – Museum and Café open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 1 – Museum open 12 to 4 p.m.
Monday, September 2 – Closed
Tuesday, September 3 – Closed
Wednesday, September 4 – Closed
Please continue to monitor their website and social media
for the latest updates. Stay safe and
dry, and thank you for your steadfast support.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
"Muddfest 2019" featuring Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Trapt, Saving Abel and Tantric
is coming to rock Orange Park this September. Muddfest 2019 is sponsored by Planet Radio
107.3. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band from Kansas City. To date the band has sold over seven million
albums, and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United
States. Their major-label debut "Come
Clean" has sold over five million copies. They have released two independent and four
major albums, with their latest being "Volume 4: Songs in the Key of
Love & Hate" in December 2009, and their latest compilation album
being "re:(disc)overed,” released in August 2011.
After acquiring front man Bobby Amaru in 2011, Saliva became infused with new
blood, energy, and spirit. The same
energy launched Saliva's career in 2001 with the release, “Every Six
Seconds,” a certified Double Platinum-selling album, containing the hits, “Click
Click Boom” and 2002 Grammy nominated “Your Disease.” Saliva's in-your-face, anthemic writing style
continued with a certified Gold-selling album “Back in to Your System”
with hits “Always,” “Raise Up” and the Nikki Sixx co-written “Rest
In Pieces.”
Trapt is an American rock band that formed in Los Gatos, Calif., in 1995, best
known for their chart-topping 2002 single “Headstrong.” The group consists of lead vocalist Chris
Taylor Brown, bassist Peter "Pete" Charell, drummer Brendan
Hengle and guitarist David Sudock. They
have released seven studio albums.
Since 2008 Saving Abel has embodied the definition of southern rock. Even before their self-titled debut LP, they
were barnstorming the country making fans everywhere they went, just by being
themselves. Simple, down home, charming,
country boys. The band was signed by
A&R wizard Jason Flom to Capitol records and their first single, "Addicted,"
did just that, reaching No. 1 on several charts and the follow-up singles "18
Days" and "Drowning" helped sell over 750,000 copies of
their debut album.
Tantric is an American rock band from Louisville, founded in '99 by Hugo
Ferriera. Tantric released their seventh studio album "Mercury
Retrograde" last October.
“MUDDFEST”
DATE: Sat., Sept. 21, 2019
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: Price start at $29. They may be purchased in person, online at THcenter, or by calling (904)
276-6815 between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday. The Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing
arts venue and conference center owned and operated by St. Johns River State
College. It is located on the Orange
Park campus at 283 College Drive in Orange Park, Florida.
The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by Vystar Credit Union, will kick off the
19/20 Broadway in Jacksonville season with its 21st Annual Open House at the
Times-Union. The FSCJ Artist Series Kick
Off event will be a perfect evening for families and theater lovers in
Jacksonville. Doors will open to the public on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 5 p.m.
Local food trucks will be onsite serving up delicious eats and treats. Door prizes, a complimentary wine
tasting, a cash bar, and live music from The Chris Thomas Band will
round out the evening. In addition,
attendees will get an extra special sneak peek at the upcoming season with a
special performance by a cast member from Wicked.
The theater will also be open to the public to allow attendees to test
drive seats for upcoming performances. The FSCJ Artist Series will have staff
on hand to answer any questions.
Current Broadway season subscribers will be able to pick up their season
tickets, exchange tickets as needed, buy additional single tickets for family
and friends, and “test drive” their seats during the event. Please note, HAMILTON tickets will not
be available for pickup in subscriber packets at the event. They will be mailed out separately at a later
date. Additional subscriber tickets for HAMILTON
will not be available for purchase.
Complimentary parking for the first 100 attendees of the Broadway Season Kick
Off will be provided by Enterprise Parking Garage. Attendees can park in the garage and stop by
the FSCJ Artist Series Box Office to
receive a parking ticket before leaving the Times-Union Center.
The FSCJ Artist Series’ 19/20 Broadway in Jacksonville Season, sponsored by
Vystar Credit Union, features WICKED (November 20- December 1), RENT (January
14-19), BANDSTAND (February 18-23) HAMILTON (March 17-29) and ANASTASIA
(April 21-26).
All times are subject to change. An
American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf is available on the
first Sunday evening performance of each Broadway show. For additional information, please contact the
theatre HERE.
Tickets to individual shows in the FSCJ Artist Series’ 19/20 Broadway in
Jacksonville season, sponsored by Vystar Credit Union, will go on sale this
fall and winter, but season subscribers have access to tickets for any show in
the series now before they go on sale to the public. Attendees will also be able to purchase
tickets to other FSCJ Artist Series events, including Broadway Specials,
Concert and Variety, Dance, Opera, and Family shows at the Kick Off event.
LOCATION: Times
Union Center Performing Arts
Moran Theater
300
West Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Sawyer Brown will be in JAX for one evening and is sponsored by 99.9
Gator Country.
The Sawyer Brown group has more than 4,500 shows and counting, along with twenty-three
albums and more than 50 chart singles. They have CMA, ACM, and CMT awards on the
shelf. Known for their high-energy,
no-holds-barred approach to the concert stage, the band continues to fill
venues across the country with the same enthusiasm they have had from day one.
That excitement has been on display since the very first time Sawyer Brown stepped
foot onstage in the early 1980’s. The
band’s live shows are legendary. Having
been described as “the Rolling Stones of Country Music,” the band bounds onto
the stage night after night, delivering its own unique brand of high-energy
country music with songs like: “Some Girls Do”, “The Race is on”, “Six Days
on the Road.”
“Sawyer
Brown”
DATE: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: Price start at $42, with Special price for ‘Gator
Country’. They may be purchased in
person, online at THcenter,
or by calling (904) 276-6815 between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday. The Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing arts
venue and conference center owned and operated by St. Johns River State
College. It is located on the Orange
Park campus at 283 College Drive in Orange Park, Florida.
