Performing Arts

The Performing Arts scene is all around Jacksonville!

Don’t miss our performing arts, who’s in season while you’re here? Check out our events calendar. For the evening, relax to the sounds of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for world-class entertainment. JSO is the largest orchestra in the state of Florida. In season, FSCJ Artist Series Broadway in Jacksonville presents popular Broadway shows at the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center. Enjoy a show at the Florida Theatre, home to 200 performances of all kinds. Catch a classical ballet performance at The Florida Ballet or a concert at Friday Musicale.

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Jacksonville's theatre scene is thriving!

Whether you are looking to see the latest Broadway plays or experience a dinner and show, we've got something for every audience! Check out upcoming shows at FSCJ Artist Series.

Several theater companies have been performing on Jacksonville stages for decades, launching the careers of actors who have graduated to Broadway, television and film. Lavilla School of the Arts middle school and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts high school train top-notch talent.

Here are some of the most creative groups staging live theater in the Jacksonville area.

Theatre Jacksonville

Billed as Florida’s longest running community theater since it formed as the Little Theatre company 1919, Theatre Jacksonville is still going strong. The productions are staged in a charming 1927 building off San Marco Square. Don’t let the size of this “Little Theatre” fool you: The plays and sets are ambitious. Location: 2032 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Players by The Sea

Founded in 1966 by three beaches couples who loved theater, Players by the Sea purchased its first permanent home in 1999 in Jacksonville Beach. Now, the theater is known for rowdy rock musicals like “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” and Northeast Florida premieres like “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.” Players by the Sea has two stages, the Mainstage for larger productions and the Studio Stage for more intimate plays. Location: 106 Sixth Street N. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Lumen Repertory Theatre

Lumen Repertory Theatre is a theatre experience like no other. Lumen takes unique spaces and turns them into a stage for their bold, professional productions. With rotating shows and venues, you will have to check their website for more details.

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining

Built in 1967, Alhambra Theatre & Dining is a Jacksonville institution and one of the only dinner theaters left in the United States. Nationally known actors visit Jacksonville to perform in professional, Broadway-style productions, from early starlets such as Cyd Charisse and Betty Grable to recent visits by Barbara Eden and Cindy Williams. Local theater perennials bring energy and craft to these productions. Location: 12000 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32246

The 5 & Dime: A Theatre Company

This itinerant group of artists creates theater all around Jacksonville in museums, bars, galleries—locations inspired by the content of their latest production. The 5 & Dime focuses on plays that might not otherwise see a stage in Northeast Florida. Past productions have included “Matt & Ben,” “Hedwig and The Angry Inch” and “Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens.” Location: 112 Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Stage Aurora

Stage Aurora features productions that highlight African-American roles, such as “The Color Purple,” “Dreamgirls” and “A Raisin in the Sun.” Several Broadway stars have appeared on its stage. Location: 5164-A Norwood Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32208

Friday Musicale

Friday Musicale is a nonprofit presenting arts organization providing an annual concert series, free and open to the public, student competitions, educational outreach opportunities in schools and has two venues available for weddings, events and meetings in the Brooklyn area of Riverside, right outside downtown Jacksonville. Location: 645 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

FSCJ Artist Series

The FSCJ Artist Series Broadway in Jacksonville is another great way to get your theater fix in Jacksonville. Presenting the Broadway touring productions, concerts, ballets, operas, dance productions, the FSCJ Artist Series, under the auspices of the Florida State College Foundation, Inc., brings diverse and innovative programs. Location: Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water St. Jacksonville, FL 32202.

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