Review: JERSEY BOYS at Alhambra Theatre and Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - April 29, 2023
“Oh What a Night” at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining for the opening of Jersey Boys on April 28th! I have been to many shows at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining, and I am not sure the last time I saw so many audience members so excited to hear such iconic songs. Jersey Boys follows the creation and d...
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - April 28, 2023
Cady, the new student who learns that high school is like the jungles of Africa. She “Meets the Plastics” the top of the high school hierarchy, and learns how cruel queen bee, Regina George, is and her friends Janice and Damian create a “Revenge Party” to bring Regina down. We see each characters' g...
Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - March 28, 2023
Arsenic and Old Lace opened at Alhambra Theatre and Dining on March 24th! The play was written by Joseph Kesselring and published in 1941 and follows the Brewster family including the responsible Mortimer Brewster, the eclectic Teddy Brewster, and the brother Jonathan Brewster, as well as the seemin...
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - March 22, 2023
Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday March 21st. The groundbreaking Andrew Lloyd Webber musical first opened in 1971 and has been rocking theatre since. The musical is roughly based on the Gospel’s accounts of the events leading up the crucifixi...
Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - March 02, 2023
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the second show of the 2023 season at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining, opened on February 10th. The audience observed wonderful storytelling as the actors revealed how “The Chicken Ranch” got its start and was ultimately shut down when it was revealed to be a bro...
Student Blog: Beating the Back to School Blues
by Student Blogger: Noelle Gardiner - February 20, 2023
The first few weeks of the spring semester probably make up my least favorite time of year. You have to battle homesickness, force yourself to wake up early again, get used to a new class schedule, and face the fact that you won’t get another break for the next 3 months—all while it’s freezing cold ...
Review: PRETTY WOMAN at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - February 16, 2023
Pretty Woman is stoppin’ awhile at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Pretty Woman is based on the popular 1990 movie of the same name. Jacksonville audiences were completely nostalgic for the musical. Audience members could be heard making comments like “it’s the same dress!” or “look...
Review: ALADDIN at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - January 11, 2023
The audience follows Aladdin on a journey from street rat to Prince Ali of Ababwa. He believes now that he is a prince, Princess Jasmine will fall in love with him (Senzel Ahmady). What he does not understand is she would love him simply for who he was, not because he was a prince. The musical was i...
Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN at Alhambra Theatre And Dining
by Jordan Higginbotham - August 16, 2022
Grumpy Old Men has opened at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining! The musical based on the 1993 movie follows two (as you guessed it) grumpy old men, John Gustafson and Max Goldman. The two had been feuding for decades, which all started with a woman they both liked. Years later, a new woman comes to to...