NATIONAL TOUR OF THE BOOK OF MORMON IS COMING TO JACKSONVILLE DURING 2014-2015 SEASON

“THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY. Heaven on Broadway!  A celebration of the privilege of living inside that improbable paradise called a musical comedy.”
- Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES

JACKSONVILLE , FL – The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards ® including Best Musical, will play in Jacksonville as part of the 2014-2015 Artist Series Broadway Season.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, “South Park.” Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q.  The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.

Renewing subscribers of the 2013-2014 Artist Series Broadway Season will be guaranteed their seats to the Jacksonville engagement of THE BOOK OF MORMON. More information is available by calling the Artist Series Box Office at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday.

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan.  Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus.  Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus. 

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.

WINNER! TONY AWARD – BEST MUSICAL
WINNER! NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD – BEST MUSICAL
WINNER! DRAMA DESK AWARD – BEST MUSICAL
WINNER! OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD – BEST MUSICAL
WINNER! DRAMA LEAGUE AWARD – BEST MUSICAL
WINNER! GRAMMY AWARD – BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
 
For more information, visit www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com

RUH ROH! Don't miss this show!

SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES is coming to Jax and MOVEMENT bribed Cody Collier, the man inside the dog, with some Scooby snacks to answer a few questions for us! Read on and get all the show info here ... http://movementfeatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/its-dogs-life.html

Donate Dog Food and Save on Tickets to Cesar Millan Live and Scooby-Doo Live

ARTIST SERIES PARTNERS WITH FIRST COAST NO MORE HOMELESS PETS & PET SUPERMARKET FOR DOG FOOD DRIVE

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Donate dog food to First Coast No More Homeless Pets now through June 8th and save on tickets to Cesar Millan Live! on Saturday, June 1st at 8PM and Scooby-Doo! Live – Musical Mysteries on Sunday, June 9th at 2PM, both presented by the Artist Series at the Times-Union Center (300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202).

Dog food drop-off locations include:

All five Pet Supermarket Jacksonville locations:
Pet Supermarket Store 160 –  609 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Pet Supermarket Store 150 – 3760 University Blvd W, Jacksonville, FL 32217
Pet Supermarket Store 120 – 4524 Saint Johns Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32210
Pet Supermarket Store 161 –  10485 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32257
Pet Supermarket Store 152 –  835 Blanding Blvd, Orange Park, FL 32065
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-9PM, Sunday 10AM-7PM

First Coast No More Homeless Pets:  6817 Norwood Ave  Jacksonville, FL 32208
Hours: Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM, Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday CLOSED

After donating dog food at the above locations, you will receive a 10% show discount flyer at the register.  Show attendees can also bring dog food donations with them to the Times-Union Center on show days only - Cesar Millan Live! on Saturday, June 1st at 8PM and Scooby-Doo! Live – Musical Mysteries on Sunday, June 9th at 2PM.

First Coast No More Homeless Pets runs a Pet Food Bank for qualified low-income pet owners to help keep pets with their families and out of shelters.  The Pet Food Bank gives out between 10,000 and 20,000 pounds of food at each distribution and relies solely on donations and volunteers.

Cesar Millan LIVE! features the dog behavior specialist sharing his philosophies and methods, presenting live demonstrations, and holding an audience  Q&A session.  Scooby-Doo! Live – Musical Mysteries is a hilarious live theater show that brings everyone's favorite animated series to life!

Tickets for Cesar Millan LIVE! start at $46.50, and tickets for Scooby-Doo! Live – Musical Mysteries start at $22.00.  Tickets and full details for both shows are available at www.artistseriesjax.org and by phone at (904) 442-BWAY (2929).

SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES is in Jacksonville for one performance only!

TIMES-UNION CENTER’S MORAN THEATER
SUNDAY, JUNE 9th at 2:00PM

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Zoinks! Mystery-solving chills and thrills come to Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater in the all-new SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES on Sunday, June 9th at 2:00PM!

The much-loved Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang take center stage in an all-new family musical, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES, presented by Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Life Like Touring. Featuring everyone’s favorite characters from one of television’s longest-running animated series, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES is in Jacksonville for one performance only!

In this exciting new production, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang have been called upon to help solve an epic mystery. A trouble-making ghost is haunting a local theatre and Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Scooby-Doo are on their way in the Mystery Machine to crack the case! With crazy ghosts, perplexing puzzles, and an abundance of Scooby Snacks, it’s Scooby-Doo and friends at their best, travelling across the country, solving mysteries wherever they go.

SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES features big musical numbers including the evergreen Scooby-Doo theme song, “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?,” alongside original groovy tunes including “Round Every Corner” and “We’re Mystery Inc.” Filled with wacky new characters and uproarious antics, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES has young audiences on the edge of their seats in traditional Scooby-Doo fashion from the moment the lights go down.

Tickets for SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES start at $22.00 and are available at the Artist Series Box Office between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online 24/7 at www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu. We are allowing children under the age of 1 to sit in their parent’s lap.

Here’s a video sneak peek of the show: http://bit.ly/ScoobyVideo

“The timeless antics of Scooby-Doo and his mystery solving Gang have been delighting kids for generations,” said Brad Globe, President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “We are thrilled to be bringing the Scooby Gang home to North America in this exciting new musical for the whole family. Scooby fans of all ages will truly enjoy this immersive and entertaining experience.”

The North American tour of SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES reunites the Australian tour’s creative team: writer and director Theresa Borg, composer Craig Bryant, and choreographer Katie Ditchburn. This team was also responsible for the recent tour of Sesame Street Presents Elmo’s World Tour.

Scooby-Doo has been delighting families for decades, and today, with 99 tour stops, sold out performances and thousands of fans attending each show throughout Australia, WBCP and Life Like Touring are thrilled to be bringing SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES to all Scooby fans in North America. For information on the SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES tour visit: www.scoobydoolive.com.

To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call
The Artist Series Box Office at
(904) 442-BWAY (2929)
(toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY)
Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the
The Artist Series’ website: www.artistseriesjax.org

Artist Series Adds New Show MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! Saturday June 8

ARTIST SERIES PRESENTS
MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE!
PLAYS THE TIMES-UNION CENTER’S TERRY THEATER
SATURDAY, JUNE 8th at 8:00PM

“You’ll leave the theatre with the intent to live in harmony with your partner.
Not to be missed!”– Elle Magazine

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story and based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center’s Terry Theater on Saturday, June 8th at 8PM for a one-night-only sneak preview show! Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom.

Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE! is more than just the book. After beginning in Paris in 2007, Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE! has been seen by more than one million people around Europe. It debuted in the United States in February 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina and will be playing to audiences around the United States and Canada throughout the year.

This hysterical show will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage. Sexy and fast-paced, this show is definitely for adults but will leave audiences laughing and giggling like little kids!

Tickets for Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE! are $45.00 and are available at the Artist Series Box Office between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online 24/7 at www.artistseriesjax.org.

Here’s a video sneak peek of the show: http://bit.ly/MarsVenusJax

Starring in this theatrical comedy is PETER STORY. Peter has appeared in primetime shows on all three major networks--some of his favorite credits include CSI (directed by Quentin Tarantino), Without a Trace, Ugly Betty and recurring roles on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show and Rob Lowe’s The Lyon’s Den.  He stars opposite Steve Guttenberg in the cheesy horror film, Cornered, and can be seen opposite Weed’s Elizabeth Perkins in the hilarious short, Le Chat Est Mort.

He is a proud alum of the New Harmony Project and an avid storyteller with The Moth.  Peter's story of how he and his wife won a dream wedding competition was just featured nationally on NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour, a show featuring the country's best storytellers.  Commenting on the show, Peter said, “It's a great recipe for a night out: a little storytelling blended with some comedy and a dash of sage wisdom from the book. A delicious evening of entertainment.”

When Mars and Venus collide, the adventures are earth-shatteringly hysterical.

Since being published in 1992, John Gray’s “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” exploring the differences between the sexes, has sold in excess of 50 million copies, been translated into 40 different languages and is one of the most recognizable titles in the world. Gray has written 17 books and become one of the most trusted relationship authors today, appearing on the national lecture circuit and on such TV shows as Good Morning America, Oprah, and Larry King Live.

To learn more about Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, visit www.Facebook.com/MarsVenusLIVE.

To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call
The Artist Series Box Office at
(904) 442-BWAY (2929)
(toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY)
Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the
The Artist Series’ website: www.artistseriesjax.org

ANTHONY BOURDAIN in Jax Next Thursday April 25

When:     Thursday, April 25th  at 7:30PM

Where:   Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Details: Anthony Bourdain will bring his Guts & Glory tour to Jacksonville next Thursday!  The internationally renowned chef, author, and television host will spend the evening sharing candid, often hysterical, insights about his life’s work and travels, including an open question and answer session with the audience.

Jacksonville’s acclaimed San Marco Dining District is proud to be recognized as the Official Restaurant Sponsor, and they are providing an innovative selection of appetizers for the sold-out VIP reception.  Copies of Bourdain’s books will be available for purchase on-site from The BookMark, the show’s Official Bookstore Sponsor.  The Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the show’s Official Hotel Sponsor.

Bourdain, “chef-at-large” at New York’s famed Brasserie Les Halles, is the author of bestselling titles Kitchen Confidential and Medium Raw – both hilariously blunt and sometimes shocking portraits of life in restaurant kitchens.  He’s also known for the travel journal, A Cook’s Tour, three crime novels, a cookbook, a biography of Typhoid Mary, the bestselling graphic novel Get JIRO!, and others.

A contributing authority for Food Arts magazine, Bourdain’s work has also appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Times of London, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and many other publications.  He has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning and Nightline, and has been a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Morning Joe, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show, Charlie Rose, The Colbert Report, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

In addition to hosting Travel Channel’s Emmy Award-winning No Reservations and The Layover, Bourdain serves as host for The Taste, a cooking competition series for ABC, and Parts Unknown, a travel docu-series for CNN.

Great seats are still available for An Evening with Anthony Bourdain, ranging from $38.00-$75.00, at the Artist Series Box Office between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online 24/7 at www.artistseriesjax.org.  Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu.

Artist Series Presents RHYTHM OF THE DANCE February 19

ARTIST SERIES PRESENTS
RHYTHM OF THE DANCE
TIMES-UNION CENTER’S MORAN THEATER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th at 7:30PM

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Rhythm of the Dance comes to Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater for one performance only on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:30PM!  A National Dance Company of Ireland presentation, this two-hour dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of talent derived from all areas of Irish life, including three tenors and a seanos dancer.  The show is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish Celts through history!

Using the traditional and modern arts of dance (ballet, modern dance, jazz) and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient.  Combining traditional Irish dance and music with the most up-to-date stage technology, Rhythm of the Dance is a thousand-year-old story executed with all the advantages of the modern day stage show.

Here’s a video sneak peek of the show: http://bit.ly/RhythmDanceVideo.

From the creation of Rhythm of the Dance in 1998 – (initially the show was set up for a three-week tour of the United States) – it has toured consistently internationally and is achieving greater critical acclaim year after year.  This wonderful show continues to evolve thanks to the constant striving for perfection by its Director/Producer, choreographer and composer to keep the show fresh and interesting so that audiences who attend performances regularly will always find some new and exciting elements within the program.

With a wonderful, gifted young cast of dancers, musicians and three Irish tenors, featuring live performances from the entire troupe, Rhythm of the Dance has won critical acclaim across 4 continents of the world in 51 countries to over 5 million fans.  Now, after 12 years of showcasing the very best in Irish dance to the world, the show was undergone a process of renewal, re-invigorating the choreography and music to create an even more spectacular performance.  Producer Kieran Cavanagh is very excited about the updated format of the show, and he hopes that Rhythm of the Dance will be a breath of fresh air into Irish dance with this traditionally rooted and authentic production.

Rhythm of the Dance has heralded a new era in Irish entertainment, internationally rated as one of the most popular and busiest Irish step dance shows in the world.  Rhythm of the Dance aspires to a purity of content, maintaining the traditions of Irish step dancing and yet presenting it in the most modern format that has made it a leader in its field.  The show features a live band, three tenors and some 20 dancers.

Tickets for Rhythm of the Dance start at $34.50 and are available at the Artist Series Box Office between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online at www.artistseriesjax.org.  Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu.

To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call
The Artist Series Box Office at
(904) 442-BWAY (2929)
(toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY)
Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the
The Artist Series’ website: www.artistseriesjax.org