JULY | AUGUST - The Florida Theatre
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JULY | AUGUST - The Florida Theatre
The Orchestra: An Evening of ELO’s Greatest Hits starring former ELO Members with the Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra August 27 – 8pm ELO’s spectacular run of success in the 1970s and 1980s included numerous gold and platinum albums, and the Top Ten hits “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Telephone Line,” “Don’t Bring Me Down,” “Evil Woman” and “Livin’ Thing.” The groundbreaking Spaceship Tour secured the band a place as one of the most important bands in the history of rock. The Orchestra will be joined on stage in this special concert by the Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra. This 27- piece symphony orchestra can only be seen and heard at the Florida Theatre. ACCESSIBILITY: Please inform the ticket office of any special arrangements you may require when purchasing tickets. An assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available from the House Manager. Large print programs are available on request. The wheelchair accessible bathroom is located to the right of the Entry Lobby Bar as you face the bar, to the left of the statue La Vergognosa. The theatre does not have its own parking lot. Disabled permit parking is available on the street. Don’t miss out! Order your tickets today! floridatheatre.com 904-355-ARTS CONNECT WITH US 128 East Forsyth Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Florida Theatre Todrick Hall Elvis 60th Anniversary Bash Kenny G Bring It! Live Lyle Lovett and His Large Band JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER at the Florida Theatre POCO, Pure Prairie League and Firefall - July 9 – 8pm UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 3 6 9 10 16 17 20 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 Summer Movie Classic Series Top Gun 30th Anniversary Artwalk POCO, Pure Prairie League and Firefall Summer Movie Classic Series Labyrinth 30th Anniversary American Dream Pageant Summer Movie Classic Series Hook 25th Anniversary Ted Nugent Michael Jr. Comedy Show Summer Movie Classic Series City Slicker 25th Anniversary Todrick Hall Straight Outta Oz Tour Craig Morgan Bring It! Live Elvis 60th Anniversary Bash Summer Movie Classic Pretty In Pink 30th Anniversary AUGUST 3 6 7 14 20 21 25 27 28 Artwalk Meachum Clarke Live! Summer Movie Classic Stand By Me 30th Anniversary Summer Movie Classic An American Tail 30th Anniversary An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band Summer Movie Classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 50th Anniversary Blues, Brews and BBQ The Orchestra An Evening of ELO’s Greatest Hits with the Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra Summer Movie Classic Secret of My Success SEPTEMBER 1 7 22 23 30 Kenny G Artwalk Slate and Second City Present Unelectable You II Divo Johnny Lang OCTOBER 5 6 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 22 29 Artwalk George Thorogood 1964 The Tribute Theatreworks Pete The Cat Live Original Tour With Sadie Robertson Will Real Men Stand? Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Theatreworks We The People Keb Mo Ted X Jax Rocky Horror Picture Show and Billy Buchanan and Free Avenue Ted Nugent Countless memorable songs from the 1970s! POCO is known for their hits “Crazy Love,” “Heart Of The Night,” “A Good Feelin’ To Know,” “Call It Love” and “Keep on Tryin.” Pure Prairie League will perform their greatest hits including “Amie,” “Two Lane Highway,” and “Let Me Love You Tonight,” and Firefall will perform their 1976 chart toppers “Just Remember I Love You,” “Strange Love,” “You Are The Woman” and many more. July 20 – 8pm His ground breaking hits with the Amboy Dukes ( “Journey to the Center of the Mind”), solo classics (“Stranglehold,” “Cat Scratch Fever”), hits with the super group Damn Yankees (“High Enough”) and cult classic “Fred Bear” are the reason this guitar shredding showman has sold more than 40 million albums. Craig Morgan Special Guest Trea Landon July 28 – 8pm Country music superstar Craig Morgan’s catalog includes working-class anthems like “Redneck Yacht Club,” “International Harvester,” “More Trucks Than Cars” and “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” a six-week chart-topper that was the most-played song of the year in 2005. Bring It! Live July 29 – 8pm The stars of Lifetime’s hit series Bring It! will perform unbelievable feats with Miss D working her magic, taking the Dolls from live rehearsals to an unforgettable finale performance. Summer Todrick Hall: Straight Outta Oz Tour July 26 – 7:30pm Broadway Actor, MTV star, American Idol finalist and viral YouTube personality Todrick Hall puts a new spin on the classic Wizard of Oz. His viral YouTube videos “Beauty and the Beat,” “Target Flash Mob,” “Mean Gurlz,” and “Cinderonce” have earned more than a quarter of a billion views online. Elvis 60th Anniversary Bash starring Mike Albert, Scot Bruce and the Big E Band July 30 – 7pm World-class Elvis impersonators Mike Albert and Scot Bruce along with the Big E Band return to the Florida Theatre this summer to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s 1956 Florida Theatre concert. MOVIE Classics Series Sponsored By: Regions Bank Media Sponsor: The Florida Times-Union Youth Program Sponsored By: Tax Defense Network Foundation Boney James JUNE 26 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – 30th Anniversary Four-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum selling saxophonist Boney James has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. In 2010 Billboard Magazine named him the No. 3 Top Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade. Additionally he has four Gold albums, a Soul Train Award and an NAACP Award JULY 3 Top Gun – 30th Anniversary JULY 10 Labyrinth – 30th Anniversary JULY 17 Hook – 25th Anniversary JULY 24 City Slickers – 25th Anniversary JULY 31 Pretty In Pink – 30th Anniversary AUGUST 7 Stand By Me – 30th Anniversary August 18 – 8pm Kenny G September 1 – 8pm Lyle Lovett and his Large Band August 20 – 8pm nomination to his credit. The Grammy winning Country singer- songwriter returns with his large band. His smooth vocals and storytelling lyrics have made songs like “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” “If I Had a Boat” and “Sleep Inside This House” fan favorites. Slate & Second City present Unelectable You Il Divo September 22 – 8pm Through sketch comedy, improvisation and a whole lot of audience interaction, the satirical muscle of Second City will harness the often contrarian and cutting edge voice of Slate to take aim at the election, the candidates, the spin and even Slate itself. The result is a thoughtful, funny and completely selfaware evening that‘s purely Second City, and purely Slate. September 23 – 8pm International Pop opera superstars Il Divo put a fresh face on popular songs, by utilizing their exceptional voices and cultural diversity to bring their romantic blend of classical and pop music to audiences around the world. Their renditions of Toni Braxton’s hit “Unbreak My Heart,” Frank Sinatra’s standard “My Way” and Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” are favorites with their loyal American fans. “Songbird,” “Breathless,” “By The Time This Night is Over,” “Forever In Love,” “Going Home,” “How Could an Angel Break my Heart” and many more have made Saxophonist Kenny G one of the best selling artists of all time. Jonny Lang September 30 – 8pm Blues, gospel, rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Jonny Lang won a Grammy for his album Turn Around. He has five albums that have charted on the top 50 of the Billboard 200 chart. Lang has toured with the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, B.B. King, Blues Traveler, Jeff Beck and as part of the Experience Hendrix Tour. AUGUST 14 An American Tail – 30th Anniversary AUGUST 21 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – 50th Anniversary AUGUST 28 Secret of My Success All Shows Sunday @2 Single Admission $7.50 All films are shown in 35mm 10 Card Admission $45 Ticket Office 355.ARTS floridatheatre.com 128 East Forsyth Street Downtown | Jacksonville