JU College of Fine Arts presents the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein Oct. 11-13

Don’t miss an enchanting evening at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall as the College of Fine Arts presents “A Grand Night for Singing” Oct. 11-13.

Directed by Kimberly Beasley, Assistant Professor of Voice, with Music Direction by Jay Ivey, Assistant Professor of Voice, the evening will feature a fresh take on the songs of the incomparable music composing duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. (View the Playbill here.)

The Rodgers and Hammerstein website states:

Over three decades after the duo’s final collaboration, “The Sound of Music,” took the Great White Way by storm, it was in fact this new R&H musical that opened the 1994 Broadway season with flair and distinction, garnering wildly enthusiastic notices as well as earning two Tony nominations, including Best Musical. Here at R&H, our founding fathers probably never imagined “Shall We Dance?” as a comic pas de deux for a towering beauty and her diminutive admirer, nor did they suspect that one day a lovelorn young lad might pose the musical question, “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” But that’s precisely the kind of invention lavished upon this new revue, with innovative musical arrangements including a sultry Andrews Sisters-esque “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair,” a swingin’ “Honeybun” worthy of the Modernaires, and a jazzy “Kansas City” which leaves no question about how terrifically up to date the remarkable songs of R&H remain.

Singers for the JU performance are students Alec Hadden, Raquel Lopez, Leanna Brown, Samantha Wicklund and Chris Robertson.  Beasley will accompany the singers, directed by Ivey.

The lineup of songs includes “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top,” “We Kiss In A Shadow,” “Maria,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “When You’re Driving Through The Moonlight,” “Something Wonderful” and many more.

A Grand Night for Singing is at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12 and 3 p.m. Oct. 13. Cost: Adults $15; Seniors (62+) and Military $10; Students $5; Children (Under 17) $5; JU Students, Faculty and Staff w/ID free. For more information and tickets, call (904) 256-5555.