Many visitors to the First Coast are surprised to learn how many theatrical venues there are. For instance, my husband and I saw David Copperfield at the Moran in the Times Union Center last night. Not only is this a comfortable, well-situated theatre with great acoustics, it's easy to access from all parts of the city as well as Saint Augustine. Parking is cheap with out-front lots at $10, and a one-block walk will bring it down to $5.
Our personal season continues with Michael Buble, The Lord of the Dance, and Spamalot. But these are a small sampling of what's available, and that's just in Jacksonville. Saint Augustine is rife with theatre and concert productions. We have several comedy clubs (without smoking!) that attract a large following and get some great comics.
And we don't just catch the small stuff. We may not get to see Bruce and his new CD, but there's plenty of rock and roll to go around, and the main venues, Orlando (1.5 hours from Saint Augustine) and Tampa (about 4 hours) are doable for a big event. So don't think a move from a major city will cause you to give up the night life, music or dance opportunities. What you will notice is that the ticket prices are conspicuously less than those you might find in the Big Three of the East Coast (Boston, New York, and D.C.).
Now, that Copperfield show last night... we howled. He's a great performer and his bag of tricks appears endless. One particular trick involving a car had the audience on its collective feet. A trip to a beach in Australia was an ad for Photoshop, but the kids liked it. If I had any complaint at all, it was the sense that he's done this particular show too much. The staccato nature of his speech, and how he turned from the audience before he finished many of his sentences gave me, personally, a feeling he was a bit bored with himself. Also, neither my husband nor myself appreciated watching film footage of 30-year-old performances. We came to watch him live. We own a television and have seen those performances before. We felt this was a production error.
The consummate entertainer he is, you will have a great time if you get the opportunity to see him, and I recommend everyone do this at least one in your life (and his). That we didn't spend a fortune, we zipped in and out of town and the parking lot, and there was virtually no traffic getting there and getting home, made this show all the more enjoyable. I love Jacksonville. What a great place to live!
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