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The Hippodrome Theatre is launching what they call a "campy twist" on the Stephen King novel Carrie. The show, which opens tonight and runs through Nov. 4, is a comedic version of the classic King novel involving a young woman dealing with her peers and her fundamentalist mother.
Read More »Nationally ranked Downtown Festival & Art Show to kickoff tonight
Video story by Bailey Myers – WUFT-TV [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20121012ArtsFairPreview.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20121012ArtsFairPreview.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] The 31st annual Downtown Festival & Art Show will begin at 8 p.m. today at the Bo Diddley Plaza with a free concert featuring University of Florida musicians. The event, which also takes place Saturday and Sunday from …
Read More »A landmark weekend for Gainesville’s Hippodrome
There’s a special anniversary taking center stage at the Hippodrome Theatre this weekend in Gainesville. Florida’s 89.1 reporter Dina Lewis goes behind the scenes. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/HIPPwrap-DL.mp3|titles=HIPPwrap (DL)]
Read More »God of Carnage brings comic relief to adults squabbling over their teens
The Hippodrome State Theatre’s latest play opens Friday night in Gainesville. God of Carnage is a three-time Tony Award winner, including Best Play. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with two of the actors from the comedy, Benjamin Burdick and Jessica Iris Morris. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPGodofCarnagedgt.mp3]
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