{"id":417511,"date":"2026-10-03T06:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417511\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T06:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:14:33","slug":"fsu-theatre-opens-fall-season-with-three-musical-two-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417511\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Theatre opens fall season with three musical, two plays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oct. 2, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

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From Shakespeare to Broadway musicals, Florida State University\u2019s School of Theatre will bring a wide range of stories to the stage during its 2026-27 season. Tickets are now on sale.<\/p>\n

The five-production season features three musicals and two plays performed by FSU students, beginning Oct. 16 with \u201cBring It On: The Musical,\u201d a production inspired by the cult classic film. The show features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt. Performances run through Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Richard G. Fallon Theatre.<\/p>\n

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Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 15, the Lab Theatre will host William Shakespeare’s play \u201cCoriolanus,\u201d a classic tragedy that explores the cost of pride and the dangers of unchecked ambition.<\/p>\n

The annual Theatre for Young Audiences production, \u201cMe \u2026 Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall\u201d runs Nov. 19-22 at the Richard G. Fallon Theatre. Based on the children’s book \u201cMe\u2026Jane,\u201d by Patrick McDonnell, the show follows young Jane Goodall, who would become a world-renowned primatologist, and her toy chimp, Jubilee, on a musical adventure full of wildlife.<\/p>\n

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Spring 2027 brings Bess Wohl\u2019s environmental dark comedy play \u201cContinuity\u201d to the Lab Theatre from Feb. 26 to March 7. Told in six takes, the playfuses Hollywood, science and satire in a story in which the real disaster is us.<\/p>\n

Closing the 2026-27 season is \u201cThe Hunchback of Notre Dame,\u201d based on the Victor Hugo novel and featuring songs from the Disney film. The tale of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero runs April 9-18 at the Richard G. Fallon Theatre.<\/p>\n

Tickets range from $10 to $35 each and can be purchased online, by phone at (850) 644-6500 or at the Fine Arts Ticket Office in the Fine Arts Building at 540 W. Call St.<\/p>\n

The Fine Arts Ticket Office is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, as well as one hour before each performance. Performance times vary. Visit the School of Theatre website for more information or to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the FSU School of Theatre, visit theatre.fsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FSU School of Theatre 2026-27 season at a glance<\/p>\n

Oct. 16-25: Bring It On: The Musical, Richard G. Fallon Theatre<\/p>\n

Nov. 6-15: Coriolanus, The Lab Theatre<\/p>\n

Nov. 19-22: Me \u2026 Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall, Richard G. Fallon Theatre<\/p>\n

Feb. 26-March 7: Continuity, The Lab Theatre<\/p>\n

April 9-18: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Richard G. Fallon Theatre<\/p>\n

For tickets and details, visit theatre.fsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oct. 2, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET From Shakespeare to Broadway musicals, Florida State University\u2019s School of Theatre will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,112356,1024,1025,8333,15374,4970,97,341,89,10330,55345,165245,343,49,8331,8335,8332,232,234,233,34],"class_list":["post-417511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-accessmetered","tag-sourcetallahassee-democrat","tag-sstsentertainmentthings-to-do","tag-sstsnthings-to-do","tag-tagacting-theater","tag-tagbroadway-musical-theater","tag-tagcolbert","tag-tagcolleges-universities","tag-tagevent-ticket-sales","tag-tagflorida-state-university","tag-taghollywood","tag-tagjane-goodall","tag-taglin-manuel-miranda","tag-taglocal-affiliate-arts-entertainment","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagtheater","tag-tagtheater-dance-and-spoken-word","tag-tagwilliam-shakespeare","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}