Athens Theatre | Deland, Florida

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
2022-03-20 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Everything You Ever Thought About Relationships–But Were Afraid to Admit
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music by Jimmy Roberts
In this charming and comical musical about contemporary love’s many dangers (from the teen years through marriage, children, and old age), we get to giggle and recognize both ourselves and loved ones in the many reversals of modern romance.
With each audience member being able to connect to the character’s woes, it is no surprise that I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change became New York’s second longest running off-Broadway play. Join us at the Athens as this delightful romp takes on the truths and myths behind “the relationship” and the “mating game.”
Run time: 1 hour & 45 minutes (plus a 15-minute intermission)
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals
SPECIAL ASL/ENGLISH INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY 3/11.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SECTION WITH THE BEST SIGHT LINES TO THE INTERPRETERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE EITHER AT 386-736-1500 OR EMAIL US AT BOXOFFICE@ATHENSDELAND.COM

Ragtime
2022-04-15 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-16 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-17 14:30 - 17:30, 2022-04-21 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-22 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-23 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-24 14:30 - 17:30, 2022-04-28 19:30 - 22:30 and 7 more dates
Young, Beautiful, Passionate, And Scandalous–America In the Time of Ragtime.
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

Nominated for 13 Tony awards and winning the awards for Best Musical Score and Best Book of a Musical, this blockbuster was adapted from E.L. Doctorow’ s great novel Ragtime (a selection in Modern Library’s list of “100 Best Novels”).
Strikingly appropriate to our own difficult times, Ragtime uses three disparate families to evoke the dangerously dynamic forces transforming America just before World War I. The play’s ragtime, jazz, gospel, and ballad songs—30 of them in all—trace the once unimaginable sundering and merging of 3 families; one an upper-class, genteel, and sheltered white family; the second, a black family from Harlem who pursue a new kind of music and are pulled apart by fear and despair; and third, an impoverished and nearly starving Jewish immigrant father and daughter striving to reach the American dream. The musical’s explorations of how clashing racial, religious, social, and musical forces destroy some and transform others, eventually producing a hopeful American future, has moved and delighted a quarter century of audiences. Be sure to join them. This is a truly memorable show which cannot be missed.
Run time: 2 hours & 45 minutes (plus a 15-minute intermission)
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
SPECIAL ASL/ENGLISH INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY 4/29.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SECTION WITH THE BEST SIGHT LINES TO THE INTERPRETERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE EITHER AT 386-736-1500 OR EMAIL US AT BOXOFFICE@ATHENSDELAND.COM

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2022-06-02 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-03 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-04 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-05 14:30 - 16:25, 2022-06-09 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-10 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-11 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-12 14:30 - 16:25
It’s Not Easy Learning That Winning (And Losing) Isn’t Everything
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, Additional Material by Jay Reiss, Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
No. No. No. This is not a real spelling bee. It’s a show—a hysterical musical comedy.
And Putnam County just happens to be the location of this fictional musical spelling bee–it is not meaning Putnam County, FL!
But it could have been. It could have been here—or anywhere. These could be our children. It could be you or your neighbor reading out the words, giving goofy definitions, and offering hilarious and sometimes poignant usage examples.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee takes spell-bound audiences to a fictional contest held in a Middle School where six unforgettably peculiar early teens face each other in a competition supervised by three comically idiosyncratic grown-ups. Adding to the fun are four audience members who agree to appear as spellers. On Broadway, Al Sharpton and Julie Andrews were among them (Play Bill 1/27/2008). Flash backs show play goers the flawed parental relations which have shaped the pressure ridden spellers and reveal to audiences the real children behind their not-quite-polished public faces.
With a Tony Award winning book, this is a must-see finale for the Athens Theatre’s season
Not recommended for audiences younger than 13.
Run time: 1 hours & 40 minutes (plus a 15-minute intermission)
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

Reserve Seating
Preferred $31 (Row A-F, Orchestra & CC-DD Center Balcony)
Adult $26 – Senior $24
Student/Child $12 – Groups of 8 or more $22
A $3.00 per ticket Processing charge is added to all purchases.
Due to the fact that the Historic Athens Theatre does not have an elevator to the balcony. The balcony is not accessible to anyone with a wheelchair or walker.
All Patrons with special needs can contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500 for our wheelchair/walker accessible seating.

Special Box Seat Package
Catered exclusively by Joe Hearn Events, The Elusive Grape, and Pat & Toni’s Sweet Things.
$360 – Price includes:

Up to 10 seats in the Box Seat and Balcony area
Choice of Red/White Wine
Cheese Platter
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Please contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500, for this Package.
(a $3 processing fee will be applied for each ticket in the package)

ROCK OF AGES
2022-07-21 19:30 - 21:45, 2022-07-22 19:30 - 21:45, 2022-07-23 19:30 - 21:45, 2022-07-24 14:30 - 16:45, 2022-07-28 19:30 - 21:45, 2022-07-29 19:30 - 21:45
Big Bands with Big Egos and Big Hair with Big Guitar Solos—and a Big Problem!
Book by Chris D’Arienzo
Turn your radio dial back to the late 1980’s, as this season’s opener tells the tale of a rockin’ quest to save young love, an iconic venue, and rock n’ roll itself from demolition. This huge, energetic tribute to the glam rock era features unforgettable Hair Band favorites like “We Built This City,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn,” “The Final Countdown,” and so many more! If you are looking for a night of pure, high-octane, fun, then “Don’t Stop Believin’” because “The Search Is Over!” This show will have you coming back again and again saying “I Wanna Rock!”
Parental guidance recommended for audiences under the age of 14 for use of sexual content, suggestive dancing, drinking, smoking, drug use, and language.
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
SPECIAL ASL/ENGLISH INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY 7/29.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SECTION WITH THE BEST SIGHT LINES TO THE INTERPRETERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE EITHER AT 386-736-1500 OR EMAIL US AT BOXOFFICE@ATHENSDELAND.COM

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Reserve Seating
Preferred $32 (Row A-F, Orchestra & CC-DD Center Balcony)
Adult $27 – Senior $25
Student/Child $12 – Groups of 8 or more $23
A $4.00 per ticket Processing charge is added to all purchases.
Due to the fact that the Historic Athens Theatre does not have an elevator to the balcony. The balcony is not accessible to anyone with a wheelchair or walker.
All Patrons with special needs can contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500 for our wheelchair/walker accessible seating.

Special Box Seat Package
Catered exclusively by Joe Hearn Events, The Elusive Grape, and Pat & Toni’s Sweet Things.
$408 – Price includes:

Up to 11 seats in the Box Seat and Balcony area
Choice of Red/White Wine
Cheese Platter
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Please contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500, for this Package.
(a $4 processing fee will be applied for each ticket in the package)
