Athens Theatre | Deland, Florida

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2022-06-03 19:30 - 21:25, 2022-06-02 19:30 - 21:25 (America/New_York)
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)

Swingtime in the Springtime Concert
2022-05-15 14:30 - 16:45
Swingtime in the Springtime features the best of your favorite Big Band hits and more! All of the hits you know and love from a wider range of composers of the era. Not just Miller, Shaw and Goodman but Basie, Heath, Herman and Webb. Exciting hot arrangements played like they were played by the greats. Massive brass; rocking woodwinds; solid rhythm and smashing solos. No other band can recreate the sounds of the era like the OBB.
Big Band music played the right way by some of the greatest musicians around! Don’t Miss it!

RESERVE SEATING
Preferred Reserved Seating $35
1st. 5 rows Center Orchestra & 2 Rows Center Balcony
General Reserved Seating $30
Groups of 10 or more $25
A $3.00 per ticket processing charge is added to all purchases and we collect a 6.5% State and County Sales Tax
SPECIAL BOX SEAT PACKAGE
BOX SEATS AVAILABLE
5 SEATS PER BOX SEAT AREA $200
PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 386-736-1500

A Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel
2022-05-14 19:30 - 21:30
Todd and Greg Pitts have been singing and performing together for over 40 years. Growing up in the wake of a remarkable period in music history, they gained a love of the duos of the era.
The Everly Brothers, Jan and Dean, and of course Simon and Garfunkel.
Backed by a full band, Todd and Greg’s sibling vocal blend shines as they retrace the greatest hits of this duo that has had audiences “Feelin’ Groovey” for decades.

RESERVE SEATING
Preferred Reserved Seating $35
1st. 6 rows Orchestra & 2 Rows Center Balcony
General Reserved Seating $30
A $3.00 per ticket Processing charge is added to all purchases and we collect a 6.5% State and County Sales Tax
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
BOX SEATS AVAILABLE
5 SEATS PER BOX SEAT AREA $200
PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 386-736-1500

Ragtime
2022-05-08 14:30 - 17:30, 2022-05-07 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-06 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-05 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-01 14:30 - 17:30, 2022-04-30 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-29 19:30 - 22:30, 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

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
2022-04-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Athens Theatre, 124 N Florida Ave, DeLand, FL, 32720, United States
This show is a must-see for any Sinatra fan! A multimedia extravaganza for the eyes and ears! Tony Sands has incorporated stunning graphics that entice you the moment the stage lights dim, and the music begins.
The show starts with Sinatra’s early days with Tommy Dorsey in the bright lights of New York City, and brings us to his comeback at Madison Square Garden, the “Main Event.” Tony’s uncanny portraying of Frank’s mannerisms and singing voice will take the audience on a musical journey. It’s as if Frank walked off of the screen and onto the stage. Sands will be performing such hits as That’s Life, Come Fly With Me, Luck Be A Lady, My Way, New York New York, and many more.
Don’t miss this one of a kind musical tribute to Frank Sinatra.
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RESERVED SEATING
Preferred Reserved Seating $35 (1st 6 Rows Center Orchestra & 2 Rows Center Balcony)
General Reserved Seating $30
A $3.00 per ticket processing charge is added to all purchases and we collect a 6.5% State and County Sales Tax
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.
BOX SEATS AVAILABLE
5 SEATS PER BOX SEAT AREA $200
Please contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500 Wed. – Sat. 1:00 – 5:00

Cinematic Symphony
2022-03-27 14:00 - 16:00
The St. Augustine Orchestra is proud to bring their Cinematic Symphony to the Athens Theatre. This concert features multiple cinema classics such as the Theme from Schindler’s List, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hymn to the Fallen, Forrest Gump Suite, Colonel Bogey March, and many others.
The St. Augustine Orchestra was founded in 1961 by Jack Van Brederode who served as conductor for several years. Originally called the St. Augustine Symphonette, the ensemble went through a number of name changes, finally settling on the St. Augustine Orchestra (SAO). In his sixth season with SAO, our current conductor, Maestro Scott Gregg continues to guide the group to new musical heights.
Among the most notable former members was violinist Hugo Ohlms, whose murals and colorful decorations still grace the interior of the Basilica Cathedral in St. Augustine. Emil Maestre, internationally known cellist (the Emil Maestre Music Association was named in his honor) played with the ensemble whenever his busy performance schedule permitted. For many years, Orchestra member Jack Page took the position of business manager and was elected president of the Board of Directors and held both posts until his retirement from the orchestra in 2002. Currently, orchestra member Allyson Breger holds the position of Executive Director.
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RESERVE SEATING
Preferred Reserved Seating $35
1st. 6 rows Orchestra & 2 Rows Center Balcony
General Reserved Seating $30
A $3.00 per ticket Processing charge is added to all purchases and we collect a 6.5% State and County Sales Tax
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.
SPECIAL BOX SEAT PACKAGE
BOX SEATS AVAILABLE
5 SEATS PER BOX SEAT AREA $200
PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 386-736-1500

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
2022-03-20 14:30 - 17:00, 2022-03-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-13 14:30 - 17:00, 2022-03-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-10 19:30 - 21:30 and 1 more date
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
