This season, we welcomed 12 remarkable artists to UpStage!
UpStage was built for close listening and real connection. To everyone who joined us at an UpStage show this season, thank you! We appreciate you spending your evenings with us, helping us celebrate these rising stars and making this room feel like a community.
All hands on deck! Join UFPA's Driveway Theatre Project this week for a presentation of Treasure Island.
The legendary classic of the high seas, performed as a radio play, transforms Robert Louis Stevensonâs classic adventure into a vivid, sound-driven experience. Listeners follow Jimâs journey from the Admiral Benbow Inn to the high seas aboard the Hispaniola, encountering unforgettable characters like the cunning Long John Silver. The radio format heightens suspense and imagination, using music and atmospheric audio to capture the mystery, danger, and excitement of piracy and adventure on the open sea.
đď¸Free to attend
đ Wednesday, May 13 at 7 pm
đ Learn more about DTP â performingarts.ufl.edu/dtp
The magic of live performance shouldnât be limited by location or circumstance. UFPA connects artists with our community both at the Phillips Center and out in schools and neighborhoods through our arts engagement programs like the Rural Arts Initiative and the Driveway Theatre Project. Thank you to everyone who joined us this season, and to the artists who made these events possible!
Caps off to @uflorida 's 2026 graduates! Our stage has been full of so much joy and accomplishment lately. Congrats, Gators! đđ
đ¸: Charles Poulton/Brianne Lehan/Jesse Jones
What a season it's been! đ
Our 25|26 Season has officially come to an end. This was an absolutely amazing year, and we'd like to thank the artists, production crew, donors, and audience members who helped make this season special.
Hungry for more? Don't worry, you won't have to wait too long for news about what's coming up next at UFPA. Stay tuned to our socials over the summer to stay in the loop!
TOMORROW: @luciernagamusica đľ One of the brightest young talents in jazz and winner of the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, LucĂa brings her rich heritage, artistry, and heartfelt authenticity to the stage. She treats each performance like a conversation with the audience: candid, emotional, and beautifully sincere. Singing in both English and Spanish, she combines sultry jazz and passionate bolero rhythms to create an instantly inviting sound.
Get your tickets at bit.ly/UFPA2526Tickets đ
TONIGHT: Isaiah J. Thompsonâs music is both sophisticated and accessible, creating a welcoming and melodic experience for all listeners. Thompson, who won the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz, is a pianist, bandleader, and composer. @isaiahjthompson has played with well-known artists like Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, and Christian McBride, and recorded alongside the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis.
Tickets are still available! Get yours at the link in our bio.
TOMORROW: Thereâs trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willsonâs six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boysâ band that he vows to organize â this, despite the fact that he doesnât know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtainâs fall. Featuring songs such as Seventy-Six Trombones, Trouble, âTil There Was You, Pickalittle and Gary, Indiana, The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
đ April 20 at 7:30pm
đ The Phillips Center
đď¸ bit.ly/UFPA2526Tickets
SAVE THE DATE: July 14, 2026 for our 26|27 Season Preview! đ
Director Brian Jose is ready to unveil every exciting artist coming to the Phillips Center this year. Discover what's coming to our stages: Broadway showstoppers, jazz legends, and all the incredible performances in between.
This event is free and open to the public. We'd love to see you there!
UF students! Only two more chances this season to catch a 9pm UpStage show.
Great music. Dessert included. Tickets are only $12. Whatâs not to love?
Tickets at bit.ly/UFPA2526Tickets đď¸
There's a reason The Music Man won six Tony Awards and has been charming audiences for generations. This is golden age Broadway at its finest: catchy melodies, witty moments, and the perfect combination of romance and comedy. Harold Hill meets his match in Marian the librarian, and you'll fall in love with both. This show is classic musical theater done right.
Meredith Willson's The Music Man comes to the Phillips Center in Gainesville on April 20.
Limited tickets remain - get yours at bit.ly/UFPA2526Tickets đľ
