Jacksonville Symphony to perform world premiere of ‘Rudy in Concert’ at Daily’s Place Nov. 17

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The 25th anniversary celebration and world premiere of “Rudy in Concert” will take place Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Daily’s Place amphitheater in Jacksonville. 

Conducted by Justin Freer, the Jacksonville Symphony will perform Oscar- and Emmy-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith’s complete score live while the entire film is projected on a 40-foot HD screen. 

All his life, people have told Rudy he’s not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame. Even as a young boy, Rudy (Sean Astin) is determined to join the Fighting Irish. Because some dreams won’t die, Rudy goes through heroic lengths to win admission to Notre Dame, and once there, he becomes a walk-on player, serving as little more than a human tackling dummy against the starting players. Bloody and unbeaten, Rudy wins the respect of legendary coach Ara Parseghian and other Irish players, who give him one shot at gridiron glory. 

A true story from director David Anspaugh (“Hoosiers”), “Rudy” is a testament to the power of dreams and triumph of the human spirit. In addition to starring Sean Astin, the film features an all-star supporting cast including Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Robert Prosky, Jon Favreau and Lili Taylor. Written by Angelo Pizzo, produced by Robert N. Fried and Cary Woods and directed by David Anspaugh, the film also showcases an iconic score by legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith (“Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” “The Omen,” “Chinatown,” “Patton,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Papillon,” “Rambo”) and is considered to be one of the best sports films of all time.

“Rudy in Concert” was created by CineConcerts, in partnership with Sony Pictures. This event will be the third concert in the Daily’s Place Symphony Series.

“Rudy in Concert” is part of the Massage Envy Concert Series, a season-long slate of entertainment programming designed to celebrate each Jaguars home game weekend in 2018. The team will host the Pittsburgh Steelers the following afternoon at TIAA Bank Field. 

Tickets for “Rudy in Concert” are now on sale at www.dailysplace.com and www.jaxsymphony.org. A two-ticket Date Night Package can be purchased for $25 and a Family Night Package of four tickets can be purchased for $50. These are limited time offers.