The hugely popular 1964 musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” always seems resonant and relevant, but a new production at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, feels especially urgent and timely. Last done at Circa in 2014, and at Quad City Music Guild in August 2024, the new “Fiddler” opening Friday, May 1 stars Jacob Medich […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to community, service, and supporting those who protect our region, Ascentra Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the inaugural Quad City Back the Blue Flight. The new program honors local law enforcement officers, both active and retired, by providing a one-day chartered flight to Washington, D.C., where participants will visit the […]
Circa ’21 and Richmond Hill Players, despite being very different venues with very different shows (a large dinner theater presenting mainly musicals and a small barn theater in the round offering primarily straight plays), share some key commonalities. The Rock Island and Geneseo houses both seem to pride themselves on staging comforting, feel-good stories, and […]
Join River Action for the 24th Annual Fish & Fire on Thursday, April 30, as citizens, artists, policy makers, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, elected officials and philanthropists from all walks of life gather to celebrate the Mississippi River and the good work being done to make it and the communities along it more resilient. The […]
Watching the spectacular, mesmerizing new production of “The Secret Garden” Friday night at Moline’s Spotlight Theatre made me cry. Not only because of the tremendously powerful performances in this story of loss, grief and death in the haunting, breathtakingly beautiful musical — which premiered in 1991 and is based on the classic 1911 book of […]
Richmond Hill Players begin their 2026 season continues with the comedy “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Victory Trinity Church,” by Bo Wilson. The show will be presented Thursdays through Sundays, April 16-26 at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo. Mike Skiles, Geneseo, directs the play. The roads are flooded, the bridges are washed out, and less-generous […]
As part of the inspiring, educational “Violins of Hope” partnership in the Quad Cities, the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, is hosting two upcoming programs in the series. On Thursday night, April 16, at 6 p.m., dancers from Ballet Quad Cities will perform four original pieces, including “Quack, Quack, Quack”—a reenactment of […]
I have long felt a kinship to the landmark, iconic musical “Cabaret,” for many reasons – my family heritage is Jewish; its amazing composer John Kander graduated from the same college I did (Oberlin, albeit 35 years earlier); I’ve been a huge fan of much of the melodic, heartfelt score (including the classics “Wilkommen,” “Mein […]
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra on Saturday announced its 112th season, themed “Resonate,” a vibrant celebration of musical connection, emotional depth, and the power of live performance, according to its season release. From blockbuster movies in concert and electrifying symphonic masterworks to intimate chamber experiences and beloved community traditions, the 2026–27 season invites audiences to […]
This year is the 60th anniversary of the classic John Kander-Fred Ebb musical “Cabaret,” and it’s opening Friday at Quad City Music Guild, 1584 34th Ave., Moline, just 13 years after the last time it was staged at Prospect Park. In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of […]
