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Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Serving Up ‘Just Desserts’

May 1st, 2022
Rock Island's Circa '21 Serving Up 'Just Desserts'

Praised by Connecticut’s Patch magazine as “a delightfully sweet musical with some savory elements,” Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse opens its exciting 45th season of live entertainment with the delectable new musical comedy JUST DESSERTS. This uplifting musical comedy is making its area stage debut and is being brought to life by a marvelous team of professional talents. JUST DESSERTS will be presented at Circa ’21 through May 14, with performances on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday matinées at 1:30 p.m. Pre-show entertainment featuring... Read More

Playcrafters Presenting Plus 60 Benefit

April 30th, 2022
Playcrafters Presenting Plus 60 Benefit

Playcrafters Barn Theatre is opening its doors to Plus 60 members for a benefit performance Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The play is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “A Murder is Announced” directed by Madelyn Dorta. Join your Plus 60 friends while we watch the tale unfold. The residents of a large, picturesque English village are astonished to read a notice in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the Victorian home of Letitia Blacklock. Some assume it is a hoax, others imagine an invitation to a fun party game. A group gathers at the... Read More

That ’80s Burlesque Show Returns Next Weekend!

April 30th, 2022
That '80s Burlesque Show Returns Next Weekend!

That 80’s Burlesque Show! MQCHOB is back for this totally tubular show! Here to kick start your heart and take back to the 80’s! Dress up in your favorite 80’s attire and tease that hair because……. There will be a BIG HAIR contest!!! On Saturday, May 7th Doors at 7pm Show at 8pm GA Tickets are $15 VIP table for 2 is $50 VIP table for 4 is $100 At The Spotlight Theater 1800 7th Ave Moline, IL For tickets https://www.maryquitecontraryshouseofburlesque.com/ GUEST PERFORMERS!!!!! Nikki Wiseman: Pole Dancer Shayne Neubert: Comedian Logan Flynn-El: Drag King Chasen El-Lewis:... Read More

Illinois’ Manscape Burlesque Presents Nacho Average Show At Rock Island Speakeasy TONIGHT!

April 29th, 2022
Illinois' Manscape Burlesque Presents Nacho Average Show At Rock Island Speakeasy TONIGHT!

Enjoy a night of Masculine Burlesque and Feminine Comedy TONIGHT at the Rock Island Speakeasy! Featuring the Comedy of Pubali Kundu, Amber Phillips, Rein Razor, Jenny Lynn Stacy and Celtic Honey! Plus all the nakedness from your favorite Manscape Burlesque members!! Tickets are $12.00 in advance. $15 at the door. Call 309 786 7733 ext 2 for tickets! Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. The madness shall ensue at The Circa 21 Speakeasy in Rock Island!  Read More

Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Presenting ‘Grace For President’

April 29th, 2022
Rock Island's Circa '21 Presenting 'Grace For President'

With the theatre’s first family musical of 2022, Rock Island‘s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse will treat patrons to the joys of laughter and song in the charming stage treat GRACE FOR PRESIDENT. Running through May 14 and based on the beloved children’s book by Kelly S. DiPucchio, this delightful musical was praised by the Columbia Star as “an entertaining hit for all ages and audiences” and is being brought to life by a sensational team of professional talents. Circa ’21 will present show-only performances of GRACE FOR PRESIDENT on scheduled Tuesday and Saturday mornings and selected... Read More

Davenport’s St. Ambrose Presenting ‘Little Women, The Broadway Musical’ This Weekend

April 29th, 2022
Davenport's St. Ambrose Presenting 'Little Women, The Broadway Musical' This Weekend

St Ambrose Theatre presents ‘Little Women the Broadway Musical.’ Produced nationally and internationally, Little Women has been praised by critics for its ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. The original production starred the unparalleled Sutton Foster, who received Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations for her performance. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters,... Read More

Illinois’ Augustana College Presenting ‘Threepenny Opera’

April 28th, 2022
Illinois' Augustana College Presenting 'Threepenny Opera'

The Augustana College Department of Theatre presents “The Threepenny Opera,” May 5-8, 2022. Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, “The Threepenny Opera” follows underworld antihero Mack the Knife as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude authorities. Created in 1928 Berlin to speak out against capitalist corruption, this musical bluntly addresses issues that remain relevant today. Through epic theatre, theatrical movement, and progressive music, Hauptmann, Weill, and Brecht’s work opens up difficult conversations about greed, oppression, and accountability within our... Read More

Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Seeking Actors For Upcoming Productions

April 26th, 2022
Rock Island's Circa '21 Seeking Actors For Upcoming Productions

Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, is seeking actors to fill roles for three upcoming shows! Auditions will be held at 9 a.m. on May 7 at the theater, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, for the summer children’s show Madagascar – A Musical Adventure. Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends... Read More

Moline’s Black Box Theatre Holding Auditions For ‘Cyclone’ And ‘Calm’

April 26th, 2022
Moline's Black Box Theatre Holding Auditions For 'Cyclone' And 'Calm'

The Black Box Theatre is excited to bring two premiere’s to the area. Auditions for Ride the Cyclone and All Is Calm will take place in May. Ride the Cyclone is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, and tells the story of the members of the St. Cassian High School chamber choir of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, who perish on a faulty rollercoaster called “The Cyclone”. Each tells a story to win the reward of a mechanical fortune teller — the chance to return to life.  The BBT production will be directed and choreographed by Shelley Cooper. Auditions... Read More

Masculine Burlesque and Feminine Comedy at The Speakeasy

April 23rd, 2022

Enjoy a night of Masculine Burlesque and Feminine Comedy! Featuring the Comedy of Pubali Kundu, Amber Phillips, Rein Razor, Jenny Lynn Stacy and Celtic Honey! Plus all the nakedness from your favorite Manscape Burlesque members!! Tickets are $12.00 in advance. $15 at the door. Call 309 786 7733 ext 2 for tickets! Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. The madness shall ensue at The Circa 21 Speakeasy in Rock Island!  Read More