The Genesius Guild in Rock Island is mixing it up this holiday weekend, with a free musical performance. Sunday, July 6, opera returns to the park, with a special guest performance by Opera Quad Cities in the Lincoln Park bandshell. The performance begins at 7 p.m. and, as always, admission is free. Opera QC was […]
Curtis B. Lewis Jr., grew up around Rock Island’s 14th ½ Street, where life revolved around the porch. Those meaningful beginnings form the foundation of his new play, “The Half,” which will premiere later this month at The Lincoln Center, Davenport. Lewis, a 2007 Rock Island High alum, is founder of Journey Live Production (JLP), […]
The beloved Shakespeare comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” opens this weekend at Genesius Guild. Show dates are June 21, 22, 28, and 29. Performances start at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Classic Theatre, 1120 40th St., Rock Island. Admission is free. “Much Ado About Nothing” is frequently ranked among the favorite Shakespearean comedies, according to a Genesius Guild […]
Barely There Theatre, a hybrid theatre company founded by the Quad Cities’ most prolific playwright, Alexander Richardson, will return to the stage this summer with the world premiere of “To Leer At Lear.” This brand-new comedy takes audiences into a professional theatre company with community theatre production values, according to a recent release. In doing so, they […]
I’ve never been a big fan of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice fable, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which sold out its Sunday, June 8 performance at Music Guild, Moline. The Biblical tale (based on the Book of Genesis) — first set to music by a 20-year-old Lloyd Webber in 1968, in a school […]
Looking for some fun this weekend? Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes with Sean Leary! Sean will run through a variety of awesome things to do in the Quad-Cities every weekend — from music to theater to comedy to family friendly activities and more! He puts an emphasis on free and low cost events to […]
A stacked cast, a veteran music director, a first-time venue director, a beloved score and an eye-popping panoply of colors is ready to bring a new “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” to blazing life at Quad City Music Guild, Moline. The Biblical story (based on the Book of Genesis) was first set to music […]
The Quad Cities’ Genesius Guild theater opens its 69th season of free outdoor productions with the classic Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex this weekend. Performances are June 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Park, 1120 40th St., Rock Island. Admission to all Genesius Guild performances is free. Oedipus Rex is perhaps the best-known surviving ancient […]
The consistently first-class Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline continues to produce shows that no other venue does in the Quad Cities, and the latest is the Tony-winning “Fun Home,” which will get its regional premiere here May 30 to June 14. The Black Box (1623 5th Ave., Moline – full disclosure: I am playing […]
Performing for a musical is always an intense, emotional, bonding experience. Since February, I’ve had the pleasure of being part of three outstanding community theater shows — providing piano accompaniment first for Music Guild’s “Escape to Margaritaville” (done the first two weekends of April), and currently Black Box Theatre’s “Fun Home” (to run May 30 […]
