A holiday classic is hitting the stage at the Quad City Music Guild! Miracle in Bedford Falls is a brand new musical re-telling of the classic holiday movie favorite, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. All of the beloved characters of the movie are within the script with much of the original dialogue and all the key iconic moments from the movie included. George Bailey struggles between his yearning for travel and adventure, and his responsibility to the family and the town he loves. When he hits the low point of his life, and is considering tossing it all away, help comes in the form of Guardian Angel... Read More

You won’t knock this wood — for its first family musical of the 2018-19 season, the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse brings a beloved fairytale figure and his many friends and foes to life in the family treat PINOCCHIO. Running through December 29, this enchanting tale of a wooden puppet who longs to be a real live boy will charm audiences of all ages with its wonderful score, hilarious antics, and memorable characters, and is being brought to life by a fantastic cast of professional talents. Circa ’21 will present show-only performances of PINOCCHIO on November 24 and... Read More

Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin’ but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES will return to the stage with a tenth anniversary tour beginning this fall. Nominated for five Tony Awards® including Best Musical, the all new production will play the Adler Theatre on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. ROCK OF AGES is part of the 2018-19 season of Broadway at the Adler Theatre presented by Lexus of Quad Cities.    Tickets ($63, $50.50, $38) are available online at Ticketmaster.com, the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St.) and... Read More

Looking for something sweet as pumpkin pie on your theater plate this Thanksgiving week? The Black Box Theatre is presenting the holiday romantic comedy “It Had to Be You” by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. The play will star Black Box Theatre Co-founder Lora Adams opposite actor and cartoonist Jason Platt. The play is directed by Patti Flaherty and features Gregory Kerr, who also serves as the production stage manager. Set construction by Michael Kopriva and light design by David Miller. The plot involves failed actress, health food nut, and would-be playwright Theda Blau, who wants to find... Read More

Join The Spotlight Theatre at the culmination performances for their Fall Children’s Company classes, this weekend! Winnie the Pooh Kids takes the stage at The Spotlight Theatre (1800 17th Avenue Moline) this Saturday Nov 17 at 11 a.m. and Sunday Nov 18 at 2 p.m. Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of... Read More

Leapin’ Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine has taken center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals this Holiday season! The perfect family-friendly musical, Annie, is playing at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 3rd Ave Rock Island) and will continue through Sunday Dec 30. The irrepressible heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners,... Read More

For the second presentation in its 2018-19 season, the QC Theatre Workshop will follow its recent hit Dead Man’s Cell Phone with the area debut of the widely adored, Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog. Running November 8 through 18, this 2001 work by Suzan-Lori Parks – the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer for Drama – is a riveting showcase for its two leading men, and a two-time Tony Award nominee that, according to the New York Times, “vibrates with the clamor of big ideas, audaciously and exuberantly expressed.”   Topdog/Underdog will be presented at the... Read More

Leapin’ Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals this Holiday season! The perfect family-friendly musical, Annie, will be playing at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 3rd Ave Rock Island) beginning this Wednesday Nov 7 and running through Sunday Dec 30. The irrepressible heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score... Read More

Pete the Purple Bull is excited to announce the debut of his first original musical, Pete’s Grand Plan – an event filled with upbeat, lively music, dancing and laugh-out-loud scenes! Pete’s Grand Plan – The Musical debuts Saturday Nov 3 at the North High School Auditorium (626 W 53rd St. Davenport) at 2 p.m. Pete’s musical is based on Pete’s first children’s book entitled Pete’s Grand Plan. The book was written by Kim Riley-Quinn, a school social worker and private therapist and illustrated by local artist, Austin Robertson. Both the musical and the book... Read More

Dracula is back, and just in time for Halloween. QC Ballet presents “Dracula” this Friday Oct 19 and Saturday Oct 20 at The Spotlight Theatre (1800 7th St. Moline). Performances begin at 8 p.m. both nights. Domingo Rubio returns as Dracula! Based on Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror story, “Dracula”, is a classic tale of love and loss. Stock up on garlic and join us for a performance full of seductive vampires, frightening mental patients, and the king of the undead himself, Count Dracula! “Frankenstein’s Follies” is a Musical Medley of Halloween tunes to please the most discerning... Read More