A powerhouse cast of Circa ’21 veterans and tremendous actors making their Circa debuts delivers a spectacularly moving, inspiring new production, with “Come From Away.” The 2017 Tony-winning musical is based on the true events of Sept. 11, 2001, reflecting the fear, chaos and boundless generosity of that day, when the good people of Gander, […]
Circa ‘21’s latest production is one of few musicals in history to win Tonys, a Grammy and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is proud to present one of the most-requested titles in its history, the legendary Kander & Ebb musical, CHICAGO! Currently the second-longest-running show in Broadway history and running […]
Delivering what the Denver Post called “a sleighful of gifts” including “a minuet of the familiar and the special” and a “gentle, genial advocacy of the impossible,” Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse presents the long-awaited return of a seasonal favorite in MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: THE MUSICAL. Running through December 29, this delightful adaptation […]
Presenting a hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse offers a seasonal gift for the family in JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS. Running through December 29, this holiday delight is destined to be a wonderful yuletide gift you won’t have to wrap […]
Help to make the season bright as acclaimed musician and storyteller John-Mark McGaha celebrates Nat King Cole with a festive cocktail of signature songs and yuletide favorites. In this romantic and heartfelt concert, McGaha (The Ray Charles Legacy, Smokey Joe’s Cafe) leads a lush jazz ensemble and poignantly reflects upon Cole’s genius with intimate charm. […]
The Bikinis is running through Aug. 24 at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island. For showtimes, tickets and more info, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2 or see www.circa21.com Coming on the heels of “Jersey Boys,” Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse has unfolded the beach towel for another fun bit of nostalgia, this time featuring […]
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning, it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer […]
With the show nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and described by Broadway World as “a twinkling Christmas delight,” Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse will bring loads of holiday cheer to area audiences in the yuletide treat A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL. Running through December 30, this sensational opener to the dinner theatre’s 2023-24 […]
Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is thrilled to be producing A Christmas Story – The Musical. This is scheduled on the 10th anniversary of when the Tony-nominated Best Musical was first produced at the Rock Island theater in 2013. Producer, Denny Hitchcock enthusiastically stated, “We are so happy to be producing this endearing, old […]
KAREN HESTER, first place winner of Jimmy Fallon’s CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS, is the #1 Dolly Parton tribute artist in America! She has been the opening act for recording artists Trace Adkins and Ricky Van Shelton, and currently performs in LEGENDS LIVE in both Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada paying tribute […]
