Celebrating their 49th anniversary in bringing great entertainment to downtown Rock Island, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse was honored today by the Better Business Bureau. The theater announced the award on their social media today. “We were honored by the Better Business Bureau – Greater Iowa for our commitment to ethical business practices at today’s BBB […]
Circa ‘21’s signature event MUSIC ON THE MARQUEE returns June 11! In celebration of our 49th anniversary, Circa ’21 returns to their unique and popular outdoor concert venue — atop their iconic marquee! Bring a lawn chair and join the Circa ‘21 Bootleggers, the cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and a few special guests […]
To help celebrate Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s 49th anniversary, the downtown Rock Island venue’s signature event “Music on the Marquee” will return next Thursday, June 11. For the first time since 2023 (due to downtown construction), this unique and popular outdoor concert venue will showcase performers atop their iconic marquee. Bring a lawn chair and […]
The average car is built from roughly 30,000 parts, which all have to fit and work together, to allow you to drive after turning your ignition key. Putting together a musical is similarly complex, to ensure a smooth ride and operation, though it’s both less and more complicated. The phenomenally powerful, emotional and urgent new […]
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 […]
Girl power takes center stage as Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse continues its 49th season with the foot-stomping good time “Honky Tonk Angels,” running Friday through April 25. The feel-good country-music revue was hailed by Rochester Media as “heaven on earth.” “Honky Tonk Angels” is a celebration of female country music stars, telling the story of […]
“Lucky Stiff,” the show opening this weekend and running through March 7 at Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, is new to area stages, but it’s not new to one cast member. Megan Mistretta did the show in summer 2024 (in a different part) at the Maples Repertory Theatre in Macon, Mo. “It’s really a […]
The list of comic musical murder mysteries is not long, and Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, features one in its latest production, a Quad Cities premiere. Friday night is the opening of what’s billed as the “delightful song-and-dance slapstick,” “Lucky Stiff,” playing through March 7. Penned by acclaimed Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen […]
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 […]
