Claire McPartland has never done a show at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, but she feels like she’s home. Co-starring as Betty Haynes in the new production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” the Minneapolis native has fond memories of spending the holidays at the home of her maternal grandparents, Chuck and JoAnn Harrington of […]
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 […]
Treating audiences to what DC Theatre Arts called a “bright, shiny, comic entertainment” that’s “full of energy and stamina,” Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse welcomes 2025 with the hilarious whodunit BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY. Making its area debut through March 8, author Ken Ludwig’s cheeky Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation finds five actors portraying […]
A little Hallmark action is coming to the Quad-Cities, in the form of a locally filmed romantic comedy, “Just Around The Corner!” The holiday film airs on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day on WHBF, KCGW and KLJB TV. It features local actors Tristan Tapscott, Savannah Bay Strandin, Justin Marxen, and Tom Walljasper and is shot at various […]
A group of local actors have made their own version of a Quad City Hallmark Christmas film called, “Just Around the Corner” and it is airing during the “Living Local” show on WHBF channel 4 on Christmas Eve! For the full story visit https://www.ourquadcities.com/…/daily-dish-just-around…/
Almost a year after their home on Main Street shuttered in the unfortunate collapse of the Davenport Hotel building, The Mockingbird on Main flies once more to present Harper Lee’s classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of […]
Almost a year after their home on Main Street shuttered in the unfortunate collapse of the Davenport Hotel building, The Mockingbird flies once more to present Harper Lee’s classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great […]
Circa ’21’s signature event, MUSIC ON THE MARQUEE returns June 15! We’re thrilled to present this unique and popular concert experience atop our iconic marquee! Bring a lawn chair and join the Circa ’21 Bootleggers, the cast of MAMMA MIA and a few special guests as they entertain you in this special live concert, held […]
I laughed a lot during the wonderfully cast “Grumpy Old Men,” running through May 6 at Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, and I would bet you will too. Much like the movie it’s based upon, its charm is heavily dependent upon its cast. And much like the film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon […]
If you’re looking for a delightful holiday treat of a show this season, treat yourself to Circa ’21’s “White Christmas.” The Rock Island dinner theater’s latest is a warm, inviting holiday classic with fantastic wardrobe, wonderful choreography, and a big hearted, fun cast of characters reminiscent of a Bing Crosby/Bob Hope vintage tale. There’s a […]
