19 Jun 2024

Timber Lake Playhouse Continues Their 63rd Season with the Cole Porter Hit “Anything Goes”

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (June 19, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, sets sail with the delightful, Tony Award-winning Anything Goes June 27 to July 7. This splendid madcap musical comedy stars Broadway’s Heather Parcells as Reno Sweeney and Scott Cote as “Moonface” Martin in a hilarious shipboard romp wrapped in one of Cole Porter's most magical scores.

17 Jun 2024

Everybody Cut “Footloose” at Timber Lake Playhouse Beginning June 13

By Timber Lake Playhouse

Kyle Ahmeer Bethea portrays Ren McCormack in Timber Lake Playhouse's production of Footloose, at the Playhouse through June 23

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (June 6, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, continues their blockbuster summer season with Footloose, scheduled to open June 13.

13 Jun 2024

Auditions for US Premiere of “The Truth”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 13, 2024) — The Black Box Theatre will be holding auditions for the US premiere of The Truth, described as a “brilliantly cruel comedy of the hypocrices [sic] which hold society together.”

Written by Florian Zeller and translated by Christopher Hampton, the production will be presented August 16-31.

13 Jun 2024

Season of Dreams: Performers Live Out Their Dreams Onstage as The Vibrant World of “In The Heights” is Brought to Life This Summer

By Cindy Ramos

ELDRIDGE, IOWA (June 13, 2024) — Countryside Community Theatre is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of the 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Musical In the Heights, with performances scheduled from June 28 to July 7 at the North Scott Fine Arts Auditorium, 200 S 1st Street, Eldridge, Iowa. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7PM and Sundays at 2PM. Tickets now available at countryside.booktix.com.

31 May 2024

Timber Lake Playhouse Receives Grants to Provide Opportunities for Area Youth

By Timber Lake Playhouse

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 31, 2024) — The Mount Carroll Community Foundation, The Foundation for Northwest Illinois, and the Illinois Arts Council have awarded Timber Lake Playhouse a series of grants to continue to offer opportunities for area youth in arts related programming.

24 May 2024

“The Nerd” Kicks Off the 63rd Season at Timber Lake Playhouse

By Timber Lake Playhouse

Cody Jolly and Luke Pengelly (left to right) rehearse a scene from the Timber Lake Playhouse production of The Nerd. The production opens May 30 and runs through June 9

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 24, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, is thrilled to announce that The Nerd by Larry Shue is scheduled to open the Summer Mainstage Season at TLP on May 30.

19 May 2024

Introducing The 2024-2025 Broadway at The Adler Theatre Season

By Danielle Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 19, 2024) — The Adler Theatre and Nederlander National Markets are thrilled to announce the 2024-2025 Broadway at the Adler Theatre season. The 24/25 season features five Quad Cities premieres, including a Tony Award-winning Best Musical. The season starts with everyone’s favorite ogre in Shrek The Musical. The season continues with TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, a celebration of the undisputed Queen of Rock ‘n Roll.

16 May 2024

Introducing the 2024-2025 Broadway at the Adler Theatre Season

By Danielle Smith

Renewing subscribers can renew beginning May 15, New subscriptions available June 24

13 May 2024

Timber Lake Playhouse to Celebrate the 63rd Season Kickoff with TLPalooza on Saturday, May 25

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 13, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, will celebrate TLPalooza featuring food, drink, music, tours of the theatre and games for the kids on Saturday, May 25, beginning at noon.

08 May 2024

"To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Black Box Theatre

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 8, 2024) — The Black Box Theatre is happy to host Mockingbird on Main as they present To Kill a Mockingbird.

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.

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