One of the most exhilarating stage musicals ever created, and composed by two of the most stunning musical talents in American history, West Side Story enjoys a June 12 through 21 run at Moline's Spotlight Theatre, its list of unforgettable show tunes including “Something's Coming.” “Maria,” “I Feel Pretty,” “Tonight,” “Somewhere,” and “America.”

A delightful, hilarious family show adapted from the winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the stage romp The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales enjoys its area debut at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, the show's June 12 through 21 run treating audiences to a comedy in which, per the Broadstreet Review's critic, "the adults around me laughed as much as the kiddos.”

A legitimate stage classic and winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, the international smash Les Misérables enjoys a June 12 through 28 staging at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse, the production featuring such unforgettable songs as "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Do You Hear the People Sing," and the area presentation boasting a Jean Valjean portrayed by John Michael Finley, the critically acclaimed star of the film smash I Can Only Imagine.

One of the greatest and most beloved musicals in the history of American theatre opens the 2026 summer season at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, with Guys & Dolls running from June 11 through 21, and treating audiences to a nine-time Tony Award winner that the New York Times called “the show that defines Broadway dazzle.”