August 28th, 2017
Music
The Whiffenpoofs of Yale, the world’s oldest collegiate a cappella group, will perform at the Adler Theatre on Sunday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m. Reserved seat tickets ($20 & $30) will go on sale Friday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St), online […]
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August 24th, 2017
Theatre
In theory, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has an unflinchingly chauvinistic premise; Adam Pontiphee decides that he’s going to marry Milly. He proposes right after meeting her. He brings her up to his homestead in the mountains of Oregon in 1850. He neglects to mention that he’s got six other younger brothers, and that she’ll […]
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August 16th, 2017
Theatre
World of Dance is the preeminent global dance brand, combining the world’s largest international urban dance competition with the largest digital platform for dance driving more than 30 million monthly views. WORLD OF DANCE is now the inspiration for the new television dance competition of the same name airing on NBC with Jennifer Lopez. What […]
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August 14th, 2017
Theatre
“We think what Denial 3 is doing is absolutely awesome and flattering to TSO! Please keep doing what you are doing and rock on!” – Night Castle Management, Management for Trans-Siberian Orchestra St. Louis powerhouse Trans-Siberian Experience will bring their signature and highly energized rock opera to the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Friday, November […]
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August 9th, 2017
Music
If the French Quarter is the musical heart of New Orleans, then Preservation Hall is its heartbeat. Take a group of long-time performers from the venerable concert hall, combine them with the Crescent City’s “Soul Queen” Irma Thomas, throw in the spiritual authority of The Blind Boys of Alabama, and you get a very special […]
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August 3rd, 2017
Local
A 40th anniversary may be known as the “Ruby Anniversary,” but in the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s 40th-anniversary celebration NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, the gifts being shared are songs, dances, comedy, and charm, all courtesy of the theatre’s performing wait staff The Bootleggers. Running every Thursday evening in August, this all-new musical revue will […]
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July 30th, 2017
Local
Music Guild has announced its 2018 season. All show are at Prospect Park in Moline. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays. The shows include: Catch Me If You Can Performance Dates: March 22 thru March 25 This bright and bouncy show features a sixties-influenced score by the “Hairspray” team of […]
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July 27th, 2017
Theatre
A beloved movie musical will be given splashy stage treatment when the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse presents the long-awaited return of one of its most popular productions: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. Based on the classic 1954 film starring Howard Keel and Jane Powell, this Tony-nominated musical romance – running through September 16 – is […]
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July 19th, 2017
Theatre
One of the great things about living in the Quad Cities is that at this time of year, you are never more than a ten minute drive from a playhouse putting on a good show. Case in point: I bus greeted for Quad City Music Guild’s production of West Side Story last night, and then […]
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July 13th, 2017
Local
There’s something a little bit special about seeing the name of someone you know and love in print: a birth announcement, an honor roll, a play bill. Unfortunately, these recognitions are often fleeting, thrown away with the day’s newspaper or discarded when the curtain closes. What if you could honor someone or highlight a memory […]
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