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Peoria Area Entertainment
Theatre
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For more information, call 309-965-2545 or click HERE. |
| The Barn II Dinner Theatre in Goodfield's 2010 season includes Weekend Comedy January 14 - March 7, Shady Business March 11 - May 2, Your Bag or Mine May 6 - June 13, G.I. Jukebox June 17 - July 25, Lie, Cheat & Genuflect July 29 - September 12, Not Now Darling September 16 - November 7 and We Need A Little More Christmas November 11 - December 31. Performances are Thursdays - Sundays with admission running between $31 - $35. For more information, call 309-965-2545 or click HERE. |
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For more information, call 677-2660 |
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The 2009-10 Season for the Bradley University Theatre department will present 8 shows during the 2009-10 season. The Pajama Game opens the season September 17-27 followed by Pinocchio on Nov. 5-15. New Faces 2009 runs Nov. 20-21 and A Christmas Carol will finish the 2009 portion of the season on Dec. 4-6. Stuart Little will run Jan. 22-24 and Fences will run Feb. 25-March 7. Theatre Seven plays March 26-28 and Twelfth Night finishes the season on April 22 - Mary 2. For more information on the BU Theatre Dept., click HERE. |
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For more information, call 676-2196 or click HERE. |
| The Corn Stock Theater 2010 Summer Season at the tent begins with The King & I June 4 - 12 followed by Do Black Patent Shoes Really Reflect Up? running June 25 - July 3. The School Edition of Les Miserables will be presented July 16 - 24. Next up is Fools running August 6 - 14 and the last show of the season will be Curtains running August 27 - September 4. Summer season tickets are $66 and individual tickets are $18 (musicals) or $12 (non-musicals) for adults and $12 (musicals) and $10 (non-musicals) for students 18 & younger, To order tickets and for more information, call 676-2196 or click HERE. |
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For more information, call 699-SHOW or click HERE. |
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Located in the East Peoria High School Auditorium, Eastlight's 2010 Season begins with Altar Boyz running April 16-18 & 21-24 followed by All Shook Up August 6-8 & 11-14. Next on the season is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee running September 10-12 & 15-18 and ending with the 20th Year Celebraion of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat December 3-5 and 8-12. Season tickets are available for new season ticket holders at a buy one, get one free price of $70 and are available online HERE. Individual show tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors aged 65+ and $10 for youth through high school. Group ticket discounts are also available for 20 or more people. |
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For more information, call 694-5136. |
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The Illinois Central College Guest Artists Subscription Series for 2009-10 Season includes Ring of Fire on August 22, Man 1; Bank 0 on October 17, The Alley Cats on January 23, World's Longest-Running Phantom on March 13, the Luna Negra Dance Theater on April 24 and Straighten Up & Fly Right on May 22. Please note that Ring of Fire and Phantom will be performed at the Five Points Caterpillar Arts Center in Washington - the rest will be performed at the ICC Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $95 for a season ticket including all 6 shows. Individual tickets are $24 for the general public, $20 for ICC emplyees, and $16 for students & seniors and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 694-5136. |
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For more information, click HEREor call the Box Office at 438-2535 or 866-IL-SHAK |
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The 2010 Summer Illinois Shakespeare Festival Season includes The Three Musketeers, The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Tempest. Season tickets range from $50 to $110 and individual tickets range from $18 through $42. All performances take place at Ewing Cultural Center at 48 Sunset Road in Bloomington. For more information you may call their box office at 438-2535 or 866-IL-SHAKE or click HERE. |
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For more information, call their box office at 494-9100 or click HERE.
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| Peoria Cabaret Theatre will present The Awesome 80's Prom on August 6 & 7. Tickets are $35 per person and include a dinner buffet. For more information, call their box office at 494-9100 or click HERE. |
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Call 673-3200 for tickets. Click HERE for more information. |
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The Peoria Civic Center's Broadway Theater Series for 2010-11 includes Fiddler on the Roof on October 18 & 19, Legally Blonde The Musical on November 30 & December 1 & 2, Blue Man Group on January 7 & 8, Grease on February 5 and The Color Purple on March 15 & 16. Extra shows (not included in the season ticket) include Spring Awakening on September 16, Bus Stop on February 26 and Cirque du Soleil's Dralion on April 22, 23 & 24. Season tickets run $177, $235 and $276 for adults and $167, $223 and $276 for students and are on sale now at the Civic Center Box Office or by calling 673-3200. Cast & Crew, the pre-show Q & A program is available to anyone with a ticket for the opening night production of any of the regular season shows one hour prior to showtime. For more information, call 673-3200 or click HERE. |
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For more information, call 688-4473 or click HERE. |
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The oldest continuously-running community theatre in Illinois & the 4th oldest theatre in the nation, Peoria Players Theatre's 92nd season begins with Frankenstein, A New Musical on September 10-12 & 16-19 and continues with The Diary of Anne Frank running October 8-10 & 14-17, then White Christmas December10-12 & 16-19, followed by a Family Favorite (TBA) on February 4-6 & 10-13 then The Women on March 11-13 & 17-20 and ending with The Drowsy Chaperone running May 6-8 & 12-15. Tickets are $17 (musicals) & $12 (non-musicals) for adults and $12 (musicals) & $9 (non-musicals) for patrons 18 & under. For more information or to order tickets, call 688-4473 or click HERE. |
Interested in becoming involved in local community theatre as a volunteer or performer? Check out the Peoria Live Theatre blog.
Other Live Performing Arts
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For more information, click HEREor call 339-3943. |
| The Heartland Festival Orchestra is a new chamber orchestra with concerts presented in a variety of locations. Each concert benefits a Peoria area charity. Their upcoming performance will be Music Alive and will be held on March 20 and 8 Seasons on June 12, both at the Five Points Performing Art Center in Washington. For more information, click HERE. |
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For more information, call 693-6725 or click HERE. |
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The Peoria Area Civic Chorale will present Of Rain, Rivers and the Rolling Sea at the Caterpillar Performing Arts Center at Five Points Performing Arts Center in Washington on May 1 & 2. Dr. Joseph D. Henry is Artistic Director. |
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For more information, click HERE or call 690-7990. |
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The Peoria Ballet 2010-11 Season includes The Nutcracker on December 11 & 12 and Romeo & Juliet in March of 2011. Please check back for more details. For more information about the Peoria Ballet, call 690-7990 or click HERE. |
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For more information, click HERE or call 637-2787 |
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The Peoria Symphony Orchestra's 2010-11 Season has not yet been announced. Please check back for more details. For more information or to order tickets, click HERE. |
Live Music
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Enjoy live music from local and regional bands every Friday at the Contemporary Art Center. Admission is $7 for members ($10 for nonmembers), $6 for student & senior members ($9 for student & senior nonmembers). 16 & younger - $3. Students with valid school ID & seniors age 65 & older. |
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| Find a listing of local Jazz artists plus a full calendar of jazz performances and places where you can hear jazz in the area at www.PeoriaJazz.com |
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Enjoy live music every Friday & Saturday night at the Rhythm Kitchen located on the Riverfront. For more information, call 676-9668. |
Movie Theaters
Garden Theatre
Goodrich Willow Knolls 14
Kerasotes ShowPlace 14
Morton Cinemas
Palace Theatre
Peoria Cinemas 10
Rave Motion Pictures
Sunnyland Cinema 10
Town Theatre
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