The Great American Trailer Park Musical Theatre

Our latest Entertainment Report features The Great American Trailer Park Musical which opens at Eastlight Theatre on Friday, June 19. A comedic and heartfelt story set in the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park, the show focuses on the lives of its quirky residents, particularly the love triangle involving a stripper, an agoraphobic housewife, and her husband. Performances continue Saturday & Sunday plus next Wednesday through Saturday (June 24 – 27). Tickets are available at https://tickets.eastlighttheatre.com

Chillicothe Players’ Mean Girls High School Edition at IVC High School

Our most recent Entertainment Report features the Chillicothe Players production of Mean Girls High School Edition at IVC High School running Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27. This production includes updates to the story for a modern audience, incorporating new songs with a blend of pop, hip-hop, and rock. Tickets are available at https://www.chillicotheplayers.org/events

2026 Illinois Shakespeare Festival featuring Romeo & Juliet

This latest Entertainment Report features the 2026 Illinois Shakespeare Festival and their production of Romeo & Juliet which is one of 3 shows that will be performed in repretoire during the Festival which runs June 24 through August 2 at the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington. The other two shows include Two Gentlemen of Verona and the classic play, Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder. The Festival also produces a Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) throughout the season. This year’s show is Get, Set, Romeo and Juliet! written by local author Nancy Steele Brokaw which is performed most Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 am on the Ewing Cultural Center grounds. Admission for the TYA performances is free. Tickets for the Festival shows are available now online at https://illinoisshakes.com/tickets