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Peoria Area Entertainment
Theatre
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For more information, call 309-965-2545 or click www.Barn2.com |
| 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 or visit http://Slane.Bradley.edu/Theatre-Arts
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The 2010-11 Season for the Bradley University Theatre department will present 5 shows beginning with Little Shop of Horrors which opens the season running September 23 - October 3 followed by Suburbia from November 11-21. New Faces 2010 runs December 4 & 5 and The Learned Ladies will be presented February 24 - March 6 (2011). America Live!, an original interactive performance piece, will run April 26 - May 1 (2011). For more information on the BU Theatre Dept., click HERE. |
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For more information, call 676-2196 or click www.CornStockTheatre.org |
| The Corn Stock Theater 2010-11 Winter Playhouse Season begins with Sweeney Todd running October 22-24 & 28-30 followed by Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead running November 12-14 & 18-20. A Christmas Carol (Readers Theatre) will be presented December 11-13 & 17-19. The Corn Stock Theatre Festival will run January 21-23 & 27-29. The dramatic Angels in America: Millennium Approaches will run February 18-20 & 24-26 followed by Five Women Wearing the Same Dress from March 18-20 & 24-26. Winter season tickets are $50, individual tickets are $15 (Sweeney Todd) and $10 for adults or $10 (Sweeney) and for $7 for students 18 & younger with ID, To order tickets and for more information, call 676-2196 or click HERE. |
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For more information, call 699-SHOW or visit www.EastlightTheatre.com |
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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 or visit www.ArtsAtICC.com |
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The Illinois Central College Guest Artists Subscription Series for 2010-11 Season includes Five By Design's Swing 3 on August 21, Thomas Pandolfi, Pianist on October 15, Harlem Blues & Jazz Band on January 21, Men of Worth on March 11, Unsinkable Women on April 22 and Kinsey Sicks 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 employees, 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 HERE or 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 494-9100 or visi www.PrairieCabaretTheatre.com
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| Peoria Cabaret Theatre will present The Awesome 80's Prom on September 24 & October 29. 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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For more information, call 673-3200 for tickets or visit www.PeoriaCivicCenter.com |
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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 visit www.PeoriaPlayers.org |
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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, call 339-3943 or visit www.HeartlandFestivalOrchestra.org |
| The Heartland Festival Orchestra 2nd season includes Songs from the Heart on August 27, Bach, Beethoven, and Beyond on October 30, New Year’s Greeting on January 8 (2011), Fauré Requiem on March 19 and Cello3 on June 4 all at the Five Points Performing Art Center in Washington. Season tickets are $135 for adults and $35 for students & children and individual show tickets are $29 for adults and $7 for students & children. For more information, click HERE. |
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For more information, call 693-6725 or visit www.PeoriaCivicChorale.com |
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The Peoria Area Civic Chorale will present An American Family Christmas at the Caterpillar Performing Arts Center at Five Points Performing Arts Center in Washington on December 17 - 19. Dr. Joseph D. Henry is Artistic Director. |
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For more information, call 690-7990 or visit www.peoriaballet.com |
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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, call 671-1096 or visit www.peoriasymphony.org |
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The Peoria Symphony Orchestra's 2010-11 Season begins on September 18 for their opening concert, followed by the Classical Mystery Tour on September 24 at O'Brien Field featruing 30 Beatles tunes. Terrence Wilson, Piano Soloist will perform with the Symphony on October 23 and Anna Lee, Violin Soloist will perform on November 13. The season continues in 2011 on January 15 and then on February 19 with Joseph Johnson, Cello Soloist. Alex Klein, Oboe Soloist will perform on March 26 and Phillippe Quint, Violin Soloist will perform on April 16. All performances (except the Classical Mystery Tour) will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Season and mini-season tickets plus individual show tickets are all available. For more information or to order tickets, call 671-1096 or 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 http://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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