A Broadway musical sensation that played for more than four years and 1,500 performances, the stage version a Robert Louis Stevenson's literary classic – one boasting a score by Frank Wildhorn and a book by the legendary Leslie Bricusse – comes to life in Jekyll & Hyde, the romantic thriller that will enjoy a Timber Lake Playhouse engagement in Mt. Carroll from August 15 through 25.

The Marvelous Wonderettes, directed by Ryan Scoble, is the closing production of the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre’s 2024 season, and what a sendoff! Featuring gorgeous vocals, fun choreography, and enough nostalgia to give you a toothache, this production is a must-see for those who grew up in the '50s and '60s, or anyone who’s a fan of those eras of music.

From August 2 through 11, audiences at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium are invited to cheer a rousing “L'chaim!” when the talents at Quad City Music Guild present Fiddler on the Roof, a new staging of the beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.

Following the success of last year's Spotlight on Susan Glaspell by the debuting theatre company New Athens Players and its founder (and Reader theatre reviewer) Mischa Hooker, the play's reader's-theatre followup Susan Glaspell & Friends will enjoy a July 30 presentation at Augustana College's Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre, the evening a celebration of works by Davenport writer Glaspell and two of her fellow females connected to the highly influential Provincetown Players: Edna Ferber and Djuna Barnes.