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Grief Encounter: “Hamnet,” “Jay Kelly,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Fackham Hall,” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2”

Although the film is anchored by a ferocious Jessie Buckley and a frequently moving Paul Mescal, it might be impossible, after seeing director/co-writer Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, to reflect on the movie without the face of its titular portrayer coming instantly to mind, and potentially ...
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I’ve Got 99 Problems, but a Grinch Ain’t One!: “Who’s Holiday,” at the Circa ’21 Speakeasy through December 19

M: It was an unmitigated pleasure to watch Sydney Richardson portray this part. She exuded the perfect mix of Midwestern charm and knowing experience to make it really come to life.Kitty: Oh, absolutely. This show's brisk run time of just over an hour could ...
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Blue Line Burn: Attacks on SAFE-T Act’s Efficacy Merely More Baby-with-the-Bathwater Rhetoric

In the days after the horrific burning of a woman on a CTA train, allegedly by a clearly deranged habitual criminal suspect last month, some in the news media immediately focused on their go-to issue: The Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today, or SAFE-T Act. ...
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi Boon: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” at the Spotlight Theatre through December 14

The Spotlight Theatre's current offering is the 2013 Cinderella, which has all the memorable songs and just the right amount of appealing humor. And I thoroughly enjoyed Friday's opening-night performance, with director Sarah Greim, music director Christine Rogers, and choreographer Michelle Kabel wrangling a ...
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Boundless Free Expression: A Look Inside Davenport’s Burlesque-Themed Ecdysiast Arts Museum

When Danielle Colby and other local women strut, create character, and gradually remove items of their costumes in on-stage routines at the Ecdysiast Arts Museum, they not only bare their bodies, but their souls, personalities, dreams, and desires - and have great fun in ...
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“Season of Light,” December 6 through 12

An avidly anticipated holiday tradition returns to Augustana College from December 6 through 12 when the John Deere Planetarium hosts the week-long presentation Season of Light, a fascinating and beautiful holiday presentation hosted by the college's planetarium director and professor of physics Dr. Lee ...
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2025 Lucia Nights, December 12 and 13

A two-evening celebration of the Swedish tradition based on the legend of Saint Lucia, Queen of Light, the 2025 Lucia Nights Festival in Bishop Hill will, on December 12 and 13, deliver a seasonal treat featuring live music, a barn dance, a chili supper, ...
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Fairy-Tale Dreams Can Come True: Ivy Jensen Stars in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” December 5 through 14 at the Spotlight Theatre

After years of struggle, Ivy Jensen is living her dream, on stage and off.
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“Mrs. Doubtfire,” December 17

Inspired by the Oscar-winning Robin Williams smash and hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers," the musical version of Mrs. Doubtfire brings its national tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on December 17, its beloved faux Scottish nanny stealing laughs ...
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“Home for the Holidays with Kristin Wetherington,” December 13 and 14

Boasting the extraordinary talents of one of the theatre's Jekyll & Hyde stars along with other recent alumni, Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse will present two performances of Home for the Holidays with Kristin Wetherington on December 13 and 14, treating audiences to traditional ...
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The Texas Tenors: “Deep in the Heart of Christmas,” December 13

Lauded as the most successful music group and third-highest selling artist in the history of TV's competition series America's Got Talent, the vocal dynamos of the Texas Tenors bring their "Deep in the Heart of Christmas" tour to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center ...
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Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza, December 18

A thrilling seasonal performance that blends the beauty of traditional carols with high-octane rock anthems, cinematic classical re-imaginings, and heartwarming favorites, the Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza returns to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center for the third straight year, the musician's December 18 ...
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