Iowa Theater Listings

Des Moines Playhouse presents Men on Boats through March 2.

CIRCA 21 DINNER PLAYHOUSE, Rock Island, IL. Circa21.com. Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure, rated PG. Through March 8.

THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS, 102 3rd St. SE. TheatreCR.org. Jersey Boys. Jersey Boys follows the fascinating success story of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest bands in pop-music history. Feb. 7–March 2.

CITY CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY. CCPA, 1301 5th St., Coralville. CoralvilleArts.org. Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party: In Concert. A steamy prohibition tale set in 1920s Manhattan, Wild Party is a darkly brilliant musical featuring a cast of vaudeville performers, lovers, and rogues. February 7–16.

DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines. DMPA.org. Life of Pi. Winner of three Tony Awards and an Olivier Award, this Broadway and West End sensation based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel is “an exhilarating evening of theater” (Wall Street Journal). Willis Broadway Series. Feb. 25–March 2. Mary Poppins Jr. Presented by DM Young Artists Theatre. Feb. 21–March 2. Some Like It Hot. Willis Broadway Series. Mar. 18–23.

MT VERNON-LISBON COMMUNITY THEATRE, Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center, Mount Vernon. MVLCT.com. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? You are cordially invited to George and Martha’s for an evening of fun, games, anguish, and emotional pain. Feb. 7–15.

IOWA CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE, The James Theater, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. IowaCityCommunity-Theatre.org. Guys on Ice. This musical is a charming slice of Midwest life with Lloyd and Marvin, two buddies who spend the day in their ice fishing shanty sharing stories and laughs. Feb. 28–March 8.

RIVERSIDE THEATRE, 119 E. College St., Iowa City. RiversideTheatre.org. The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes. An ancient Greek drama finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. Through Feb. 9. Native Gardens. Well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies when cultures and gardens clash. Feb. 28–March 16.

CIRCLE’S EDGE, Pat & Fran’s Pub, 808 5th St., Coralville. The Weir. Come early for food, drink, and live Irish music, then be transported to a windswept pub in rural Ireland where the chill in the air isn’t just from the storm outside. Feb. 21–March 2.

GIVING TREE THEATER, 752 10th Street, Marion. GivingTreeTheater.com. Leaving Iowa. The spark behind Leaving Iowa, written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, comes from being children of parents from the  “greatest generation.” The story is a toast to their idealism and character and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. Feb. 7–23.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA THEATRE,  E.C. Mabie Theatre, 200 N. Riverside Dr., U of I, Iowa City, Theatre.uiowa.edu. Iowa Directors Festival. Four shows presented over two weeks, all directed by MFA directing candidates. Far Away by Caryl Churchill, directed by Meredith G. Healy; Dutchman by LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, directed by Josh Turner; Tom & Eliza by Celine Song, directed by Kayla Adams; and And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens by Tennessee Williams, directed by Michael C. Flores.  Feb. 6–15.

VAN BUREN COMMUNITY PLAYERS, Roberts Memorial Building, Keosauqua. Facebook.com/VanBurenPlayers. Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Feb. 20–23.

DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE, 831 42nd St., Des Moines. DMPlayhouse.com. 831 42nd St., Des Moines. DMPlayhouse.com. (515) 277-6261. Men on Boats. Led by a one-armed, crazy-faced explorer with an excitable soul, this motley bunch faces treacherous Colorado River rapids and the unexplored American frontier circa 1869. Feb. 7–March 2.

DREAMWELL THEATRE, The Artifactory, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Dreamwell.com. Design for Living. Noel Coward’s comedy about a trio of artistic characters and their complicated three-way relationship. Feb. 14–22.

CINEMA FAIRFIELD, Sondheim Theater, 200 N. Main, Fairfield. Concessions available. Check CinemaFairfield.com for features and showtimes!

FILMSCENE at the Chauncey, 404 E. College St., Iowa City. ICFilm-Scene.org. Filmscene screens art films, documentaries, educational movies, cult classics, late-night screenings, Pride series, Reel Representation series, Picture Show family series, and more.

List of Eastern/Central Iowa Theaters

ADLER THEATRE, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport. (563) 326-8500.

BRUCEMORE MANSION, Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheater, Cedar Rapids. Brucemore.org. (319) 362-7375.

CEDAR FALLS COMMUNITY THEATER, Oster Regent, 103 Main St., Cedar Falls. (319) 277-5283.

CIRCA ’21 DINNER PLAYHOUSE, Rock Island, IL. Circa21.com.

CITY CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. (319) 248-9370. CoralvilleArts.org.

CORALVILLE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 1301 5th St., Coralville. (319) 248-9372. www.CoralvilleArts.org.

DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS, 221 Walnut St., DesMoinesPerformingArts.org.

DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines. DesMoinesPerformingArts.org.

DES MOINES METRO OPERA, Blank Performing Arts Center, 513 North D St., Indianola. DesMoinesMetroOpera.org.

CORALVILLE CENTER for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St., Coralville. (319) 248-9370.

DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER, 221 E. Walnut St., Des Moines. (515) 246-2300.

DES MOINES METRO OPERA, Blank Performing Arts Center, 513 North D St., Indianola. DesMoinesMetroOpera.org.

DES MOINES YOUNG ARTISTS THEATRE, 4801 Franklin Ave., Des Moines. (515) 218-8016.

DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines. DMPA.org.

DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE, 831 42nd St., Des Moines. DMPlayhouse.com.

DREAMWELL THEATRE, Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Dreamwell.com.

FAIRFIELD AREA COMMUNITY THEATER, Walton Club, 2265 Walton Lake Road, Fairfield. Facebook.com.

FILMSCENE at the Chauncey, 404 E. College St., Iowa City. ICFilmScene.org.

GIVING TREE THEATER, 752 10th St., Marion. GivingTreeTheater.com.

IOWA CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE, The James Theater, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. IowaCityCommunityTheatre.org.

IOWA STAGE THEATER COMPANY, Salisbury House & Gardens, Shakespeare on the Lawn, Des Moines. SalisburyHouse.org.

IOWA STAGE THEATRE CO., Kum & Go Theater, Des Moines. IowaStage.org.

THE JAMES THEATER, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, TheJamesIC.com. (310) 570-7342.

MIRRORBOX THEATRE, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids. MirrorboxTheatre.com.

MOUNT VERNON-LISBON COMMUNITY THEATRE, Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center, Mount Vernon. MVLCT.com.

PYRAMID THEATRE, Stoner Theatre, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines Civic Center. PyramidTheatre.org.

QUAD CITY MUSIC GUILD, Prospect Park Auditorium, Moline, IL. (309) 762-6610.

REVIVAL THEATRE COMPANY. CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids. RevivalTheatreCompany.com.

RIVERSIDE THEATRE, 119 E. College St., Iowa City. RiversideTheatre.org.

TALLGRASS THEATRE COMPANY, 2019 Grand Ave., West Des Moines. TallgrassTheatre.org.

THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS, 102 3rd St. SE, Cedar Rapids. TheatreCR.org.

THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS @ Brucemore, Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheater, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. Brucemore.org. Theatre-CR.org.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA THEATRE, Theatre Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Theatre.uiowa.edu.

WASHINGTON COMMUNITY THEATER, 2227 250th St., Washington. (319) 653-5175. WCTheater.com.

WATERLOO COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 224 Commercial St., Waterloo. (319) 235-0367.

WILLOW CREEK THEATRE COMPANY, 327 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Facebook.com.