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Don Marine, professor of theatre at Illinois Central College (East Peoria), commented: If one were to choose the city in the United States most victimized in jokes and anecdotes by theatrical personalities, the selection of Peoria, Illinois, would be a popular, if not likely choice. Two of the more popular quips are: "Say, I hear you got married.
The Peoria Civic Center is no stranger to big Broadway shows. "Wicked" will be in Peoria this year, and "The Lion King" was here previously. But it took 10 years to get "The Lion King," Edgar said.
Eastlight Theatre will present its 31st annual performance of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2 and Dec. 6-9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 10, at East Peoria High ...
The Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze, know for a brand of humor relateable to all ages, will perform at the Peoria Civic Center May 10, 2025. Comedian and two-time 'SNL' host to play Peoria ...
Peoria Civic Center is an entertainment complex located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson [3] and John Burgee, [4] it has an arena, theater, exhibit hall and meeting rooms. [5] It opened in 1982 [6] and completed an expansion to its lobby and meeting facilities in 2007. [7]
The fact is that, while Peoria was a butt of jokes on the vaudeville circuit, there is no documented use of "will it play in Peoria?" before Ehrlichman's use in 1969. It was not in fact used in A Night at the Opera, and the literal references to Peoria in Horatio Alger's Five Hundred Dollars have nothing to do with the phrase.
Summer ends and fall begins in central Illinois with local festivals, comedy, fundraisers and more in September.
The theatre opened in 1920 as a silent picture and vaudeville venue. [6] It had 1,600 seats. [6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. The Madison Theatre closed in the 1980s. It reopened as a comedy club and then again in 1992 as a dinner theatre. [6]