Events Calendar
November 2022
Meet Me In St. Louis
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. Book by Hugh Wheeler With all the music and magic of the film, Meet Me in St. Louis is the perfect family show to kick off the holiday season! In this heartwarming musical, the Smith family grapples with life changes and new love in a bustling St. Louis on the brink of the 1904 World’s Fair. This special holiday classic includes seven of the best-loved songs from the Judy Garland film, plus…
Find out more »February 2023
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood Arguably one of the greatest musicals ever written, Kander & Ebb’s masterpiece won eight Tony Awards in 1967 and remains as relevant today as ever. The score contains some of the most memorable and electrifying tunes in all the musical theater. Songs like “Maybe This Time,” “Willkommen,” “Mein Herr,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” and, of course…
Find out more »March 2023
A Doll’s House
This play is part of a special repertory staging! First enjoy A Doll's House, then see the contemporary response to this classic play: A Doll's House Part 2. Tickets for each are sold separately. A Doll's House: By Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Joanie Schultz In 1879 Nora and Torvald Helmer have the perfect upper middle class life and family. But when an acquaintance threatens to reveal an old secret Nora must make a decision that will change everything and results in the “door…
Find out more »A Doll’s House, Part 2
This play is part of a special repertory staging! First enjoy A Doll's House, then see this contemporary response to the classic play: A Doll's House Part 2. Tickets for each show are sold separately. A Doll's House, Part 2: By Lucas Hnath It’s 15 years later and Nora returns to the home she once shared with Torvald Helmer to fix a small problem that has been unresolved for many years. In a series of conversations between Nora and her estranged family…
Find out more »April 2023
The Play That Goes Wrong
By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields The time is right to see The Play That Goes Wrong! This award-winning Broadway hit is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes and is side-splitting fun for all ages. It's opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over…
Find out more »May 2023
The SpongeBob Musical
ASL Interpreted performance May 11, 2023. Learn more HERE. Book by Kyle Jarrow, Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau, Based on the beloved Nickelodeon series by Stephen Hillenburg Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and is the hottest star on the TCR stage this spring? SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!!! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and friends come together to save the fate of their undersea world. Chaos erupts! Lives hang…
Find out more »TCR Luncheon “SpongeBob!”
Please join us for the 2023 TCR Luncheon as we head to Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob Squarepants! Inspired by TCR’s spring Production of The SpongeBob Musical, this year's tropical event is not-to-miss. When: Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Social Hour, Luncheon, and Program at the Cedar Rapids Country Club About the TCR Luncheon The TCR Luncheon is one of the most highly-anticipated events of the spring in Cedar Rapids. A delicious lunch is enhanced with a delightful social…
Find out more »June 2023
Rock of Ages
Featuring the music of Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison, Europe, and more! Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs…
Find out more »July 2023
Madagascar – A Musical Adventure
Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and upbeat music, Madagascar leaves audiences no choice but to “Move It, Move It!” Join us outdoors at Brucemore's Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheater for TCR’s summer production of Madagascar – A Musical Adventure July 7-23. Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York’s Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends – Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo – have spent their whole lives in…
Find out more »Rock of Ages Talkback with Kristin Hanggi
Join us for an exclusive talkback with Kristin Hanggi on Sunday, July 16 immediately following the Rock of Ages 2:30 p.m. matinee at Theatre Cedar Rapids. Kristin Hanggi is a theater, television, and film director as well as a passionate writer, producer, artist and poet. She is best known for directing and developing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages, which received five Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. She has directed productions of Rock of…
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