Peoria Players Theatre

A local theater director is bringing a Tony award-winning musical to the stage in Peoria, but with a greater mission than to entertain and dazzle audiences.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Chip Joyce to talk about the Peoria Players Theatre’s production of the musical “Sweet Charity.” With music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather, misadventures in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine - "the lady of the evening" who always gives her heart, and her earnings, to the wrong man. “Hey Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” are just some of the well-known songs from this classic. The musical opens at Peoria Players Theatre tonight and continues with weekend performances through April 3. For tickets and information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Chip Joyce to talk about the Peoria Players Theatre’s production of the musical “Sweet Charity.” With music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather, misadventures in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine - "the lady of the evening" who always gives her heart, and her earnings, to the wrong man. “Hey Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” are just some of the well-known songs from this classic. The musical opens at Peoria Players Theatre tonight and continues with weekend performances through April 3. For tickets and information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Travis Olson to talk about Peoria Players current production, "The SpongeBob Musical."Unabashedly optimistic and surprisingly inspirational, the show is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg, and includes original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, They Might Be Giants, David Bowie and many more. The show runs Feb. 4-6 and Feb. 9-12 at Peoria Players Theatre. For tickets and more information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Travis Olson to talk about Peoria Players current production, The SpongeBob Musical. Unabashedly optimistic and surprisingly inspirational, the show is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg, and includes original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, They Might Be Giants, David Bowie and many more. The show runs February 4 - 6 and February 9 - 12 at Peoria Players Theatre. For tickets and more information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

This week, our guest is Chip Joyce. He's directing "A Chorus Line" at Peoria Players Theatre, and also appearing in the production as Zach the director.He…

This weekend, Peoria Players is presenting the musical "Dreamgirls." We talk about the production with director Lisa Voyles; and with Ronnie Hudson II,…

This week, we're talking with Clifford Clark, Assistant Director of Peoria Players' production "West Side Story." It's one of his favorite shows -- this…

This week, we're talking with Bruce White, from Peoria Players Theatre. Their 100th anniversary season continues this weekend with "Christmas…

This week, we're talking with the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Bill Conger, about four of their current exhibits. Those exhibits include a tour through the…