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PRAIRIE HOME ALLIANCE THEATER

201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, Illinois 61602
Peoria, IL 61602

Upcoming Shows

A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Jun 18

A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation comes to the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on June 18, 2026, as part of...



Review: FAULT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Rachel Weinberg - April 26, 2026

The blame game’s the thing in this world premiere play from Scooter Pietsch. FAULT is playing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater....

Review: GOING BACHARACH: THE SONGS OF AN ICON at Apollo Theater


by Angela Lin - April 25, 2026

For many, Burt Bacharach is a household name, the soundtrack that spans from childhood to adulthood. For some, Bacharach’s name might not ring a bell, but his wide discography of songs that spans decades, mediums, collaborators, and genres is sure to have even the most musically naive audience mem...

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - April 23, 2026

While THE GREAT GATSBY has glimpses of effective songs and character development, the musical doesn’t ultimately live up to the glitz, glamor, and legacy of its source material. ...

Review: Teatro Vista Productions' BOTH at Steppenwolf Theatre


by Emily Werner - April 20, 2026

What did our critic think of TEATRO VISTA PRODUCTIONS' BOTH AT STEPPENWOLF THEATRE at Teatro Vista Productions?...

Review: WINDFALL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - April 20, 2026

Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s world-premiere play WINDFALL is part somber, part whimsy — which is true to his unique playwriting style. It’s a poignantly topical play, yet sometimes too on the nose. I enjoyed how McCraney blends the hyperreal and the surreal in a play that asks the question: Should...

Review: NOEL COWARD'S PRIVATE LIVES at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - April 18, 2026

What did our critic think of NOEL COWARD'S PRIVATE LIVES at BrightSide Theatre?...

Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo - April 18, 2026

What did our critic think of HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...

Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire


by Tina St. Angelo - April 20, 2026

What did our critic How great to be known by one name…. Dixie Locke (Anna Louise Bramlett) says that to Elvis Presley about Marlon Brando before Elvis becomes one name. The current production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre is Heartbreak Hotel. This tells the story of Elvis’ rise up to the ...

Review: 12 OPHELIAS (A PLAY WITH BROKEN SONGS) at The Factory Theater


by Angela Lin - April 18, 2026

What did our critic think of 12 OPHELIAS (A PLAY WITH BROKEN SONGS) at The Factory Theater from Strawdog Theatre Company?...

Review: GOODNIGHT MOON At Chicago Children's Theatre


by Emily Werner - April 14, 2026

What did our critic think of REVIEW: GOODNIGHT MOON AT CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE at Chicago Children's Theatre? The 65-minute performance is filled with music, dance, comedy, acrobatics and puppetry....

Past Shows

MRS. DOUBTFIRE
MRS. DOUBTFIRE
Mar 10 – Mar 11, 2026

Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Peoria in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and...

LES MISÉRABLES
LES MISÉRABLES
Feb 10 – Feb 15, 2026

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, makes a triumphant return to Peoria. This brilliant staging...

HADESTOWN
HADESTOWN
Jan 6 – Jan 7, 2026

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical...

THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Dec 2 – Dec 3, 2025

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your...

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Nov 9

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store,...

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