The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island is set to premiere “The Velvet Variety Show” on Friday, March 10.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show and available by calling the Circa ’21 ticket office at 309-786-7733, ext. 2 or at the theater’s ticket office located at 1828 3rd Ave. in downtown Rock Island. Online reservations are not available for this show. Those attending must be 18 or older.
“The Velvet Variety Show will feature a collection of performers with talents that would normally never fit together into a single show,” said Brett Hitchcock Speakeasy, director of audience development. “We have everything from magic, drag, painting, dancing, comedy, hoola hooping, body painting, singing, belly dancing and much more. It’s like an all-star show with many of the popular show formats we offered over the years with a great mix of other acts included.”
The show will be emceed by Evee Grey from Bottoms Up Burlesque. Grey will be interviewing the performers on stage so the audience can get to know them before their performance. “The audience is always curious about the backstory on the performers,” said Mr. Hitchcock. “We’re excited to add that element to this show.”
The theater is hopeful to make this a quarterly show moving forward. “It does take time to line up such a diverse number of acts,” said Mr. Hitchcock. “We want each show to be different from the last.”
