Theatre Cedar Rapids

It is excellent to see a community theater such as TCR not only come back, but thrive after the devastating flood. It has been a focal point of the revitalization of downtown Cedar Rapids. The performances are well produced. And you have to remind yourself that the actors are simply people from the community. Ticket purchase is easy through the website. As expected, the snacks and drinks sold are pricy. The overall atmosphere and experience is excellent. The theater is not massive, which adds to the experience as you can feel the players and their emotion.

There’s amazing local talent in CR, as well as Eastern Iowa. This is a great place to see these individuals in action. I’ve seen everything from «Little Shop of Horrors,» «The Rocky Horror Picture Show,» «Hair,» to «White Christmas.» A wonderful date night, night out with friends and more. Theater is located across from the new Hyatt and within walking distance from several restaurants and bars.

I’ve never been disappointed in a show here! Always a nice night out. Good (and cheap) snacks too!

Amazing look after the flood renovations, I personally helped with those renovations so I know great work went into a great place. Modern all through out now but a classic fell still as well, and for the fair price per show I’ve never seen a bad one. Definitely a place every CR visitor and resident should visit at least once.

TCR is showing cinema classics on select Tuesdays! The film is shown in the theater and is very reasonably priced. We saw Roman Holiday with Gregory Peck and Audry Hepburn on Valentine’s Day, and they are also showing Footloose, the Indiana Jones series, Annie, Goldfinger and Some Like It Hot in this series that is scheduled to run through June. It was a really beautiful enviroment to enjoy such a lovely classic film. Check it out!

Theatre Cedar Rapids is a gem in this community. It is beautiful and the backstage amenities, lobbies, lounge and such are better than some professional theatres. A lot of great work happens here too. It’s a rarity as community theatres go. Let’s keep this amazing gift to our community going strong. See shows, donate, give your time.

Wow! Theatre Cedar Rapids is a top notch community theater organization — being a starting place for Ron Livingston of «Office Space» and Michael Emerson of «Lost» — this is one of the largest community theater organizations in the country. The building itself, The Iowa Theater originally built in 1928, has been reborn to its original beauty after the flood of 2008 — respecting its rich history of shows, including the performance of «The Philadelphia Story» with Katherine Hepburn in 1940. The Grand ReOpening in February of 2010 featured a myriad of local performance celebrities in a raucous performance of Mel Brooks, «The Producers». The increased lobby space, addition of Linge Lounge, and catering by Zins are great enhancements to an evening spent at this community landmark. Be sure to put TCR on your to-​do list the next time you are Downtown Cedar Rapids.