Plays & Musicals

The Bell Tower Theater, your hometown theater, offers comedies and musicals year-round. Our shows feature talented local performers and most shows are being produced in Dubuque for the first time.

Each Bell Tower Theater season includes six great shows. You can purchase tickets for one show or join us for the whole season.

Season tickets for the 2011 season are on sale now. 
Scroll down to see the fantastic shows we are offering. 
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In addition to the shows you see below, the Bell Tower Theater also offers a Family Series with family-friendly shows at an affordable price and numerous Special Events.

All of the shows below perform on the following schedule:

Thursdays at 7:30 pm (Girl's Night Out--Free Wine Night)

Fridays at 8:00 pm

Saturdays at 8:00 pm

Sundays at 3:00 pm

Tickets are $18.

Early Bird Special performances are the first two performances of each of these shows. Tickets are just $9.

2010 Shows

October 8 to 24, 2010
When a newlywed couple invites the family over for their first Thanksgiving, it should be a joyous occasion. And it will be, if the newly married wife can get her husband and her mom to promise not to kill each other! 
 
Early Bird Special Dates: October 8 & 9
 
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December 3 to 19, 2010 
 
From the authors of the hit musical Married Alive comes a wonderful holiday musical comedy about a right jolly old elf, a less jolly young woman and an old wish finally coming true. Find the true meaning of Christmas...or maybe just laugh like a bowl full of jelly.
 
Early Bird Special Dates: December 3 & 4
 
Please note: The Saturday, December 11 performance will be at 3:00 pm instead of 8:00 pm.
 
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 2011 Shows

The Love List

A Comedy by Norm Foster

February 11 to 26, 2011

In this side-splitting new comedy, Leon and Bill concoct a list of attributes of the ideal woman­-the top ten best qualities in a mate. When this "Perfect Woman" actually arrives on the scene, the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions. But, be careful what you wish for...

Are We There Yet?

A Musical Comedy by James Hindman, Ray Roderick & Cheryl Stern

April 1 to 17, 2011

Are We There Yet? is a roller coaster ride through the lives of modern American families. This merry musical romp includes everything from hysterical family car trips and mothers praying for hits at their sons' baseball games, to fathers sitting through ballet lessons and the joys of sex after 60. One thing is for sure, you will "enjoy the ride!"

The Dixie Swim Club

A Comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicolas Hope & Jamie Wooten

June 3 to 18, 2011

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every summer to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. Don't miss this hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever.

Nunset Boulevard

A Musical Comedy by Dan Goggin. The Newest Show in the Nunsense Series

August 5 to 28, 2011

The ever-popular Little Sisters of Hoboken have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl. They are thrilled at the prospect until they arrive and realize that they are booked into the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama-a bowling alley-not the famed "Bowl" they were planning on. But, the show must go on so "California, here we come."

Nana's Naughty Knickers

A Comedy by Katherine DiSavino

October 7 to 23, 2011

Bridget and her Grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York quickly turns into an experience she'll never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is running an illegal lingerie boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made "naughty knickers" to every senior citizen in the city! Will her Nana get arrested-or worse!-evicted?

That Time of Year

A Holiday Musical Comedy by Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman

December 2 to 18, 2011

Don't eat the fruit cake, just listen to it sing! This joyous musical revue includes more than twenty all-original Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years songs that capture the warmth and humor of the holiday season. The variety of numbers runs the musical gamut from show tunes to rock to jazz and blues. So have a "Calypso Christmas" and a "Rock-n-Roll Hanukkah" at the Bell Tower Theater.