Entertainment : In Depth: Ricki and the Flash

Screen legend Meryl Streep teams with her own daughter Mamie Gummer, 80s heart throb Rick Springfield, Broadway headliner Audra McDonald, and Kevin Kline for a limited run at the Palace this week in “Ricki and the Flash.”

Playing Sunday through Thursday only, September 20 through 24 at 7 pm, and Monday, September 21 at 2 pm, “Ricki and the Flash” is rated PG-13.

First of all, how does Meryl Streep look so good? And Rick Springfield. I guess maybe if you weren’t a teenage girl in the 80s who regularly skipped out on last period to go to her friend’s house to watch Noah Drake in General Hospital, memorized all the lyrics of both Working Class Dog and Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet, and of course caught his concert in Dubuque, you might not care, but this Jessie’s Girl does! Can’t wait!

OLIVER!

Please note, our regular schedule is adjusted this week due to ACT I’s wonderful stage production of “Oliver!” Tickets for this classic musical featuring the return of Larry Adams-Bower as Fagin, Vinton-Shellsburg music director Michala Martin, and many area youth players, may be purchased at www.act1.org.

October

Second in the series “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” DeNiro and Hathaway in “The Intern,” Redford and Nolte in “A Walk in the Woods,” and for Halloween, “The Visit” and “Hotel Transylvania2.” We’re excited about our October calendar – mark yours now!