Peoria Players' Remembering Janis Joplin

Name: Peoria Players' Remembering Janis Joplin
Start: 2025-03-28T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-29T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 4300 N University St, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61614

Schedule

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4300 N University St, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61614 | Peoria, IL

SHOW DATES/TIMES:
March 28 and 29 at 7:30 pm
TICKETS:
On sale February 28 at 11:00 am
$25 Adults
$20 Patrons 20 & Younger
peoriaplayers.org
309-688-4473
A crowd favorite, Remembering Janis Joplin, returns to the Peoria Players stage after a well-received premiere in the summer of 2022. The show, written and directed by Howard Gorman, touches upon just a portion of this artist’s amazing career. It stars Shannon Johnson as Janis Joplin.
Howard first met Shannon almost 10 years ago in a karaoke bar. “She sang ‘Me and Bobby McGee.’ Being a huge fan of several of Janis Joplin’s songs, I was hooked,” says Howard. “She had that soulful Janis sound, and what was better – she, too, was a fan.” Born in 1969, Shannon was introduced to the music of Janis at an early age by her mother, and she has been a huge fan ever since. Shannon is also a member of the River City Blues Society.
Janis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and she remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States. Her profound influence on the music world is still heard in many of today’s artists. But we know, there is only one Janis. Remembering Janis Joplin will highlight Janis’s life, starting in Port Arthur, Texas to her death in 1970 at the age of 27 years old. "Me and Bobby McGee," "Little Girl Blue," "Cry Baby" and of course, "Piece of My Heart" are just a few selections you'll enjoy from her iconic song catalogue.