OMAHA THEATER REVIEWS

At first glance, Next to Normal is the quintessential domestic scenario.  We see a suburban family with a seemingly normal life in “Just Another Day.” Diana is the perfect wife, has the perfect husband (albeit he can be a bit boring,) and an angsty teenage daughter who feels invisible. It’s t...

SNAP! Productions has booked us a seat on a roller coaster and it’s an extreme ride! Hang on, because the ups and downs will leave you breathless! Read the review here....

Brigit Saint Brigit never fails to roll out theatre unlike any other community theatre in the metro. It is impossible to attend without being educated while being entertained. Their most recent offering is THUNDER AND TURF: ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRELAND....

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF now playing at the Bellevue Little Theatre is a big production in a small space and it does not disappoint! Director Laureen Pickle with her creative crew has pulled off an incredible piece of theatre with all the heart and soul of a big Broadway production. You need to see it to...

Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre’s current production of ALICE BY HEART explores a teenager's coping with grief and the realism of war-torn London through fantasy.  The musical based on the 1865 children’s classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is written by Steven Sater and Jessi...

What did our critic think of THE CHOIR OF MAN at The Arts Center At Iowa Western?...

Omaha Community Playhouse's HAIR delivers a magnetic, immersive 1960s experience with standout vocals, vibrant choreography, and themes that still provoke today....

What did our critic think of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Orpheum Theatre?...

What did our critic think of OTHER DESERT CITIES at Bellevue Little Theatre?...

Omaha Community Playhouse has opened their 2026 season with a heavy hitting winner. August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON won a 1990 Pulitzer and was nominated in five categories for a Tony Award....

For an utterly charming evening, head to the intimate Enid Miller Lab Theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska. You won't be disappointed....

What did our critic think of DOUBT: A PARABLE at Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Co.?...

The Omaha Community Playhouse’s production of Grease, directed by Vincent Orduña , is a high-energy celebration of teen spirit and rock ‘n’ roll at Rydell High....

Pivot, written by Alex Lubischer, is a beautifully real portrayal of the ways we handle grief and handle each other in those moments where nothing seems to makes sense anymore....

What did our critic think of THE RIVER BRIDE at Omaha Community Playhouse? Omaha Community Playhouse has once again delivered up something new and different---a story built on Brazilian folklore. THE RIVER BRIDE running from August 15 through September 14 in the Howard Drew Theatre is one that leave...

END OF THE RAINBOW, the story of iconic Judy Garland’s last months of her short 47  years will throw you for a loop. There was no quiet or peace in her tumultuous life of pain, pills and booze. Not matter how talented this woman was, she could not “Get Happy.”...

Based on the popular classic children’s tale by Roald Dahl, Tobias Picker composed a three act opera with libretto by Donald Sturrock. The chamber version for a seven piece orchestra was arranged by Francesco Cilluffo. Opera Omaha’s production is directed and imagined by Alison Moritz....

Full speed ahead! The Omaha Community Playhouse has taken to the water with a 1997 Tony Award winning musical, TITANIC, THE MUSICAL. An ambitious undertaking based on actual events of the April 15, 1912 maiden voyage of the unsinkable RMS TITANIC, the musical displays humanity in all its shades when...

Step into the Howard Drew Theatre at Omaha Community Playhouse and be instantly transported to a new world. AMERICAN MARIACHI is something new and different and shouldn’t be missed. ...

I hadn’t planned on reviewing Omaha Community Playhouse’s current offering on the Hawks Mainstage, but I just can’t suppress the urge. Jimmy Buffett’s ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE is just too fun to let it slip away!...

The film “Some Like it Hot” conjures up visions of blonde Marilyn Monroe with her two musician sidekicks, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in prohibition era Chicago. The musicians dressed as women join an all women band to avoid a mafia boss when they witness a murder....

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical, based on Rick Riordan’s popular novel of the same name, is playing at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s McDonald Theatre through March 2. With music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki and book by Joe Tracz, this production has something for adults and children...

What did our critic think of APPROPRIATE: UNCOVERED AND UNCOMFORTABLE at Bluebarn Theatre?...

One of my favorite pieces of musical theatre opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse on January 24th. WAITRESS, featuring the prodigious music and lyrics of Sara Bareilles and book by Jessie Nelson, was adapted from Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film script of the same name. Shelly wrote, directed and co...

What did our critic think of GIRLS LIKE US: A LITTLE NAUGHTY, MOSTLY NICE at Omaha Community Playhouse?...