BWW Review: CITY OF ANGELS Opens With a Bang!
Picture this: a quartet hanging around a lamppost in 1940's Hollywood dressed in warm yellow and red tones, singing in close harmony while shadowy gray figures dance in the background.
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BWW Review: Extra! Extra! NEWSIES is a Hit!
I don't remember enjoying a show this much since PIPPIN came to Omaha! Disney's NEWSIES, the record-breaking smash musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein opened last night at the Orpheum Theater.
BWW Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE: Will it Change You?
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is shaking up the Omaha Community Playhouse.
BWW Reviews: LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE at Omaha Community Playhouse
The house was estrogen-filled last night at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is Starstuff!
Having never seen the five-time Tony Award winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER prior to the preview at Omaha's Rose Theater last night, I did not know what to expect.
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE is a Magic Moment
I know everyone will expect this review to begin with, "I've Had the Time of My Life," but I will skip that well-known song that serves as the finale to DIRTY DANCING and go back to the opening number which defines it so well as "This Magic Moment.
BWW Reviews: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Brings Art to Life
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE exploded on stage on October 30th at Creighton University's Lied Center for the Performing Arts as a glorious celebration of light, color and sound.
BWW Review: IVY AND BEAN, THE MUSICAL
IVY AND BEAN, THE MUSICAL is another winner for The Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska.
BWW Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA Captivates
The Omaha Community Playhouse opens its 2015-2016 season with MAN OF LA MANCHA, the multiple-Tony Award winning musical based on the novel Don Quixote.
BWW Reviews: Stay in School for LATE NITE CATECHISM!
I'll admit I had my reservations walking into the latest Omaha Community Playhouse production.
BWW Reviews: MARY POPPINS: More Than a Musical
If you've recently watched "Saving Mr.
BWW Reviews: Omaha Loves SPAMALOT
Monty Python's SPAMALOT opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse to thunderous applause, guffaws, and cheers.
BWW Reviews: Is ONCE Enough?
ONCE is not enough.
BWW Reviews: I HATE HAMLET (Or Do I?)
The minute you walk into the Omaha Community Playhouse and look at the stage, you know you are in for an unusual experience.
BWW Reviews: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Hold Onto Your Hats!
GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! is ridiculous! Cathy Hirsch (the Candy Project) assembled a whole cast of zany characters within two award-winning actors- Dan Chevalier (Bud Davenport +others) and Steve Krambeck (Doug Simon +others).
BWW Reviews: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, What's Going On?
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL recently opened at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, taking the packed house captive for 2 hours and 45 minutes with nonstop songs covering 25 years of emerging superstars.
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Buzzes the Omaha Community Playhouse
Omaha Community Playhouse resurrected the 1971 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar' last night.
BWW Review: PIPPIN - A Kaleidoscope!
Pippin brings the circus to Omaha in a kaleidoscope of color.
BWW Reviews: OMAHA Lays Winning HANDS ON A HARDBODY at Omaha Community Playhouse
You might wonder how a musical about ten Texans competing to win a Nissan truck by being the last person standing with hands on it could be interesting.
BWW Previews: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Returns to Omaha for Another Enchanting Time
Beauty & the Beast, the Disney Classic is returning to Omaha for a brief time this Holiday Season! This classic fairytale is an all time favorite of mine and many I know.
BWW Reviews: BOOK OF MORMON Brings True Ensemble Talent to Omaha
While Book of Mormon is not necessarily a musical for everyone, it is definitely a show that opens up conversation about some very important issues and is sure to keep audiences talking for years.
BWW Reviews: LES MISERABLES Storms the Barricades at the Omaha Community Playhouse
Don't miss the cast of Les Miserables as they storm the barricades at the Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Reviews: ASCAP New Musical Theatre Workshop Comes to Nebraska
For the first the ASCAP New Musical Theatre Workshop was held outside of New York and Los Angles.
BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY National Tour
The kooky Addams Family have taken over the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, and we've got a review for you! *snap* *snap*
BWW Review: THE LION KING Stampedes into Omaha's Orpheum Theatre
Disney's The Lion King opened at Omaha's Orpheum Theatre this past week and is playing through April 7th, 2013.
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Jekyll & Hyde Nebraska Communities Playhouse (10/16-10/25) |
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Wheeler Walker Jr. Astro Amphitheater (2/28-2/28) |
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Sister Act Annie L. McDonald Theatre (10/29-11/08) |
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Eureka Day Enid Miller Theatre (2/18-2/21) |
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Enid Miller Theatre (12/03-12/13) |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor (Florida) Outdoors - Old Main Amphitheatre (4/01-4/11) |
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Christmas at Leon's Lofte Community Theatre (12/05-12/20) |
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Disney's Frozen Nebraska Communities Playhouse (12/04-12/13) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace Lofte Community Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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Ken Ludwig's BASKERVILLE Community Players, Inc. (10/16-10/25) |
