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Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Lied Ceter For Performing Arts

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Lied Ceter For Performing Arts

by Analisa Swerczek — October 10, 2024
Audiences in Lincoln, Nebraska are abuzz with news of the current sit down of Back to the Future: The Musical currently playing at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Adapted from the 1985 Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film, Back to the Future, the show blends original music seamlessly wi...
Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL is Marvelous at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre

Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL is Marvelous at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — October 6, 2024
What did our critic think of MATILDA THE MUSICAL IS MARVELOUS! at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre?...
Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Bellevue Little Theatre is Freakishly Fun!

Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Bellevue Little Theatre is Freakishly Fun!

by Christine Swerczek — September 21, 2024
What did our critic think of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Bellevue Little Theatre?...
Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre: Not as simple as

Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre: Not as simple as it appears

by Christine Swerczek — September 20, 2024
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre has a history of mounting an impressive variety of plays and musicals. Currently, Lauren Gunderson’s revolutionary play about four women during the 1793 Reign of Terror in Paris, is a compelling production running in the Enid Miller Lab Theatre. Some would call...
Review: JERSEY BOYS: MY EARS ADORED IT at Omaha Community Theatre

Review: JERSEY BOYS: MY EARS ADORED IT at Omaha Community Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — September 13, 2024
Oh, what a night! I just spent 2 1/2 hours of pure delight listening to four phenomenal vocalists in Omaha Community Theatre’s current production of JERSEY BOYS. It will be difficult to pinpoint what I liked best (everything) and easy to point out what didn’t work (absolutely nothing.) OCP has a...
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ: A Child's Dream at Ralston Community Theater

Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ: A Child's Dream at Ralston Community Theater

by Christine Swerczek — July 22, 2024
I grew up with “The Wizard of Oz.” Every year we set aside that one night when the 1939 MGM film with Judy Garland as Dorothy came on our black and white console television. We huddled around the screen with bowls of popcorn and feasted on the fantasy world of Oz. ...
Review: HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre

Review: HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — June 9, 2024
What did our critic think of HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre?...
Review: CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse: Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!

Review: CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse: Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!

by Christine Swerczek — February 24, 2024
What did our critic think of CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse?...
Review: NUNSENSE 2; THE SECOND COMING at TADA Theatre

Review: NUNSENSE 2; THE SECOND COMING at TADA Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — February 12, 2024
If you enjoy nonsense, you will love NUNSENSE 2: THE SECOND COMING playing at TADA Theatre in the historic Creamery Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. Watch five nuns cavort, sing, and toss around zingers. Then afterwards, treat yourself to an ice cream downstairs....
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: A Triumphant Disaster!

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: A Triumphant Disaster!

by Christine Swerczek — January 26, 2024
If you need a prescription for winter blues, get to the Omaha Community Playhouse and laugh yourself red in the face with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. I dare you to not get caught up in its zany, madcap shenanigans. It is two hours of nonstop fun!...
Review: It's A Warm WHITE CHRISTMAS at Bellevue Little Theatre

Review: It's A Warm WHITE CHRISTMAS at Bellevue Little Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — December 16, 2023
What did our critic think of IT'S A WARM WHITE CHRISTMAS AT BELLEVUE LITTLE THEATRE at Bellevue Little Theatre?...
Review: The Passion of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse

Review: The Passion of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse

by Christine Swerczek — October 20, 2023
What did our critic think of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse? PIPELINE, a one act drama written by Tony Award nominated book writer Dominique Morisseau opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse on October 6 under the direction of Breanna Carodine. I finally saw it last night and was impressed by...
Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Some Kind

Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Some Kind of Wonderful

by Christine Swerczek — September 15, 2023
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical previewed at the Omaha Community Playhouse September 14th. Making its Broadway debut in 2014, BEAUTIFUL was nominated for an array of theater awards, winning several including Best Musical Theater Album and a Grammy Award....
Review: CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse

Review: CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse

by Analisa Swerczek — August 31, 2023
What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse? Omaha Community Playhouse has cooked up another hit with their first show of the 99th season, Clyde’s. A continuation of two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage’s script Sweat, which ran on the very same stage in the fall of 2019, ...
Guest Review: SUITE SURRENDER at Florentine Players

Guest Review: SUITE SURRENDER at Florentine Players

by Guest Author — August 2, 2023
What did our critic think of SUITE SURRENDER at Florentine Players? SUITE SURRENDER, written by Michael McKeever and produced by the Florentine Players in arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. is directed by Sara Scheidies with assistant director/stage manager Kaitlin Maher....
Review: YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre

Review: YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — July 11, 2023
What did our critic think of YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre?...
Review: DANCE NATION Wins at BlueBarn Theatre

Review: DANCE NATION Wins at BlueBarn Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — May 30, 2023
What did our critic think of DANCE NATION at BlueBarn Theatre?...
Review: PRETTY FIRE at Omaha Community Playhouse

Review: PRETTY FIRE at Omaha Community Playhouse

by Analisa Swerczek — May 18, 2023
What did our critic think of PRETTY FIRE at Omaha Community Playhouse?...
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Lied Center For The Performing Arts

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Lied Center For The Performing Arts

by Analisa Swerczek — April 27, 2023
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Lied Center For The Performing Arts?...
Review: DREAMGIRLS at Omaha Community Playhouse

Review: DREAMGIRLS at Omaha Community Playhouse

by Analisa Swerczek — March 10, 2023
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Omaha Community Playhouse?...
Review: INTO THE WOODS At Chanticleer Is Something New From Something Old

Review: INTO THE WOODS At Chanticleer Is Something New From Something Old

by Christine Swerczek — March 9, 2023
What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Chanticleer?...
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is Frivolous Fun at Lied Center For Performing Art

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is Frivolous Fun at Lied Center For Performing Arts

by Christine Swerczek — February 24, 2023
What did our critic think of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Lied Center For Performing Arts? LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical whipped up a pastel night of frivolous fun on stage at the Lied Center of Performing Arts on February 23. Based on the 2001 hit film starring Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson, the ...
Review: Voices of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre

Review: Voices of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — February 21, 2023
What did our critic think of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre?...
Review: THE CAKE at Omaha Community Playhouse

Review: THE CAKE at Omaha Community Playhouse

by Analisa Swerczek — October 28, 2022
What did our critic think of THE CAKE at Omaha Community Playhouse?...
Review: FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre

Review: FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre

by Christine Swerczek — September 25, 2022
What did our critic think of FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre?...
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