Omaha Theatre Newsroom

TADA Productions and The Mill will present TADASTOCK 6 on July 12 at The Mill at Telegraph in Lincoln, NE, featuring a dynamic lineup of vocalists from The TADA Theatre and a genre-spanning outdoor concert.

I grew up the son of a preacher. I spent pretty much every single day at church and that’s kind of how I found my way to music, theatre arts and dance. My parents had me in voice lessons, dance lessons, and acting classes at a really young age.

Tickets for Disney's Frozen go on sale at the Lied Center on Sale Wednesday, June 18 at 11am. For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm!

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 facing the prospect of a better life across the Atlantic or imminent death in its icy waters.

Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends will be at The Admiral Theater on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 8:00pm, performing their show, The Complete Beatles Experience. 

Justin Sargent, currently playing King George in the national tour of Hamilton, shares his journey from community theater to Broadway, his love for rock musicals, and his approach to the iconic role.

This Tony Award-winning production delves into the lives of passengers aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic, offering a compelling narrative that intertwines personal stories with historical events.

The TADA Theatre is proud to bring a fresh incarnation of the musical blockbuster Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage beginning June 12. See here for more information!

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!

Where ROCK meets BACH, featuring the music of popular artists, including The Beatles, Billy Joel, Elvis, Neil Diamond, Imagine Dragons, and more. Learn more about the show here!

Songs From The Big Screen is coming to TADA! This special cabaret at The TADA Theatre features an array of them from over the years! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the May event.

Jimmy Buffett’s music is set to send you off on a tropical adventure at the Omaha Community Playhouse April 18 through May 11 on the Hawks Mainstage Theatre.

Itzhak Perlman will perform at the Lied Center in April. In this recital, he is joined by his musical partner of 25 years, pianist Rohan De Silva. Learn more here!

Fans in Lincoln will get their chance to see “Alton Brown Live: Last Bite” when it visits the Lied Center for Performing Arts on April 15 for one show only at 7:30pm. 

The magic of the Wizarding World is coming to Lincoln Southwest High School's Silver Hawk Theatre with the Nebraska high school premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition).

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 Lied Center for Performing Arts has announced its 2025-2026 Glenn Korff Broadway Series. The season will kick off with Disney's Frozen and continue with Suffs, The Music Man, A Christmas Story, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. 

Direct from London, hear the music and inspiring stories from The Barricade Boys' time touring the world and performing on stage in the biggest West End shows, including Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, and more.

The TADA Theatre will bring Nebraska audiences the regional premiere of the musical comedy Pete 'n' Keely, following its latest incarnation at Carnegie Hall. Learn more!

 The Lied Center willpartner with Lincoln’s Angels Theatre Company (ATC) to present EMINENT DOMAIN, a premiere play by Laura Leininger-Campbell.

Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, the event will be performed over two weekends, with evening performances April 3-5 and 10-12, 2025, at 7:00 PM, and afternoon matinees April 6 and 13, 2025, at 2:00 PM.

Leapin’ Lizards! An all-new tour of the Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts this month. Learn more about the upcoming engagement here!

Jerry Herman’s songs have lit up Broadway for decades with toe-tapping, soul-stirring musical showstoppers. Now he’s sharing his great musical legacy with a new generation of music lovers.