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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.

Omaha Performing Arts announced today the organization will be withdrawing its Redevelopment Agreement with the City of Omaha.

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is shaking up the Omaha Community Playhouse.

Comedian Ron 'Tater Salad' White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the 'Blue Collar Comedy' phenomenon returns to Omaha with his new stand-up show, Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 7:00 PM in Slosburg Hall at Omaha's Orpheum Theater, 409 S.

NEWSIES! is leaping onto the stage at Omaha's Orpheum Theater.

Take a journey through the rich history of New Orleans with Grammy Award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra at the Holland Performing Arts Center, 12th and Douglas streets, Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 8 p.

An impromptu performance in 2011 led to friendship between two musical giants: Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe.

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) is pleased to announce that Kimberly Faith Hickman has accepted the position of artistic director of the Playhouse.

The next speaker in the 2016 National Geographic Live series was named Adventurer of the Year for his efforts as both a climber and visual storyteller.

There are two nights of great live music at the 1200 Club inside the Holland Performing Arts Center in March: Omaha musician Matt Whipkey will play his celebrated concept album, Penny Park: Omaha, NE: 1989, in its entirety with special guest Rothsteen on Friday, March 4.

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, will play Omaha's Orpheum Theater Tuesday, March 15 through Sunday, March 20, 2016.

Caroline, or Change, running February 12 - March 20, 2016 in the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse, is a powerful, sung-through musical set in Lake Charles, Louisiana, during the American civil rights movement.

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A staged reading of Treasure Island will be held at the Omaha Community Playhouse as part of the Alternative Programming series Monday, Feb.

Jane Lynch has launched a musical comedy tour following her Broadway debut in 2013's Annie.

Broadway Pops International (BPI) presents NOW PLAYING ON BROADWAY with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ernest Richardson.

In the wordless universe of MUMMENSCHANZ everyday objects like toilet paper spring to life.

The house was estrogen-filled last night at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, running tonight, January 22, through February 14, 2016 in the Hawks Mainstage Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse, is an endearing and witty collection of stories shared by a cast of women sitting side by side, accompanied by illustrations from the original work.

Led by two sons of one of the most famous jazz pianists of all times, The Brubeck Brothers Jazz Quartet puts a fresh spin on traditional jazz.

Bellevue Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical 'Nunsense A-Men' on Sunday and Monday, January 31 and February 1.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, returns to Omaha for a limited engagement Tuesday, May 31, through Sunday, June 5, at Omaha's Orpheum Theater, 409 S.

A staged reading of DOGFIGHT will be held at the Omaha Community Playhouse as part of the Alternative Programming series Monday, Jan.

Hailed as bold and "unequivocally cool," Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim with a commitment toward enriching the lives of young people and adults around the world through the arts.

Disney's Tony Award-winning smash hit musical NEWSIES is coming to Omaha's Orpheum Theater Tuesday, February 16, for a limited engagement of six days through Sunday, February 21.