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Voices of Omaha (VOO) is pleased to announce grants and gifts totaling more than $17,800 recently received in support of its 47th annual performance of Handel's Messiah.

THE RAT PACK IS BACK!, a tribute to the talented stars of the 1960s known as "The Rat Pack," will play Omaha's Orpheum Theater one night only - Saturday, November 14, 2015.

Fresh off an electrifying performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last Thursday, pop-rock quintet R5 has announced more than 20 additional tour dates for their Sometime Last Night headline tour, launching their winter 2016 leg on January 26 in Stockton, Calif.

I'll admit I had my reservations walking into the latest Omaha Community Playhouse production.

Omaha Performing Arts will present the annual Nebraska High School Theatre Awards Showcase tonight, June 11, 2015 at the Holland Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.

If you've recently watched "Saving Mr.

These are my top picks for summer theater in the Omaha area.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse to thunderous applause, guffaws, and cheers.

Dixie's Tupperware Party, the hilarious show starring Dixie Longate which turned Off-Broadway into a Tupperware-mania celebration and garnered the prestigious 2008 Drama Desk Award Nomination, rolls into Omaha for a strictly limited engagement of four performances beginning tonight, May 28, 2015.

The BLUEBARN Theatre is excited to announce its 27th season.

The Omaha Community Playhouse is announcing its Alternative Programming series for the 2015-16 season.

Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) will give aspiring Omaha-area performers a chance to make their 'big break' when the program presents Generation: The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour.

ONCE is not enough.

Omaha Performing Arts will present the annual Nebraska High School Theatre Awards Showcase on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the Holland Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.

The Tony Award-winning drama, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs tonight, May 8-June 7, 2015 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

The BLUEBARN Theatre concludes Season 26 with Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Our Town.

Cassidy Stirtz will return to her Nebraska roots and perform the role of Ex-Girlfriend as ONCE the musical takes the stage at Omaha's Orpheum Theater May 12-17.

Two songwriters were selected to win the recording session - Luke Heffron, 17, of Omaha for 'Forget Myself' in the 13-18 Age Division, and Drew Nenemen, 29, of Omaha for 'Another Love Song' in the 19-29 Age Division - and 20 were selected to perform at the showcase on Monday, May 11.

Nebraska-based playwright Beaufield Berry (Psycho Ex Girlfriend, Happy Hour, The Waiting Line) is launching a nationwide retreat specifically created for female playwrights.

Omaha Performing Arts presents Golden Dragon Acrobats in Slosburg Hall at the Orpheum Theater tonight, April 29, at 7:00 p.

The BLUEBARN Theatre concludes Season 26 with Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Our Town.

Dixie's Tupperware Party, the hilarious show starring Dixie Longate which turned Off-Broadway into a Tupperware-mania celebration and garnered the prestigious 2008 Drama Desk Award Nomination, rolls into Omaha for a strictly limited engagement of four performances beginning May 28, 2015.

The Tony Award-winning drama, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs May 8-June 7, 2015 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

Omaha Performing Arts presents the Pilobolus Dance Theatre in the Slosburg Hall at the Orpheum Theater tonight, April 23, at 7:30 p.