Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Omaha Community Playhouse Keeps You on Your Toes!
by Christine Swerczek - April 17, 2026
When you think of DIAL M FOR MURDER, you may be old enough to remember Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful movie starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland in 1954. If the play is new to you, you will enjoy Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Frederick Knott’s screenplay on a more modern level. Either way, thi...
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL is Next to Perfection at SNAP! Productions
by Christine Swerczek - April 06, 2026
At first glance, Next to Normal is the quintessential domestic scenario. We see a suburban family with a seemingly normal life in “Just Another Day.” Diana is the perfect wife, has the perfect husband (albeit he can be a bit boring,) and an angsty teenage daughter who feels invisible. It’s t...
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Bellevue Little Theatre is Bigger Than Life
by Christine Swerczek - March 18, 2026
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF now playing at the Bellevue Little Theatre is a big production in a small space and it does not disappoint! Director Laureen Pickle with her creative crew has pulled off an incredible piece of theatre with all the heart and soul of a big Broadway production. You need to see it to...
Review: ALICE BY HEART at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
by Christine Swerczek - February 24, 2026
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre’s current production of ALICE BY HEART explores a teenager's coping with grief and the realism of war-torn London through fantasy. The musical based on the 1865 children’s classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is written by Steven Sater and Jessi...