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Johnny Carson Theater at the Lied Center for Performing Arts

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Lincoln, NE 68508


Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Omaha Community Playhouse Keeps You on Your Toes!

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

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL is Next to Perfection at SNAP! Productions

by Christine Swerczek · April 6, 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

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

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…

Past Shows

The Birds by Conor McPherson

The Birds by Conor McPherson

Apr 25 – Apr 28, 2024

PRODUCTION TO RUN April 25, 26, 27 at 7:30pm, April 28 at 2:00pm, at the Johnny Carson Theater at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.  OmniArts...

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James and the Giant Peach in Omaha James and the Giant Peach
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (6/19-6/28)
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in Omaha It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Enid Miller Theatre (12/03-12/13)
The Producers in Omaha The Producers
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (2/19-3/07)
Nebraskaland Days Festival: Treaty Oak Revival, 49 Winchester, & The Wilder Blue in Omaha Nebraskaland Days Festival: Treaty Oak Revival, 49 Winchester, & The Wilder Blue
Wild West Arena (6/26-6/27)
Arsenic and Old Lace in Omaha Arsenic and Old Lace
Lofte Community Theatre (10/16-10/25)
A Few Good Men in Omaha A Few Good Men
Lofte Community Theatre (9/04-9/13)
The Book of Mormon in Omaha The Book of Mormon
Orpheum Theater Omaha (5/18-5/23)
Dear World in Omaha Dear World
Annie L. McDonald Theatre (9/18-9/20)
Mamma Mia! in Omaha Mamma Mia!
Lied Center for Performing Arts (12/15-12/20)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in Omaha Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Lofte Community Theatre (7/18-8/02)