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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...

Review: THE CHOIR OF MAN at The Arts Center At Iowa Western


by Christine Swerczek - February 22, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CHOIR OF MAN at The Arts Center At Iowa Western?...

Review: HAIR at Omaha Community Playhouse: Peace Isn't Easy


by Christine Swerczek - February 14, 2026

Omaha Community Playhouse's HAIR delivers a magnetic, immersive 1960s experience with standout vocals, vibrant choreography, and themes that still provoke today....

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Orpheum Theatre


by Christine Swerczek - February 11, 2026

What did our critic think of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Orpheum Theatre?...

Review: OTHER DESERT CITIES at Bellevue Little Theatre Packs a Punch


by Christine Swerczek - January 17, 2026

What did our critic think of OTHER DESERT CITIES at Bellevue Little Theatre?...

Review: THE PIANO LESSON at Omaha Community Playhouse is On Key


by Christine Swerczek - January 16, 2026

Omaha Community Playhouse has opened their 2026 season with a heavy hitting winner. August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON won a 1990 Pulitzer and was nominated in five categories for a Tony Award....

Past Shows

Pippin
Pippin
Sep 28 – Oct 8, 2023

Note: some sexually suggestive contentJoin us in this Tony Award-winning musical as Prince Pippin searches for an "Extraordinary" life of passion, significance and purpose. But...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Apr 20 – Apr 30, 2023

In the spooky world of the Brothers Grimm, everyone has their secret wish. The different desires of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Baker all will...

A Long Line of McKinney Women
A Long Line of McKinney Women
Feb 16 – Feb 26, 2023

A near-death experience sends a heartbroken Alex McKinney to the hospital. And a long line of her (long-dead) ancestors visits her bedside. Their goal: To...

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
Dec 1 – Dec 11, 2022

What if your twin desires were to settle down, and to dazzle? For Jim, the answer is the Holiday Inn: a quiet farmhouse that bursts...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Sep 29 – Oct 9, 2022

Pandemonium is the word at this PG-13 musical of middle school wits, wills and wantonness. Study up! A few lucky audience members join the contest....

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