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Nebraska Wesleyan University

51st and, Huntington Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504
Lincoln, NE 68504

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

28 total · showing 11–20

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

Sep 30 – Oct 10, 2021

Say hello to one of the greatest musicals of the Golden Age. This Broadway classic brims with romance, dance and some of the best songs in musical theatre.

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels

Aug 19 – Aug 29, 2021

NWU is head over heels to have James Newman, artistic director of the Santa Rosa Repertory Theatre Festival, on campus to direct this hilarious, exuberant celebration of love. Ancient Greece meets songs based on the music of the Go-Go's as a royal family works to save the...

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

Feb 6 – Feb 16, 2020

In the zero-sum world of Chicago real estate, selling the American dream can be a caustic, darkly comic American nightmare. This unique production features two rotating casts. An all-male cast leads a production set in the 1980s. And an all-female cast operates in the present...

The Wolves

The Wolves

Oct 31 – Nov 10, 2019

You've never seen inside a wolfpack like this. Warm up with the nine fierce girls on this raw-talking indoor soccer team and get a feel for the ferocity of their crisscrossing goals.

NEWSIES

NEWSIES

Sep 26 – Oct 6, 2019

Catch NWU's first Disney production. Jack Kelly is a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenage New York newsies. When Joseph Pulitzer raises distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack and his newsies fight for what's right. It's big business vs. the underdogs...

Footloose

Footloose

Aug 15 – Aug 25, 2019

There's never been dancing in the town of Bomont. Nor has there been a kid like Ren McCormack. Something's got to give. New York artist Alan Bennett returns to NWU ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "South Pacific") to choreograph this movie-turned-musical.

The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom

Apr 25 – May 5, 2019

Bluegrass meets Broadway. Identities collapse in this barn-raisin' Southern thrill of a good time set in 18th-century Mississippi.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Apr 4 – Apr 14, 2019

For young Christopher, math is an open book and people a murky mystery. When the neighbor's do is killed with a garden fork, Christopher investigates and embarks on an odyssey of the mind and the heart. Based on the best-selling novel, this hit play uses stunning visuals to take...

Nell Gwynn

Nell Gwynn

Mar 21 – Mar 31, 2019

A woman acting? On stage? Nell is the first woman allowed in King Charles II's company of actors. Her presence--and her performance--on the London stage are revolutionary in this gorgeously rich drama where the theatre and the palace collide.

Applause! Applause! Reboot

Applause! Applause! Reboot

Feb 28 – Mar 3, 2019

Back by popular demand, this musical review is reminiscent of past Applause! Applause! and Broadway Jukebox productions. Audience members spin a wheel to determine the next musical number. Presented in the Studio Theatre at 48th and St. Paul.

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Underdog: The Other, Other Bronte in Omaha Underdog: The Other, Other Bronte
Enid Miller Theatre (10/02-10/11)
Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me! in Omaha Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me!
Lincoln Theatre Royal (5/20-5/20)
Christmas at Leon's in Omaha Christmas at Leon's
Lofte Community Theatre (12/05-12/20)
The Producers in Omaha The Producers
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (2/19-3/07)
Sister Act in Omaha Sister Act
Annie L. McDonald Theatre (10/29-11/08)
Hamilton (Angelica Company) in Omaha Hamilton (Angelica Company)
Lied Center for Performing Arts (4/13-4/18)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Florida) in Omaha The Merry Wives of Windsor (Florida)
Outdoors - Old Main Amphitheatre (4/01-4/11)
Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show: Chris Stapleton & Nikki Lane in Omaha Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show: Chris Stapleton & Nikki Lane
Pinnacle Bank Arena (10/07-10/07)
Cabaret in Omaha Cabaret
Annie L. McDonald Theatre (4/22-5/02)
Jekyll & Hyde in Omaha Jekyll & Hyde
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (10/16-10/25)