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
HAIRSPRAY
Jun 6 – Jun 11, 2023
You Cant Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadways Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she...
Disney's FROZEN
Apr 19 – Apr 30, 2023
An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, FROZEN is everything you want in a musical: Its...
LES MISÉRABLES
Mar 7 – Mar 12, 2023
Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schnbergs Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISRABLES. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES...
Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Feb 7 – Feb 12, 2023
All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkins adaptation of Harper Lees Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critics Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD...
SIX
Jan 3 – Jan 8, 2023
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred...
ANNIE
Nov 8 – Nov 13, 2022
Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly...
AIN'T TOO PROUD: The Life and Times of the Temptations
Oct 18 – Oct 23, 2022
AINT TOO PROUD THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations extraordinary journey from the...
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
May 14 – May 19, 2013
THE ADDAMS FAMILY is a smash-hit musical comedy that brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course,...
Disney’s THE LION KING
Mar 12 – Apr 17, 2013
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual...
The Joffrey Ballet Le Sacre du Printemps - The Rite of Spring
Mar 3
The Joffrey Ballet expresses a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of America with its company and repertoire. The company will perform...
Savion Glover’s SoLe Sanctuary
Jan 31
Tony®-winning tap dancer (or hoofer, as he likes to say), Savion Glover has performed at the White House, choreographed for film and is widely considered...
MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL
Jan 15 – Jan 20, 2013
TURN UP THAT DIAL... From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with...
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Dec 14 – Dec 16, 2012
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Omaha! Based on the Academy Award®-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle...
The Nutcracker
Dec 7
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to the Orpheum with an awe-inspiring take on a cherished holiday tradition. Children of all ages will delight in this...
BILLY ELLIOT the Musical
Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2012
Winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Time Magazine’s “Best Musical of the Decade” is coming to Omaha! BILLY ELLIOT the Musical is...
The Tierney Sutton Band
May 4
Though the group bears the name of its vocalist, The Tierney Sutton Band is clearly a cohesive collaboration. Sutton's sense of rhythm and creamy vocal...
Meow Meow in BEYOND GLAMOUR
Apr 20 – Apr 21, 2012
Meow Meow has seduced audiences worldwide with her unique mix of glamour-puss cabaret and performance art exotica. The resulting performance is an evening full of...
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Apr 1
Reconvening the original Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, this Grammy Award-winning group creates unique, genre-blurring music. From jazz to bluegrass to African music and electric...
Luna Negra Dance Theater
Mar 30
Founded by Cuban-born dancer and choreographer Eduardo Vilaro, Chicago-based Luna Negra celebrates the richness and diversity of Latino culture through the creation of works by...
Herbie HanC*CK
Mar 16
Legendary pianist and composer, Herbie Hancock, has influenced the landscape of modern music for more than half a century. From his notable beginnings with the...
Doc Severinsen & His Big Band
Feb 25
Doc Severinsen & His Big Band are back on tour for the first time in many seasons. The Grammy®-winning trumpeter and former "Tonight Show" bandleader...
EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE with MARK NIZER’S 3D LIVE SHOW
Feb 12
Original comedy, world-class juggling, movement, music, technology and 3D glasses make this performance "Nothing less than brilliant" (Performance magazine). Imagine four lasers being juggled at...
Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata “The Hills Are Alive”
Feb 9
For their latest album, Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata has smartly adapted songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's iconic musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This instrumental quartet along...
The Gypsy in My Soul
Feb 3
Called the “First Lady of the American Broadway Theatre,” Patti LuPone will perform her triumphant solo show The Gypsy in My Soul for one night...
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