ALADDIN is completely satisfying as a theater experience because it has it all: great music, extravagant sets and lighting, gorgeous costumes, enchanting choreography, solid actors, and humor.... (more...)
Thursday night's opening of MAMMA MIA! at Nebraska Wesleyan's McDonald Theatre was a party in the Greek Isles. The extremely enthusiastic crowd of mostly college aged people vociferously approved this romp through ABBA's memorable music. Chest booming laughter, screams, and hoots resounded through t... (more...)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns to the Omaha Community Playhouse for its 43rd year. This holiday favorite is based on Charles Dicken's classic novel and adapted for stage by Omaha's Charles Jones.... (more...)
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre takes us back and forth between 1955 and 1975 to the Five and Dime in McCarthy, Texas. The Disciples of Jimmy Dean are meeting to commemorate his untimely death in a car crash. Instead of contributing any new Jimmy Dean memorabilia to their collection, they uncov... (more...)
Stop the press! Midland University Arts brought a newsworthy event to the Kimmel Theatre last night. NEWSIES, The Broadway Musical, opened to an enthusiastic packed house. 'Fake news' has it that the show running through November 11th is nearly sold out. But don't let that stop you. Check out ticket... (more...)
GOOSEBUMPS: THE PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM may not give you the shivers because it is scary, but those beautiful young voices may raise a few goosebumps!... (more...)
THE SECRET GARDEN, a musical based on the Victorian novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the second in a string of works in University of Nebraska, Omaha's 2018-2019 season featuring all female playwrights.... (more...)
Nebraska Wesleyan University's gender blind production of JULIUS CAESAR is running for one more weekend. It is yet another quality production by the NWU theatre department. I am constantly impressed with their vision, their implementation, and their overall excellence. These actors are being trained... (more...)
Walking dead. Live music. Madcap comedy. Mix them together in a quaint theatre, add a splatter zone, and you have a recipe for an unusually entertaining night.... (more...)
Tara Vaughan, a young, fresh singer-songwriter is rocking the Omaha Community Playhouse with a cornucopia of hits from all female artists crossing the decades. Vaughan is gifted with a mellow, throaty voice that reminds one of honey and whiskey...sweet but with a bit of a bite that leaves you breath... (more...)
Sometimes a production is more than a play. It's a slice of humanity with all its warts and blemishes. Brigit St Brigit Theatre Company took Tennessee Williams' powerful WIngfield family drama to the stage at the Jewish Community Center tonight and left me desolate. THE GLASS MENAGERIE studies a mot... (more...)
SHE KILLS MONSTERS may not make your top ten list for most heartfelt play of the year, but it will definitely make you laugh. And we all need to laugh more.... (more...)
Leslie Odom, Jr. opened the Lied Center for Performing Arts' 29th Season in a spectacular way. Combining charm, humor, and an incomparable musical ability, Odom, Jr. brought the full house to its feet not once, but twice.... (more...)
DROWSY CHAPERONE is clever, albeit not a never-done-before mashup. It is a musical within a comedy complete with colorful characters, catchy music, and a cast of toe tapping extras. If you want to be entertained, this is for you. It is one hour and forty minutes of just plain fun!... (more...)
BIG FISH, THE MUSICAL took the stage this week at the Bellevue Little Theatre. It is a heart warming story that balances on the fine line between what is true and what isn't. Fact or fiction--we all want a hero.... (more...)
Nebraska Wesleyan University was recently named by OnStage Blog as one of the top 25 schools for theatre performance. This cast is evidence that the award is well deserved.... (more...)
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre is running a delightful production that will please everyone. If you like Elvis, you'll love it. If you like to laugh, you'll love it. If you like to watch talented young people do what they do best, you'll love it.... (more...)
This exceptional cast tells the complex story of FUN HOME in the best way possible- through powerful performance that will not leave you untouched. It is artistry.... (more...)
ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE is running through August 19 at PART Theatre, 7400 Dodge St, Omaha. It's well worth a ticket, but get there early because it's already going to be solidly packed a good half hour before showtime.
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BWW Review: ALADDIN Finds Gold With its Own Cave of Wonders at Orpheum Theater
BWW Review: JOLLY, JAZZY AND JOVIAL, ELF USHERS IN THE JOY OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON at The Rose Theatre
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! Wins it All at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Unchanging Magic!
BWW Review: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
BWW Review: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN is Precious Time Well Spent at Bellevue Little Theatre
BWW Review: NEWSIES Stop the Press at Midland University Theatre
BWW Review: GOOSEBUMPS: THE PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM at The Rose Theater May Give You Shivers!
BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN is Dark and Lovely at University of Nebraska Omaha
BWW Review: JULIUS CAESAR at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre and the Power of Words
BWW Review: EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL is Live at TADA THEATRE
BWW Review: Tara Vaughan: SHE ROCKS! the Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Review: Shattered by THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Brigit St Brigit Theatre Company
BWW Review: SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Omaha Community Playhouse - You Might Die Laughing
BWW Review: Unstoppable LESLIE ODOM JR Brings the Audience to Its Feet at the Lied Center For Performing Arts
BWW Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Shows Off at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre!
BWW Review: BIG FISH THE MUSICAL Tells a Good Story at Bellevue Little Theatre
BWW Review: A LIE OF THE MIND at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre Gets Into Your Head
BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is a Big, Bright, Beautiful Show
BWW Review: HILDA'S YARD at The Lofte Theatre is a Good Place to Hang Out
BWW Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
BWW Review: FUN HOME at Omaha Community Playhouse is Artistry
BWW Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION at Appollon Art Space
BWW Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Performing Artists Repertory Theatre Will Aways be a Favorite
BWW Review: MIRANDA SINGS LIVE: NO OFFENSE at Holland Performing Arts Center
