MAGPIE’S SONG: A THOUGHTFUL AND ORIGINAL PRODUCTION AT LCP
By Julia Doerr Magpie’s Song, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Saturday February 14, 2026 Entering LCP’s Studio Theatre to choose my seat for Saturday’s performance of Magpie’s Song, I was struck by the beautiful and unique design of the set, with the audience seated on risers on three sides of a swirl-shaped stage. The room is decorated…
Community Players’ Quiz Makes Audience Think
By Lisa Steiner Quiz, Community Players in Beatrice, Friday February 13, 2026 This weekend and next, Community Players in Beatrice puts on the North American premier of Quiz. Originally premiering in the UK, Quiz was nominated for two 2019 Olivier Awards, including Best New Comedy. It follows the intriguing case of Charles and Diana Ingram, fraudsters and contestants of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in Britain. Based on a true story,…
Meshuggah-Nuns kicks off TADA’s 25th Anniversary Season
by Juli Burney Meshuggah-Nuns, The TADA Theatre, Thursday February 12, 2026 I was fortunate enough to see the TADA Theatre production of Meshuggah-Nuns this week in Lincoln. TADA kicked off its 25th anniversary season with this delightful, entertaining musical. It is a part of the popular Nunsense series that patrons have enjoyed over the years…
LINCOLN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS MAGPIE’S SONG, A NEW MUSICAL, FEBRUARY 13-15, 20-22
Lincoln Community Playhouse presents Magpie’s Song, a new musical by Lincoln native, Zeph Siebler, on February 13-15, 20-22 in the Studio Theatre. Tickets are $27.00 for adults and $16.00 for students and may be reserved at lincolnplayhouse.com or by calling the box office at 402-489-7529 between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Magpie’s Song is comprised of…
Christmas Carol Infused with Holiday Spirit
Nebraska Communities Playhouse proves once again why its productions are worth the drive to Hickman, as the Broadway musical version of A Christmas Carol is a must-see. NCP always lights up the lobby with festive holiday décor and even had cast members singing Christmas carols before the show, immediately setting the tone for a joyful…
You’ll shoot your eye out if you miss A Christmas Story at The Lied!
By Marikita Saure A Christmas Story The Musical, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Tuesday December 16, 2025 It’s always a joy to settle into a seat for the Broadway Series at The Lied, and A Christmas Story proves itself a holiday tradition worth unwrapping year after year. If you somehow missed this classic growing…
A Magical Night at A Christmas Carol
By Katie Pynes Anetsberger A Christmas Carol, The Nebraska Communities Playhouse, December 12, 2025 7:30PM Well, they did it again.The Nebraska Communities Playhouse continues to lead as the premiere community theatre experience in the Lincoln area. From the beautiful sets, lighting and staging, to the heartfelt, endearing and hilarious performances, I was drawn in from…
Dick Terhune weaves Christmas magic in “A Christmas Carol” at Community Players
By Chris Berger A Christmas Carol, Community Players, Thursday December 11, 2025 I was excited to see a version of A Christmas Carol that I had not seen before. Having had some experience with it some years before at OCP and seeing many, many versions over the years, I was especially excited to see a…
“Primal murder and the urge for revenge. What better way to spend a pleasant evening together?”
By Regina Hinkley Murder on the Orient Express, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Thursday November 13, 2025 Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is perhaps one of the British author’s more well known intellectual properties. Sitting as the most translated author of all time with 66 novels, the best selling book of all-time (And Then There…
CP Takes On Ambitious Sweeney Todd for Halloween
By Lisa Steiner Sweeney Todd, Community Players in Beatrice, Friday October 24, 2025 When you enter the auditorium at Community Players in Beatrice, you are instantly drawn into 19th Century London’s Fleet Street, home to Sweeney Todd’s Tonsorial Parlour and Mrs. Lovett’s Pie Shop, the setting for the tale of Sweeney Todd. As the lights…