Reactions/Responses/Reviews of productions at LTA Member Theaters.
By Emily Pynes Frozen, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Friday August 15, 2025 Disney’s Frozen hit the big screen in 2013 and captivated us all, young and old, with its creativity, its characters, and its thought provoking storyline. The Disney princess journey had a refreshing plot twist – the classic act of true love…
By Marikita Saure Come From Away, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Saturday August 9, 2025 Come From Away has landed in Nebraska for the first time, and Lincoln Community Playhouse is among the first community theatres in the nation entrusted with bringing this extraordinary story to life. Under the inspired direction and choreography of Ted Blessing, this…
By Marikita Saure Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pinewood Performing Arts, Sunday July 13, 2025 Attending a summer performance by Pinewood Performing Arts is a beloved Lincoln tradition for families and theatre lovers alike — and this season’s production is no exception. The dazzling Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, marking Pinewood’s 75th annual…
By Barb Dorn Arsenic and Old Lace, Olde Glory Theatre, Seward, NE Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 Well that was just flat out FUN! A lovely night for a short road trip to Seward (as in 22 minutes from Fallbrook short!), a wonderful reunion with some high school classmates, and a serendipitous seating with a new…
By Regina Hinkley The Sound of Music, Community Players in Beatrice, Thursday June 5, 2025 “Maria, these walls were not meant to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live.” Opening up the program of The Sound of Music at the Community Players Theater…
by Julia Doerr Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Friday May 2, 2025 Not too surprisingly, there was more than one Cinderella in the house at Friday’s opening of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version at the Lincoln Community Playhouse. Several little girls in tiaras came to the show, and at least one grown…
By Dylan Warren Next to Normal, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Friday April 25, 2025 Timely, heavy, and beautiful are three words I can best use to describe Next to Normal. This rock musical brings to us an electrifying conversation of mental illness and intense grief. This story is about the Goodman family trying to live their…
By Lisa Steiner Urinetown The Musical, Nebraska Repertory Theater, Thursday April 24, 2025 The Nebraska Repertory Theater is putting on the oddly-named Urinetown The Musical this weekend and next and may I say it is a hoot! The show that calls its own title bad is highly aware of itself and isn’t afraid to let…
