by Ashley Hothan Pippin, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Friday April 17, 2026 Lincoln Community Playhouse has produced yet another hit show with Pippin: a fantastical musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (of Wicked fame) and book by Roger O. Hirson. The scene is set in 780 A.D. and thereabouts, in the Holy Roman Empire….
By Marikita Saure Guys & Dolls, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Friday February 13, 2026 Some shows can feel like a gamble. Guys and Dolls is not one of them. From the moment the curtain rose at Nebraska Communities Playhouse, it was clear this production wasn’t just rolling the dice — it stacked the deck. With brassy…
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…
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…
By Marikita Saure The Odd Couple, Community Players, Sunday September 7, 2025 Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple remains a comedy classic, and Community Players’ current production in Beatrice proves why. Whether you know it from the original play, the film, or the long-running TV series, this mismatched-roommate story still packs plenty of laughs. Fate (and…
By Dylan Warren Pirated!, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Friday August 15, 2025 Move over Three Stooges and Charlie Chaplin, Pirated! crashes in with a raucous and roaring good time and explodes with chaotic Buster Keaton-esque shenanigans. Pirated! is the story of one Roger Marshal of Marshall Pictures attempting to create a cinematic masterpiece of The Pirates…
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 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 Marikita Saure Oklahoma!, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Friday February 28th, 2025 There’s no denying that Oklahoma is a well loved musical classic both onstage and onscreen. It was clear there was a lot of excitement in the theatre before the show; greeting the audience with a cozy and familiar set and scene that could be…