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 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…
By Sam Pynes Young Frankenstein, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Thursday September 14, 2023, Final Dress Rehearsal Watching this show brought back a distinct memory of a family summer cabin trip as a kid. A bunch of siblings and cousins had spent the day on the lake, and most were now bundled into sleeping bags scattered about…
By Jamie Bullins 9 to 5, Lofte Community Theatre, Saturday, July 15, 2023, 7:00 pm. There may not be a lot going on in Manley, NE. It’s not a hopping metropolis most likely. Now, this is actually only like the third time I’ve ever set foot in Manley, so, I don’t want to judge it…
Lincoln Community Playhouse will present Sweeney Todd March 10-12 and 17-19. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd is considered one of the masterworks of Broadway. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and can be reserved at lincolnplayhouse.com or by calling the box office at 402-489-7529 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00…
By Deanna Walz Something Rotten, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Friday September 16, 2022 7:30PM Full disclosure: I am currently the past-president of the Lincoln Community Playhouse. Knowing this, one might make the assumption that I am biased, but in fact the original reviewer for LCP’s production of Something Rotten was unable to attend. I figured I…
By Sheri Berger Lofte Community Theatre, Saturday July 16, 2022, 7PM Omigod you guys! The cast of Legally Blonde at the Lofte Community Theatre has created an energetic show! From the very beginning until the very end of this musical, there is nonstop music, energy, and dancing. This cast is having fun, and they know…
The blockbuster musical RENT will open at the award-winning TADA Theatre June 9th. Written and composed by Jonathan Larson whose autobiographical musical Tick-Tick Boom was recently adapted for the critically acclaimed award-winning production on Netflix, RENT is a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning theatrical production that follows a year in the lives of a diverse group…
By Sam Pynes Harvey, Lofte Community Theatre, April 1, 2022 7PM I always like visiting The Lofte: they have a very open and welcoming atmosphere and performing space. If you haven’t been there, you should really check it out. Before the show, Artistic Director Kevin Colbert welcomed the audience, including a couple who were celebrating…
