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THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

Jersey Boys
9/13 - 10/13/2024


Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, a legendary group that rose from blue-collar New Jersey boys to ...


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Review: CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse: Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!


by Christine Swerczek - February 24, 2024

What did our critic think of CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse?...

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: A Triumphant Disaster!


by Christine Swerczek - January 26, 2024

If you need a prescription for winter blues, get to the Omaha Community Playhouse and laugh yourself red in the face with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. I dare you to not get caught up in its zany, madcap shenanigans. It is two hours of nonstop fun!...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Omaha Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Omaha Awards; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, THE MOUNTAINTOP, Lincoln Community Playhouse & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, THE MOUNTAINTOP, Lincoln Community Playhouse & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Four Teen Guys (4TG) Performs A MUSIC VARIETY SHOW at Omaha Conservatory Of Music


by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2023

4TG is an ensemble of four performing friends gathering to share their gifts and sense of humor, for a good cause. Experience the power of live music with towering piano classics, music theater favorites, string masterpieces, fun duets and some good laughs....

Review: The Passion of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse


by Christine Swerczek - October 20, 2023

What did our critic think of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse? PIPELINE, a one act drama written by Tony Award nominated book writer Dominique Morisseau opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse on October 6 under the direction of Breanna Carodine. I finally saw it last night and was impressed by...

Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Some Kind of Wonderful


by Christine Swerczek - September 15, 2023

BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical previewed at the Omaha Community Playhouse September 14th. Making its Broadway debut in 2014, BEAUTIFUL was nominated for an array of theater awards, winning several including Best Musical Theater Album and a Grammy Award....

Review: CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse


by Analisa Swerczek - August 31, 2023

What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse? Omaha Community Playhouse has cooked up another hit with their first show of the 99th season, Clyde’s. A continuation of two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage’s script Sweat, which ran on the very same stage in the fall of 2019, Clyd...

Omaha Community Playhouse Appoints Rebecca Noble as Executive Director


by Stephi Wild - August 31, 2023

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) Board of Directors recently announced that it has appointed Rebecca Noble as the organization’s permanent Executive Director, who is committed through its 100th season next year (2024-2025). ...

Past Shows


Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant, featuring the 2003 Broadway orchestrations....

Rent
2/10 - 3/19/2023


RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet ...


He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make ...

Kinky Boots
5/27 - 6/26/2022


Kinky Boots isn't your typical rags-to-riches story. It's a heart-warming musical that throws a sparkly spotlight on acceptance and finding your niche. Charlie Price, facing ...


John Patrick Shanley Omaha Community Playhouse...

A Christmas Carol
12/4 - 1/4/2021


As stages around the world remain dark, the nation's largest community theatre is going to great lengths to ensure a 45-year-old holiday tradition lives on ...

I am My Own Wife
10/30 - 11/15/2020


Omaha Community Playhouse Doug Wright...

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
10/2 - 11/1/2020


Yesterday and Today is the smash hit, all-request Beatles show controlled by the audience. Share your favorite stories and relive your fondest memories with the ...

Yesterday and Today (Streaming)


Yesterday and Today is the smash hit, all-request Beatles show controlled by the audience. Share your favorite stories and relive your fondest memories with the ...

Grounded
Grounded
9/25 - 10/18/2020


An ace fighter pilot finds herself grounded when an unexpected pregnancy cuts her career in the sky short. Reassigned to military drone operation, the former ...

Grounded (Streaming)
Grounded (Streaming)
10/2 - 10/18/2020


An ace fighter pilot finds herself grounded when an unexpected pregnancy cuts her career in the sky short. Reassigned to military drone operation, the former ...

Clybourne Park
8/21 - 9/20/2020


Bruce Norris Omaha Community Playhouse...

The Color Purple
5/29 - 6/28/2020


A teenager gives birth to two of her father's children and then is married off to a man who sought her sister. The man convinces ...

Bright Star
4/17 - 5/10/2020


From award-winning screenwriter and playwright Steve Martin (Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Roxanne) and chart-topping singer-songwriter Edie Brickell comes a world premiere American musical inspired ...

ONCE
ONCE
2/28 - 3/22/2020


Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, Once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to ...


Charise Castro Smith Omaha Community Playhouse...

ANNIE
ANNIE
9/13 - 10/13/2019


Leapin’ lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to ...

Sweat
8/16 - 9/15/2019


Lynn Nottage Omaha Community Playhouse...

RAGTIME
RAGTIME
5/31 - 6/30/2019


Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island, Seussical and Lucky Stiff), noted playwright Terrence McNally, and ...

Men on Boats
5/3 - 5/26/2019


Jaclyn Backhaus Omaha Community Playhouse...

One Man, Two Guvnors
4/12 - 5/5/2019


Richard Bean Omaha Community Playhouse...

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY


THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, one of the most romantic stories ever written, is now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Based on the ...

Of Mice and Men
2/15 - 3/17/2019


John Steinbeck Omaha Community Playhouse...


Lauren Gunderson Omaha Community Playhouse...


based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens Omaha Community Playhouse...

SHREK THE MUSICAL
SHREK THE MUSICAL
9/14 - 10/14/2018


SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...

DISASTER!
DISASTER!
9/24


Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the ’70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films....

EDGES
EDGES
7/9


"Who am I?"brbr"Who do I want to become?"brbrEDGES is not a traditional musical; it is an exciting new show about four burgeoning adults asking these ...

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
6/1 - 6/24/2018


The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay ...

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
4/13 - 5/6/2018


Based on the Academy Award-winning film by Tom Stoppard and adapted by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot), Shakespeare in Love is a love letter to the ...

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
3/2 - 3/25/2018


Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach is a brand-new take on this "masterpeach" of a tale. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a witty ...

PARADE
2/9 - 3/11/2018


In the gripping musical Parade, history unfolds with a haunting melody. Set in 1913 Georgia, the story follows Leo Frank, a Jewish American factory manager, ...

MAMMA MIA!
9/15 - 10/15/2017


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...

THE PRODUCERS
5/27 - 6/26/2016


The Producers is a hilarious musical creation of Mel Brooks, a comedic mastermind. Brooks wears multiple hats for this production, acting as composer, lyricist, and ...

CAROLINE OR CHANGE
2/12 - 3/20/2016


Playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and composer Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie) have elegantly crafted this bold and uniquely poignant new theatrical work. Tesori's ...

DOGFIGHT
1/25


The hauntingly beautiful musical, Dogfight, by Pasek and Paul (Edges, James and the Giant Peach, A Christmas Story) and Peter Duchan, was praised by countless ...

Monty Python's Spamalot
5/29 - 6/28/2015


Follow the legendary King Arthur as he and his knights of the round table venture out on a quest to find the Holy Grail....

Jesus Christ Superstar
3/6 - 4/5/2015


This rock opera, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice, takes a bold approach to the final week of Jesus' life. Forget ...

LITTLE WOMEN
1/23 - 2/22/2015


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
9/12 - 10/12/2014


The Drowsy Chaperone is a hilarious and meta-theatrical musical that injects a dose of nostalgia and playful satire into the world of classic Broadway musicals. ...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
5/30 - 6/29/2014


IT'S ALIVE! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation THE PRODUCERS comes this monster new musical comedy. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania ...

NEXT TO NORMAL
2/7 - 3/16/2014


Pulitzer-Prize winning rock musical  NEXT TO NORMAL ,  with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household ...

LES MISERABLES
9/20 - 10/27/2013


This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust ...

HAIRSPRAY
5/25 - 6/24/2012


HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air.nbsp; Loveable plus-size heroine, ...

HAIRSPRAY
5/25 - 6/17/2012


HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air.nbsp; Loveable plus-size heroine, ...

A Streetcar Named Desire
4/27 - 5/27/2012

Lend Me A Tenor
Lend Me A Tenor
4/13 - 5/6/2012


A side-splitting comedy, Lend Me A Tenor will have you singing its praises! When a fiery-tempered, world famous Italian opera star comes to town, he ...

Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
3/2 - 3/25/2012


Full of sharp parody, sinfully spectacular dancing and irreverent humor, Altar Boyz tells the story of five small-town boys—Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham—trying to ...

THE FANTASTICKS
2/17 - 3/25/2012


Talk about a time-proven audience-pleaser! "Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world. "The Fantasticks" is the longest-running ...

The Fantasticks
2/10 - 3/18/2012

On Golden Pond
1/20 - 2/12/2012

Yesterday and Today
12/2 - 12/31/2011


Yesterday and Today is the smash hit, all-request Beatles show controlled by the audience. Share your favorite stories and relive your fondest memories with the ...

A Christmas Carol
11/18 - 12/23/2011

Flyin' West
10/21 - 11/20/2011


Atlanta playwright Cleage examines the lives, memories and hopes of four female former slaves expecting a better life in the West away from the uncertainties ...

Chicago
Chicago
9/16 - 10/16/2011


A Broadway hit that won six Tony Awards! Set in the razzle-dazzle roaring twenties Chicago. This sharp-edge tale of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation and ...

Becky's New Car
Becky's New Car
8/19 - 9/18/2011


A contemporary, captivating story, Becky’s New Car finds two families unknowingly intertwined. Humorously ironic situations, rapid scene changes and clever audience interaction will keep you ...

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Pretty Woman (Non-Equity) in Omaha Pretty Woman (Non-Equity)
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The Prom in Omaha The Prom
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To Kill a Mockingbird in Omaha To Kill a Mockingbird
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Mean Girls in Omaha Mean Girls
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