A Very Special Holiday Special
2024-12-07 14:00, 2024-12-08 18:00, 2024-12-12 19:00, 2024-12-13 19:00, 2024-12-14 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Shelterbelt Theatre, 4383 Nicholas St STE 204, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
A Very Special Holiday Special is an evening of 8 short plays by Shelterbelt Alum Mark Harvey Levine. Full of humor and heart, it’s like Christmas and Hanukkah got together to tell stories and have a laugh.
Directed by D. Scott Glasser and Steve Krambeck; Featuring Connie Lee, Moira, Nick LeMay, Moira Mangiamelli, Roz Parr, Christopher Scott, and D. Kevin Williams
Show Dates / Times:
Thursdays and Fridays – December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7pm
Saturdays – December 7, 14, 21 at 2pm
Sundays – December 8, 15, 22 at 6pm

Milk & Cookies with Santa
2024-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Chanticleer Community Theater, 1001 S 6th St., Council Bluffs, IA, 51503, United States
Sat DEC 7 >> 2-4PM
Join Chanticleer Community Theater for an exciting afternoon with Santa Claus! He will read a few story books and help create a fun holiday ornament! You will get to decorate a cookie or ornament, enjoy treats, and have fun with Santa and the elves!
Proceeds raised will go to support the scholarship fund for Chanticleer Community Theater.

A Christmas Story: The Musical
2024-12-07 17:00, 2024-12-13 19:00, 2024-12-14 14:00, 2024-12-14 17:00, 2024-12-15 14:00 | The Rose Theater, 2001 Farnam St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.
Book by Joseph Robinette.
Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story.
PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS
Join Ralphie Parker on his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts – a Red Ryder air rifle. This musical adaptation of the beloved movie brings all the classic laughs of Flick getting his tongue stuck to a flagpole, Dad getting his special award, a disastrous visit to Santa and many more to life onstage. Bring your family together this winter to experience the universal triumphs of childhood as seen through the eyes of a very special nine-year old.

ANYTHING GOES
2024-12-07 19:30, 2024-12-08 14:00 | UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center, 6305 University Dr N, Omaha, NE, 68182, United States
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

90 years after it premiered on Broadway, Cole Porter’s classic shipboard musical comedy has entertained audiences ever since! Crazy disguises, nightclub singers, romantic entanglements, and would-be gangsters are featured in this song-and-dance extravaganza!
Director: Dr. Ron Zank
Music Director: Curtis Reynolds
Choreographer: Julian Adair

November 21–23, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.
November 24, 2024 | 2 P.M. matinee
December 5–7, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.
December 8, 2024 | 2 P.M. matinee

A Christmas Carol
2024-12-07 19:30, 2024-12-08 14:00, 2024-12-11 19:00, 2024-12-12 19:30, 2024-12-13 19:30, 2024-12-14 19:30, 2024-12-15 14:00 | Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE, 68132
It just isn’t Christmas without A Christmas Carol! Experience Omaha’s favorite holiday tradition as Ebenezer Scrooge takes us on a life-changing journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas. The must-see holiday event for the entire family is filled with stunning Victorian costumes, festive music and magical scenery.
*Special Event – Not part of the regular season series.
OCP will offer a special performance of A Christmas Carol featuring multiple ASL interpreters dressed in light costumes who shadow performers on stage. This season’s Shadow-Interpreted Performance of A Christmas Carol is Sunday, Dec. 8, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Please call the OCP Box Office at (402) 553-0800 for more information.

Anything Goes
2024-12-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-08 14:00 - 17:00 | UNO Weber Fine Arts Building, 6505 University Dr S, Omaha, NE, 68182, United States
After 90 years since it premiered on Broadway, Cole Porter’s classic shipboard musical comedy has entertained audiences ever since. Crazy disguises, nightclub singers, romantic entanglements, and would-be gangsters are featured in this song-and-dance extravaganza.

Nov 21-23 | 7:30pm
Nov 24 | 2:00pm matinee
Dec 5-7 | 7:30pm
Dec 8 | 2:00pm matinee

General Admission Musicals $20
Preview Performance $10 (First Thursday Performance Only)
Show and Ticket Info HERE
UNO students get in free with your MavCARD. Go to the box office before the performance to get your free ticket.

CHANTICLEER COMMUNITY THEATER White Christmas
2024-12-12 19:30, 2024-12-13 19:30, 2024-12-14 19:30, 2024-12-15 14:00 | Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, 1001 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA, United States
DEC 12-15 & 19-22 >> Thu-Sat 7:30PM & Sun 2PM
Get ready to experience the magic of the holiday season with Chanticleer Theater’s White Christmas the Musical at the Hoff Center! This heartwarming production will take the stage from December 12-15 & 19-22, showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2PM.
Based on the beloved film, this musical brings to life the timeless story of love, laughter, and holiday cheer. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.

A Remarkable Series of Ordinary Events at Holiday Tower
2024-12-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Benson Theatre, 6054 Maple St, Omaha, NE, 68104, United States
Brigit St Brigit and Benson Theatre continue their delightful tradition of mixing holiday folklore, classic stories, cultural celebrations, and original ideas with an all new script, new players, and more!
You know Ol’ St. Nick and possibly Krampus, but ever heard of Mari Lywd, the horse skull who wants your beer? How about the glowing-eyed Yule Cat who devours those without new clothes on Christmas Eve? A demonic Yule Log, anyone? BSB and Benson are back at it for the holidays with a brand-new bag!
Mischief, Merriment, Mirth, Mayhem, and Mitzvahs! The individuality and creativity of 7 writers from vastly different backgrounds and traditions comes together in one wide-ranging, full length play. A Remarkable Series of Ordinary Events at Holiday Tower is equal parts comedy, drama, whimsy, and wonder– a tale for the holidays about a community of friends and family (found and otherwise), told by a collective of like-minded artists.
THE STORY: ​​​​ Holiday Tower is a staple of the neighborhood. It’s been standing as long as anyone can remember. It not only boasts a diverse community, but houses tenants possibly ripped straight from the pages of folklore and myth. Or folks who just really like role playing. As the divergent and eclectic residents attempt to share their common room and celebrate a multitude of holidays on one night (Christmas Eve, of course!), we peer into individual apartments at various points throughout the year. A collection of snapshots revealing individual lives delineated by the holidays that define a year.
THE STORIES, CHARACTERS, AND INSPIRATIONS
Working as a group this summer, the creative team behind A Remarkable Series of Ordinary Events at Holiday Tower collectively penned a full-length, fully formed play celebrating collaboration and communication. The diverse minds, people and cultures depicted in the play are reflections of the individual writers that made up the collective. The story is equal parts funny, sentimental, spooky, heart-warming, and thoughtful– everything you’ve come to expect from BSB and Benson Theatre’s Holiday Lights tradition.
Theatre is greater than the sum of its parts. It is unavoidably a looking glass into its makers, and if done well, something in which every audience member can see a bit of themselves, as well. The same holds true for healthy, thriving communities. This universality is something that has been baked into every BSB production since its inception over thirty years ago. It has become our tradition at the end of every year to present a show celebrating, with laughter and love, a cocktail of tradition with something new. Join us in December to revel in all the crazy, wonderful, unbelievable, touching, and yes, joyful things that make us different… and very much the same ?
Show Dates: December 12-22, 2024 (Thursdays-Sundays)
Tickets: General Admission $35, Seniors/Students/Military $30
