Review: 'Sister Act' a heavenly song-and-dance
There’s some pretty heavenly harmony in “Sister Act” at the Omaha Community Playhouse. The show, which opened Friday under director Kimberly Faith Hickman, really hits its stride when you meet the nuns about a third of the way through the first act. As you might expect if you’ve seen the movie on which this musical is based, their song-and-dance numbers are the highlight of the two-hour production. You have to sit through some plot setup to get to that point: The show opens w
BWW Review: SISTER ACT at Omaha Community Playhouse
SISTER ACT, playing last night to a packed preview audience at the Omaha Community Playhouse, is a simple story about nuns in wimples who are taught to let loose in song by a nightclub singer who is cloistered at the convent in hiding from the hoods. This story isn't just black and white. Well, maybe it is. But this foot stomping musical set in 1970's Philadelphia is fun, no matter what. The musical SISTER ACT, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner with additional book mater
Omaha Playhouse academy’s name a tribute to Henry Fonda
From now on, people taking classes at the Omaha Playhouse will be enrolled in a program that honors a great American thespian. They will be studying at the Henry Fonda Theater Academy, recently named after a man whom critics have called one of the best actors of all time. Fonda, who grew up in Omaha, got his start at the Playhouse and supported it throughout his life with money and time. He went on to star in numerous movies, but the stage always was his first love, his widow
