Omaha Performing Arts has announced the opening date for the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement. It will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 19th, as well as a free open house March 22nd from noon to 4 p.m. The center is the final part to be added to the Dick and Mary Holland Campus bounded by 11th, 12th, Douglas and Dodge streets. The project has been in development since 2023, as more space was needed to serve the community. The Tenaska Center will host arts classes, workshops and camps for all ages and experience levels.
UNOTheater will present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR once more at the Weber Fine Arts Building, Black Box Theater December 4th through the 7th with times of 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. UNO students get in free with their MAVcards. General admission is $20 – there is additionally a $10 price for the preview performance on the first Thursday only.
The Rose Theater will feature The Pigeon Gets a Big-Time Holiday Extravaganza! from December 5th through the 21st. Based on the books and characters by Mo Willems, this show full of catchy tunes, silly stories and audience antics. Tickets are $30 for the main floor and $25 for the balcony. There will also be a special hot chocolate voucher handed out to the first 50 kids at every performance, redeemable for after the show, served by Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck.
Steelhouse Omaha will present Joyful Noise: A Gospel Christmas performed by the Grammy Award-nominated Salem Church Choir, local favorites and other guest artists on December 6th at 7:30 p.m., and December 7th at 4 p.m. Guests may arrive an hour before the show for preshow family fun activities, such as cookie decorating and making letters for the North Pole. Santa will also be there Saturday, December 6th.
Omaha Performing Arts will present The Notebook at the Orpheum Theater December 9th through the 14th, daily at 7:30 p.m. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired an iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. The show is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love, and features music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by TV’s Bekah Brunstetter.