Really impressive. The theatre has the small, intimate feel I associate with a community playhouse…read moreand the production we saw (Be More Chill, in Fall 2019) was wonderfully staged. Super ample parking and very easy location. We bought tickets online and were able to show them on my phone (no need to print/will call). The foyer is a bit small and got super packed upon everyone leaving after the play, hang back until the swarm thins if you don't like being in the press of a crowd. Overall highly recommend.

They do mainstage productions and children's theater as well. People here love what they do and…read moreI've seen many good productions over the years; I've traveled quite some distance to come back and see a play I'm fond of, and been pretty happy when I have.

The Nebraska Reparatory Theatre is a Lincoln gem hidden in plain sight. This professional theatre…read moregroup is housed in the Temple Building immediately across the street (to the east) from the Lied Center and immediately across the street (to the south) from UNL's campus and old CBA. This professional theatre partners closely with the University. The Executive Director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre is also the Director of UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. I learned all of these things recently after a friend invited me to attend a performance of Sense and Sensibility in the Howell Theatre. The cast and crew was a combination of professionals and students, and the show was great. Tickets are reasonably priced. Check it out!

Agree with comments about staff not making visitors feel welcome. Needlessly rude. Definitely my…read morelast choice for theater in Lincoln. Disappointing as theater should be a welcoming place, but that's just me.

What a pleasant surprise! This small theatre is cozy and intimate. Maybe a bit like The Bourbon,…read morebut with much less seating. Very comfortable and up close for a great show. Evil Dead the Musical was well done and presented excellently.

We had a great time seeing Weird Al here! It's a pretty large space; next time there is a show here…read moreI want to see, I will buy tickets when they first go on sale. Parking before the show was easy, lots of people to wave us in to the right spaces. Unfortunately most of those attendants were nowhere to be seen AFTER the show. And that was frustrating because it was really a huge cluster of cars. REALLY. Fortunately the parking is free. The Bowl is part of a park that is really nice, with a pond, beautiful trees, and an interesting display of huge old columns. So if you are there early you can wander around. The seats though. We were in the last row, and obviously the Bowl did not have quite enough of the regular chairs, so those of us in the way back were on these white folding chairs that definitely appeared narrower and less comfortable than the black chairs that all the other rows have. It was warm and we were REALLY close to each other. Food and drink is available. I believe the site says you can bring in an empty plastic water bottle. Though apparently it needs to be CLEAR and not opaque plastic and that is ridiculous. Thinking about it now I'm going to take off another star for that, since we were not allowed to bring our water bottle in and they were jerks about it honestly.

What a small and unique music venue…read more It doesn't look like much, but it produces five star events featuring some of entertainment's biggest names. Stage, sound and lights are world class. Whoever you come to see will look and sound good. Portable seats are brought in every show. They're semi small and they're packed close together. I've seen skinnier days, so I did my best to make myself small. Please beware if you're in a similar weight class. You may want to buy early, so you can find seats on an aisle. I couldn't find bathrooms. Somebody in another review said there were real bathrooms on site, so I guess if you know you know. Luckily there are a few porta potty farms with sinks. Lines formed, however they moved quickly and even though some of us may have had some adult beverages, everybody behaved themselves. I didn't see any food, but I did find some beverage stands. They seemed to be fully stocked with the normal beer and cocktail brands. Expect to pay inflated music venue prices. Parking is easy, but there are only a few ways into the venue, so it will take a while. Please give yourself plenty of time to travel.

Wonderful local Shakespeare organization. The summer show of Hamlet this year was phenomenal!…read more We've been going to these shows for over 10 years and they are always quality productions. Although I enjoyed the traveling summer shows, it;s nice to see them back in Wyuka. I'm amazed that I'm the first to give them a Yelp review,

This is one of those places you could walk by many times and not realize it's there (probably…read morebecause it's up on the second floor of the building). But what do I know, living in Omaha there's not even a chance I'd have walked by here had I not been wandering around this building for work. Talking to some of the Haymarket staff during my wanderings, I learned that Hamlet was coming in February. Being a bit of a Shakespeare fan I planned a weekend trip for Bill and I down to Lincoln. Seats were cheap ($15/p) which is a great value for the entertainment we received. They have a small snack bar with adult beverages, which you can take into the theater. Seating is all open, and it wasn't too crowded - even on a Saturday night. This is what I'd call a casual type of theater. Interesting thing, we were some of the older crowd here also. But anyway, a good time was had.

We were so fortunate to be at the Great Plains premiere of I Carry Your Heart with Me. This was an…read moreamazing show that will stay with me for a long time. Really exceptional production.

From the owner: Angels Theatre Company creates, develops, and produces new plays. We are a local, professional…read moretheatre company devoted to bringing new plays to our community.

The Ross is an independent cinema in downtown Lincoln. They have a good mix of popular and eclectic…read morefirst run films, classic re-runs, and also stream The Met. As a parent of young children it can be hard to get away for one of these movies, but during the summer of 2025 they have been showing children's movies at 11 am on Saturday mornings for FREE! It's been a wonderful opportunity to revisit some old favorites and see new ones.

A haven for film nerds & freebies!…read more This is a University of Nebraska-owned theater, which means that in addition to showing movies to the public, they use the theatres for film classes. During the school year when classes are assigned to watch a film there, they often open up the empty seats to the public, for free. They offer some good sneak peeks before movies are released. Recently, I saw Charlie Bartlett, American Gangster, & Forgetting Sarah Marshall there all for FREE before they were released in theaters. This is also the only place in Lincoln (and most of Nebraska, for that matter), that you'll be able to watch documentaries like "Control Room" & "Bowling for Columbine" in theatres. That goes for liberal films too, which won't garner much of an audience in Nebraska. For a couple years, they showed a compilation of all of the Academy Awards short animation nominees. That was cool - I can't even find that on Netflix! They serve the local community by occasionally hosting premieres of locally-produced shows for our statewide Public Television Station (NET Nebraska), or premiering local films & doing Q&A with the filmmakers afterwards. TIPS: 1) Check their site (www.theross.org) often for special deals (free popcorn?) and for the upcoming shows. You can also grab a flyer (to the left of the ticket booth) for that info. 2) If there's no metered parking available on the street, try the University's visitor lot, a block east. 3) Try the Kookaburra licorice. It doesn't even taste like "licorice". It tastes like awesome. 4) If you're going to a free sneak preview, this is how it works: - Go there a day or so early to pick up your ticket voucher. I think you can also do this the day of the show. This is not a ticket, & beware: they overbook it. - Get there an hour early. Again, at least one hour early. 30 minutes before the show, the lobby will be crammed full of mostly college students waiting to see a free movie. - Exchange your voucher for a ticket, & wait in line. - For some of the more popular movies, the distributor will send a "bouncer" to check your purse or backpack before you enter the theatre, to make sure you're not trying to make a bootleg. So...this may not be a good show to sneak food into either :)

WEA YOU STAY GOING?…read more Wen people learn dat you stay going mainland fo' vacay, dey usually respond with beeg smiles, wide eyes, and enthusiastically ask, "Where are you going?" or "What state are you visiting?" When I replied back with, "Lincoln, Nebraska," I got da reply, "What's over there?" Post-visit, I can honestly say wat stay ovah dea: "Haoles, corn, and choke land." ------------- SCCA SOLO II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS I was dea attending da 50th Annual Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Solo II National Championship Runoffs sponsored by online discount tire/wheel magnate, Tire Rack, and held in September 2013. No, I don't race, but my husband does! And befoa any of you get any kine preconceived notions of a spiky-haired, skinny and lanky Japanee/Korean/Chinee who binges on Fast & Da Furious movies, Initial D manga, and Top Gear (da Europe version; U.S. one sucks monkey butt), who illegally races on da H-2 and H-3 freeway in da middle of da nite, and goes to Tantalus fo' midnite drift runs .... YOU'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT! NOT! He's a "fluffy", dark Hawaiian dude dat I affectionately call "Da Fat & Da Furious" (based on comedian Gabriel Iglesias' hilarious joke) who has done autocrossing fo' ovah a decade now. WHAT AUTOCROSSING (OR "AUTOX") IS .... A timed competition wea cars race, one at a time, on a defined course, and da goal is fo' have da fastest time. It's a sport dat requires speed, but mo' so, you need fo' have precision and expertise behind da wheel. WHAT AUTOX IS ***NOT*** .... - Illegal road racing - Drifting - Crap you see in movies like da Fast & Da Furious FOR MO' INFO ... If you're interested in mo' detail, go check 'um out, go check 'um, go check 'um: Website: http://www.sccahawaii.org/category/solo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCCAHawaii BACK TO DA RECEPTION HALL Anywhoooo, wat brought us to "Podunkville" was dis competition + da hall was used as da site of da welcome reception/banquet. It was spacious, clean, and capable of holding large parties up to 300 people. A parking lot dat holds up to 90 cars and no pukas!!! (puka = "hole" in Hawaiian; if you live in Hawai'i, especially on O'ahu, majority of our roads and highways look like da equivalent of Swiss cheese). Has a large commercial kitchen or you can bring your own catering/food. Very impressive and located rite across from da Museum of American Speed dat has several HUMANGOUS floors of race cars, engines, items related to speed (push carts, bikes, etc.), car-related merchandise (lunch boxes, toys, etc.), antiques, and mo'! I guess with all da land in Corntown, U.S.A. dey can afford fo' have such a spacious and huge facility ... lucky buggahs! REVIEW #256

We held a celebration of life at the Lincoln Firefighter's Reception Hall on a Sunday afternoon. I…read morecan't say enough about Debbie and the facility. The facility is gorgeous, well stocked and had all kinds of extras that you can choose to use for your event. Great sound system. Debbie went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed and went the extra mile to make last minute items for us. Everything was set up just as discussed when we arrived. She was involved through the whole process and so easy to work with. The bartender was great and so accommodating when we had a featured drink request. Thank you so much! We will definitely look to you if we ever need an event space in Lincoln again!