Christine Swerczek

Christine Swerczek

Christine Swerczek, proud mother of Analisa Peyton and Sam Swerczek, has been a huge Broadway fan since she first took Analisa to see “Phantom of the Opera” in NYC in 1996.  Her interests include traveling (especially an annual trip to NYC a to pack in as many Broadway musicals as possible), marathoning Netflix with her husband Tony, reading, and digitizing family photographs and letters.  She has a BA in Creative Writing and Masters of Library and Information Science.  Currently she works part time for the Omaha Public Library. 






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Review: CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse: Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!
Review: CABARET at Omaha Community Playhouse: Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!
February 24, 2024

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

Review: NUNSENSE 2; THE SECOND COMING at TADA Theatre
Review: NUNSENSE 2; THE SECOND COMING at TADA Theatre
February 12, 2024

If you enjoy nonsense, you will love NUNSENSE 2: THE SECOND COMING playing at TADA Theatre in the historic Creamery Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. Watch five nuns cavort, sing, and toss around zingers. Then afterwards, treat yourself to an ice cream downstairs.

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

Review: It's A Warm WHITE CHRISTMAS at Bellevue Little Theatre
Review: It's A Warm WHITE CHRISTMAS at Bellevue Little Theatre
December 16, 2023

What did our critic think of IT'S A WARM WHITE CHRISTMAS AT BELLEVUE LITTLE THEATRE at Bellevue Little Theatre?

Review: The Passion of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse
Review: The Passion of PIPELINE at Omaha Community Playhouse
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 the passionate six member cast.

Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Some Kind of Wonderful
Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Omaha Community Playhouse is Some Kind of Wonderful
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: YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre
Review: YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre
July 11, 2023

What did our critic think of YOU'LL LAUGHALOT AT SPAMALOT at Ralston Community Theatre?

Review: DANCE NATION Wins at BlueBarn Theatre
Review: DANCE NATION Wins at BlueBarn Theatre
May 30, 2023

What did our critic think of DANCE NATION at BlueBarn Theatre?

Review: INTO THE WOODS At Chanticleer Is Something New From Something Old
Review: INTO THE WOODS At Chanticleer Is Something New From Something Old
March 9, 2023

What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Chanticleer?

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is Frivolous Fun at Lied Center For Performing Arts
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is Frivolous Fun at Lied Center For Performing Arts
February 24, 2023

What did our critic think of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Lied Center For Performing Arts? LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical whipped up a pastel night of frivolous fun on stage at the Lied Center of Performing Arts on February 23. Based on the 2001 hit film starring Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson, the story is a woman fighting for footing in a previously all male dominated field of law.

Review: Voices of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre
Review: Voices of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre
February 21, 2023

What did our critic think of A LONG LINE OF MCKINNEY WOMEN at Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre?

Review: FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre
Review: FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre
September 25, 2022

What did our critic think of FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL at Bellevue Little Theatre?

Photos: NEWSIES at Pinewood Performing Arts
Photos: NEWSIES at Pinewood Performing Arts
July 22, 2022

Stop the presses! This Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit inspires everyone to fight for what's right and seize the day. Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience. Get a first look at the show!

BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Finally Shines at Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Finally Shines at Omaha Community Playhouse
February 10, 2022

After two long years in the making, BRIGHT STAR has finally come to life at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

BWW Review: The Show Must RAVE ON!: THE MUSIC OF BUDDY HOLLY at Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Review: The Show Must RAVE ON!: THE MUSIC OF BUDDY HOLLY at Omaha Community Playhouse
June 11, 2020

I could rave on and on about how fun it was to be outside the Omaha Community Playhouse enjoying the hits of Buddy Holly as only Billy McGuigan and his band can do. So I will.

BWW Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a 10! at The STAGE Theater
BWW Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a 10! at The STAGE Theater
March 7, 2020

Hickman, Nebraska has a local treasure: The STAGE Theater. And right now you can catch the Twentieth Century Fox film turned stage musical by Patricia Resnick and Colin Higgins (book) and Dolly Parton (music and lyrics), 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL through March 15.

BWW Review: PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Checks All the Boxes at Brigit St Brigit Theatre
BWW Review: ONCE is Enough at Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Review: ONCE is Enough at Omaha Community Playhouse
February 28, 2020

Once in awhile a musical comes along that strikes the right chord. Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech pianist Marketa Irglova collaborated on a stage version of the 2007 film by John Carney. This deceptively simple story won a Tony Award for Best Book by Enda Walsh along with 7 more wins out of 11 Tony nominations in 2012, including Best Musical, Best Orchestration, and Best Direction. Its most familiar song, 'Falling Slowly,' won an Academy Award and the cast album captured a Grammy.

BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS: Fencing With the Neighbors at Omaha Community Playhouse
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS: Fencing With the Neighbors at Omaha Community Playhouse
February 25, 2020

This show can't miss. It has a message. It is beautifully presented. It is superbly acted. And it's gut-shaking funny.

BWW Review: A THOUSAND WORDS at Nebraska Repertory Theatre: A Breathtaking Piece About the Truths of Life
BWW Review: A THOUSAND WORDS at Nebraska Repertory Theatre: A Breathtaking Piece About the Truths of Life
February 24, 2020

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience getting to watch A Thousand Words at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre this past week. The Rep has created a powerful show about the joys and sorrows of life that almost everyone can connect to.



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