Climb onboard with these car-driving canines on their way to a treetop Dog Party you won’t want to miss! This spectacularly silly story returns to the Rose Theater stage offering the perfect production for you and your young theatergoer to start the season.
Raise the curtain and light the lights! The Rose welcomes you to the 70th season of children’s theater in Omaha!
Over the past 70 years, The Rose has been dedicated to enriching the lives of children and families with live theater and arts education. As we take the stage in 2019, we invite you to join us in a year-long celebration of the wonder, excitement and thrill that helps kids’ imaginations bloom. Welcome to the next 70 years of children's theater at The Rose!
Let us shine a spotlight on just a few of the special features you can expect this season at The Rose:
* Celebrity guest Howie D. from the Backstreet Boys will take the stage in January with his original semi-autobiographical musical, Howie D.: Back in the Day.
* A new First Stage+ Package will give young people a jumpstart into the world of theater with tickets to our two First Stage shows, one mainstage show and two sample dance and drama classes.
* Elf the Musical returns for the 2019 holiday season, giving even more families the opportunities to enjoy Dan Chevalier's energetic portrayal of Buddy the Elf in a tale of Christmas chaos certain to put you in the holiday spirit.
What will never change is The Rose's ongoing commitment to providing high-quality family entertainment at an exceptional value. We look forward to serving you during the 2019-20 season!
Back by popular demand, Dr. Seuss' beloved rhyming classic bounds from your imagination onto The Rose stage! A rainy day becomes a zany day when a boy and his sister receive a chaos-creating caller: The Cat in the Hat! Explore the Cat's wacky, wild, wonderful world in this energetic adaptation of an iconic tale that has introduced the rewards of reading to generations of children.
Ella enjoys an enchanted but complicated life in the kingdom of Frell. When her well-meaning—but self-centered—fairy godmother, Lucinda, bestows a “gift” of obedience on Ella, she fails to consider the complicated consequences. Will Ella’s true talents allow her to curtail the curse of her unwanted gift ? This is a brand-new musical adaptation of a modern fairytale favorite.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Starring Dan Chevalier!
Buddy the Elf has always been a little different. Even among his festive Christmas coworkers Buddy really stands...TALL! But when Buddy learns from Santa that he’s a human, the enormous former elf embarks on a quest to New York during the holidays to find his father. His upbeat, childlike cheer has a powerful effect on everyone he encounters! Will Buddy be able to charm his dad who long ago lost his seasonal spirit? This musical adaptation of the holiday film featuring Will Ferrell is one your family will definitely want on their Christmas Wish List!
Long before he was a member of famed band The Backstreet Boys, Howie Dorough was a middle schooler navigating Lakeview Prep. His enthusiastic parents each want him to do different things with his life, but what does Howie want? Howie just wants to perform with his new school friends in the musical troupe called the Pot Luck Players.
Be the first to see this new original musical performed live by Howie D. himself in this special event performance making its world debut on The Rose stage!
Anne Frank was a real girl who was concealed in an Amsterdam storage attic with seven other people to evade the Nazis. Each day she would reflect on her harrowing ordeal in her journal. What emerged was a living, poetic, and often gently humorous portrait of childhood in the throes of a crisis. Witness her story live onstage in this new adaptation featuring newly discovered writings from Anne Frank.
Based on the Mo Willems book, this rockin' musical tells the tale of Wilbur and his community of tunneling creatures. When a hat falls into the tunnel, Wilbur discovers he is not like the other naked mole rats because he prefers to...not be naked. This heartwarming story is an empowering homage to the power of being different, wrapped within a rock and roll concert.
Join Corduroy on his delightfully destructive chase through every section of the department store in search of his missing button. Will the night watchman find him and return him to his shelf before he can find this important button? Will Lisa ever convince her mother to let her give the bear a home? The tender, enduring story about true friendship stirs up the stage with a bustling rumpus of action!
The world's favorite musical bursts onto The Rose stage, alive with
The Sound of Music! With songs such as "Edelweiss" and "Do-Re-Mi," this final collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein was destined to win the hearts of audiences worldwide! When Maria is dispatched from the convent to serve as governess to the seven children of the Von Trapp family, her arrival is met with resistance. But, Maria's soaring spirit and love for music is a winning combination that helps the family unite as they face the threat of a Nazi-occupied Austria.
Monkey spends her days playing with her animal friends in a lovely jungle, but she notices that the rain hasn’t fallen for many weeks. Monkey knows of an old legend of a dancing peacock who can bring the rains. Monkey decides she must go on a quest to find the peacock. Based on a magnificent myth from India, A Bucket of Blessings shares a lovely legend of play and perseverance.
“All aboard!!!” for a First Stage adaptation of the all-time classic children’s book The Little Engine That Could! This production for our youngest theatergoers brings Watty Piper’s timeless tale of perseverance and positivity to life for contemporary children! Screen-centered Watty and stuff-collecting Piper aren’t exactly on the same track. But when the train is delayed, they must learn to work together to pass the time and use the objects around them to tell a creative tale. Your family will relish this ride on the rails of doing the right thing!
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