SUN · 2:00pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Holland Performing Arts Center · Old Market · $26
SAT · 7:30pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Saturday, October 24 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha
About this event
Based on an original poem and characters created by Tim Burton, the film was first released in 1993 as The Nightmare Before Christmas. Directed by Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach), the film follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town’s beloved Pumpkin King. Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine of Halloween, Jack longs to try something new. Convinced that he can spread the joy of Christmas and against the advice of Sally, a caring and clever ragdoll, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock, and Barrel – to kidnap Santa Claus. But Jack’s merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.
Who's playing
The Omaha Symphony performs the film score live-to-picture, with Ernest Richardson conducting. The presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts.
What to expect
The full PG-rated film will be shown on the big screen while the orchestra plays Danny Elfman’s music live. The story centers on Jack Skellington, Halloween Town’s Pumpkin King, who grows bored with the usual scare-and-scream routine and decides he wants to spread the joy of Christmas instead.
Why go
This Omaha performance gives Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas a concert-hall setting at the Holland Performing Arts Center, pairing Henry Selick’s film with a live orchestral score. Fans can revisit Jack, Sally, Lock, Shock, Barrel and Santa Claus in a version that puts the music at the center of the experience.
Where
Holland Performing Arts Center · 1200 Douglas St · Old Market, Omaha NEOpen in Maps
