American Ballet Theatre is looking for extras for the production of Giselle on May 2 & 3, 2023. Auditions are this Sunday, May 30th and no dance experience is required. They need all ages and body types, and the performers will be appearing in full costume on stage with one of the top dance companies in the world!…
By Julia Doerr Jagged Little Pill, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Tuesday April 25, 2023 Inspired by and incorporating the music and lyrics of Alanis Morissette, this play by Diablo Cody is a shiny thing, sometimes illuminating its array of modern problems and sometimes burning an image onto the audience’s collective retina. “Jagged Little…
By Katie Vyskocil Madagascar The Musical, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Saturday April 15, 2023, 3PM I was instantly transported into the world of Madagascar as soon as this production began. Madagascar The Musical follows Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, & Melman the Giraffe who are all best friends and…
By Zac Franzen The Book of Mormon, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, March 24, 2023 No matter what you might have heard, what preview you’ve watched, or review you’ve read (or am about to read), nothing can quite prepare you for the phenomenal musical The Book of Mormon showing at the Lied Center for…
By Andy Dillehay Animal Engine’s Henrietta Solway, Carson Theater in The Lied Center, February 25, 2023 2PM Animal Engine’s Henrietta Solway is the product of collective creation. Inspired by the works of Willa Cather, this imaginative piece was created and performed by Carrie Brown, Katie Hartman, and Karim Muasher. Filled with original text, music, and…
By Rachele Stoops Legally Blonde The Musical, The Lied Center, February 23, 2023 Confession time: this was not my first time in the audience of Legally Blonde The Musical. I’d attended more than one performance of this high energy musical when Southwest High School presented it in the spring of 2018: my daughter, Micayla, was…
By Sam Pynes Predictor, The Johnny Carson Theater in the Lied Center, Angels Theatre Company, February 9, 2023, Final Dress Rehearsal Today is yet another world premiere of a new play in Lincoln. What an exciting time! The playwright, Jennifer Blackmer, was in the Carson Theater for this final dress rehearsal, and Meg Crane herself…
By Jillian Carter On Your Feet, The Lied Center, Friday, January 27, 2023 Walking into On Your Feet at the Lied Center, the atmosphere was set for a concert, with haze over the seats, cut through by huge stage lights perfect for a big 80s or 90s performance. I was excited and ready to relive…
By Andy Dillehay Brian Stokes Mitchell, The Lied Center, January 21, 2023 On a snowy Saturday night, the Lied Center for Performing Arts was abuzz with excitement as concertgoers awaited Brian Stokes Mitchell’s Nebraska debut. As people made their way to their seats, there was a sense of camaraderie; a connection amongst the audience. While…
By Lisa Steiner Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, The Lied Center, Thursday December 22, 2022 There have been a lot of live musicals airing on TV lately. One from 2020 was on NBC: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical Live!” This came to my mind as How The Grinch Stole Christmas began…
