Lincoln's fall performing arts season gets under way
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By JEFF KORBELIK / GZO
The fall performing arts season officially begins this weekend with the Lincoln Community Playhouse opening the musical “Sweet Charity.”
The fall calendar offers a variety of music, theater and dance, with the Lied Center for Performing Arts kicking off its season on Sept. 26 with the touring Broadway show “Sweeney Todd.”
The following is a rundown of performances, with events listed by dates, sponsoring organizations and venues.
Shows and dates are subject to change.
August
Today-Saturday — “Pippin,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
Today-Sunday — “Sweet Charity,” Lincoln Community Playhouse
September
4-7, 11-14 — “Sweet Charity,” Lincoln Community Playhouse
5 — Cameron Carpenter (organ), Abendmusik: Lincoln/Lincoln Organ Showcase, First-Plymouth Congregational Church
5-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 — “Beehive: The '60s Musical,” TADA Theatre
7 — UNL Faculty Showcase, Kimball Recital Hall
9 — Ann Chang-Barnes (piano), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
11-14, 18-21, 25-28 — “Richard III,” Flatwater Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre
12 — “A Night in Italy,” Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Lied Center
14 — Kate Butler (mezzo-soprano), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
14 — “Indiscretion” (play reading), TADA Theatre
16 — Mark Clinton (piano), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
19, 21 — Third Chair Chamber Players, The Loft at The Mill
20 — Jeffrey McCray (bassoon), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
21 — Todd Wilson, Lincoln Organ Showcase, O’Donnell Auditorium
21 — David Neely (violin), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
21 — Steven Spooner (piano), UNL guest artist, Kimball Recital Hall
23 — NWU World Music Concert, O’Donnell Auditorium
23 — Craig Fuller (tuba), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
25-28 — “The Government Inspector,” NWU Theatre, Miller Theatre
26 — “Sweeney Todd,” Lied Center
26 — Café Accordion, LAFTA, The Loft at The Mill
28 — NWU Honors Concert, O’Donnell Auditorium
29 — Christine Beard (flute), UNL guest artist, Westbrook Recital Hall
30 — Kevin Hanrahan (tenor), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
October
2-5, 9-12 — “Children of Eden,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
2 — UNL Wind Ensemble, Kimball Recital Hall
3 — “Revolution,” Lied Center
3 — “Divas Unite,” TADA Theatre
3 — UNL Cellobration Concert, Kimball Recital Hall
5 — “Lower Case” (play reading), TADA Theatre
5 — Darryl White (trumpet), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
6 — UNL Men’s Choral Festival Concert, Kimball Recital Hall
7 — Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lied Center
7 — Chiara String Quartet, UNL faculty artists, Kimball Recital Hall
9 — Ballet Flamenco José Porcel, Lied Center
9 — UNL Symphonic Band, Kimball Recital Hall
9-11, 15-18 — “An Experiment with an Air Pump,” University Theatre, Studio Theatre
10 — St. Louis Brass, Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music, Sheldon Museum of Art
10 — Driftwood Fire, LAFTA house concert
10 — NWU Symphonic Band, O’Donnell Auditorium
10-12, 16-19 — “Arthur’s Halloween,” Lincoln Community Playhouse
12 — “Fall Pops: Opera, Music Theater and Folk,” Lincoln Civic Choir, O’Donnell Auditorium
12 — “Sing From the Heart,” Arts for the Soul, First Presbyterian Church
12 — UNL Symphony Orchestra, Kimball Recital Hall
13 — UNL Student Brass Chamber Music Concert, Kimball Recital Hall
14 — Lura, Lied Center
14 — UNL Jazz Ensembles I & II, Kimball Recital Hall
16 — NWU Bosendorfer Piano Concert, O’Donnell Auditorium
16 — UNL University Singers, Kimball Recital Hall
16-19, 23-26, 30-31 — “Always … Patsy Cline,” TADA Theatre
16-18 — “An American Werewolf in Transylvania,” Nebraska Youth Theatre, Haymarket Theatre
17 — Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio, Lied Center
18 — “Symphonic Spotlight,” Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Kimball Recital Hall
19 — “American Salute,” Nebraska Brass, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
19 — “Organ Spectacular!” Lincoln American Guild of Organists, Saint Paul United Methodist Church
19 — Joseph Alessi (trombone), UNL guest artist, Kimball Recital Hall
23-26, 30-31 — “Museum,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
24 — Darden Smith, LAFTA, The Loft at The Mill
24 — UNL Student ChamberFest, Kimball Recital Hall
26 — “Peter & the Wolf,” Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, O’Donnell Auditorium
26 — Mark Lowry, Lied Center
26 — UNL Choral Concert, Kimball Recital Hall
27 — UNL Brass Quintet, UNL faculty artists, Kimball Recital Hall
28 — NWU Faculty Concert, O’Donnell Auditorium
29 — Diane Barger (clarinet), UNL faculty artist, Kimball Recital Hall
30 — The Capitol Steps, Lied Center
30-31 — “No. 11 (Blue and White),” UNL Theatrix, Lab Theatre
November
1 — Michael Cooper (family series), Lied Center
1-2 — “Museum,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
1-2 — “No. 11 (Blue and White),” UNL Theatrix, Lab Theatre
1-2, 6-9 — “Always … Patsy Cline,” TADA Theatre
2 — “An American Ideal,” Abendmusik: Lincoln, First-Plymouth Congregational Church
2 — “Safety Last” (silent film), Arts for the Soul, First Presbyterian Church
2 — NWU Men’s Glee/Women’s Choir, Touch of Class, O’Donnell Auditorium
3 — Philippa Davies (flute), UNL guest artist, Westbrook Recital Hall
5 — Champions of the Dance, Lied Center
6 — Brad Colerick, LAFTA house concert
6-9, 13-16 — “The Crucible,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
7 — Soweto Gospel Choir, Lied Center
7 — Paris Piano Trio, Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music, Sheldon Museum of Art
7 — “L.A. Legend,” Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Cornhusker Marriott
7-9, 13-16 — “Lost in Yonkers,” Lincoln Community Playhouse
9 — UNL Saxophone Ensembles, Westbrook Recital Hall
10-11 — NWU Opera Scenes, O’Donnell Auditorium
12 — UNL Jazz Combos, Westbrook Recital Hall
13-14, 16 — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, UNL Opera, Kimball Recital Hall
13-15, 19-22 — “As You Like It,” University Theatre, Howell Theatre
14 — “The Spirit of Music and Dance,” Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, Lied Center
14, 16 — Third Chair Chamber Players, The Loft at The Mill
16 — Lincoln Civic Orchestra, O’Donnell Auditorium
19 — UNL Student Composers, Kimball Recital Hall
21 — Monroe Crossing Band, LAFTA, The Loft at The Mill
21-22 — Doug MacCraw (hypnotist), TADA Theatre
21-22 — “As You Like It,” Nebraska Youth Theatre, Haymarket Theatre
23 — UNL Student ChamberFest, Kimball Recital Hall
24 — UNL Percussion Ensemble, Kimball Recital Hall
25 — Frankie Avalon, Lied Center
30 — John Behnke, Lincoln Organ Showcase, First Lutheran Church
December
1 — NWU Woodwind Ensemble, O’Donnell Auditorium
2 — NWU Percussion Ensemble, Emerson Recital Hall
2 — NWU Brass Ensemble, O’Donnell Auditorium
2 — UNL Moran Woodwind Quintet, UNL faculty artists, Kimball Recital Hall
3 — NWU Jazz Ensemble, O’Donnell Auditorium
3 — UNL Big Red Singers & Vocal Jazz Ensembles, Kimball Recital Hall
4 — UNL Symphonic Band, Kimball Recital Hall
4-6 — “A Nervous Smile,” UNL Theatrix, Lab Theatre
4-7, 11-13 — “A Christmas Carol,” NWU Theatre, McDonald Theatre
4-7, 11-14, 18-21 — “Plaid Tidings,” TADA Theatre
5 — “Deck the Halls,” Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Lied Center
5 — UNL Chamber Singers, Sheldon Museum of Art
5-7, 11-14, 18-21 — “A Christmas Story,” Lincoln Community Playhouse
6 — “Joyful and Triumphant,” Abendmusik: Lincoln, First-Plymouth Congregational Church
6 — “Holiday With the Brass,” Canadian Brass, Lied Center
6 — NWU Elizabethan Feast, Smith-Curtis
6-7 — UNL Holiday Choral Concert, Kimball Recital Hall
7 — NWU Symphonic Band, O’Donnell Auditorium
8 — UNL Large Brass Ensembles, Kimball Recital Hall
9 — NWU Men’s Glee/Women’s Choir/Touch of Class, O’Donnell Auditorium
9 — UNL Jazz Ensembles I & II, Kimball Recital Hall
10 — UNL Student ChamberFest, Kimball Recital Hall
11 — UNL Wind Ensemble, Kimball Recital Hall
11-14 — “The Santaland Diaries,” Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Studio Theatre
12 — UNL Marching Band, Pershing Center
12 — UNL Musical Theater Showcase, Westbrook Recital Hall
13-14 — “The Nutcracker,” Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company, Lied Center
13-14 — UNL Student Dance Project, Mabel Lee Hall
14 — “A Civic Choir Christmas,” Lincoln Civic Choir, O’Donnell Auditorium
14 — “A Celebration of Christmas,” Arts for the Soul, First Presbyterian Church
14 — UNL Symphony Orchestra, Kimball Recital Hall
18 — “Christmas Around the World,” Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra, Lied Center
18 — “Christmas & All That Jazz,” Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Embassy Suites
19 — Thomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas,” Lied Center
21 — “A Nebraska Brass Christmas,” Nebraska Brass, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Reach Jeff Korbelik at 473-7213 or jkorbelik@journalstar.com.
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