FOR PERFORMING ARTS Dear Friends, Welcome to the 17/18 Season! We are thrilled to present many of the world’s most iconic artists on the Lied Center stage this year. The biggest Broadway lineup in Lied history includes THREE Tony Award®- winning Best Musicals (The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots and Jersey Boys) in addition to the most recent Tony® winner for Best Musical Revival, The Color Purple. World- class performers in music, theater and dance will perform throughout the season, while also providing transformative educational outreach in classrooms across the state of Nebraska! A monumental collaboration we have been working on for several years with American Ballet Theatre and the St. Louis Symphony will be the season’s artistic highlight and comes to fruition over two nights February 16 –17. In fact, the Lied Center is the only venue in the world to present these two incredible organizations in collaboration this year, and we know it will be a performance audiences will remember forever. Growing our position as one of the nation’s leading classical music presenters continues this season by hosting the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with pianist André Watts for the first time since 1999 while also presenting three Gold Medalists of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in solo recitals! As a season ticket holder, you enjoy the best prices and seating for your favorite performances, and our flexible “create your own season ticket” allows you to pick exactly the shows you want to attend. Thanks to the Lied’s free ticket exchange program for season subscribers, you can exchange your tickets for a different season event with no exchange fee if you find your schedule changes after you purchase season tickets. Beyond up to 20 percent off individual ticket prices, you also reduce ticket fees by as much as 80 percent through your season order. When you add up the savings, it is like receiving an entire event for free! Beyond the stage, the Lied Center impacts the lives of thousands of young people each year with interactive arts education programs. As you complete your season ticket order, please consider joining the Friends of Lied with a tax- deductible contribution to assist us in sustaining these artistic programs and maintaining Nebraska’s “Home for the Arts.” Best wishes, and we look forward to seeing you this season at the Lied. Bill Stephan & Ann Chang Executive and Artistic Directors, Lied Center for Performing Arts 402.472.4747 | 2 | LIEDCENTER.ORG REASONS TO ORDER 4 SEASON TICKETS NOW! BEST SEATS & BEST PRICES! CREATE YOUR OWN SEASON! 1 SAVE UP TO 20%. 2 FREE TICKET EXCHANGE. ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY AVOID THE SELL-OUT! TO EXPERIENCE TICKETS GO FAST. THE GREATEST ARTISTS 3 4 IN THE WORLD! 402.472.4747 | 3 | LIEDCENTER.ORG GLENN KORFF BROADWAY ENDOWMENT Established in 2014, the Glenn Korff Broadway Endowment makes an immeasurable impact on the performing arts in Nebraska by enabling the Lied Center to present the highest quality Broadway shows. The Endowment also supports the creation of exciting new Broadway productions through the Lied Center’s Grow A Show program and provides opportunities for students to work hands -on with top musical theater artists. Glenn Korff’s passion for musical theater began during his undergraduate years at UNL when he was a member of Kosmet Klub, an all- male musical and comedy ensemble. The Lied Center is honored to forever recognize Glenn Korff and his legacy to enrich the human spirit through the arts. I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS CONTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUTURE PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENLIGHTEN AND ENTERTAIN FAMILIES AND GENERATIONS OF NEBRASKANS FOR YEARS TO COME. – Glenn Korff Join the Broadway Fan Club today! Broadway is getting bigger and better every year at the Lied. If you love musical theater, join the Lied’s Broadway Fan Club by selecting three or more Broadway shows as part of your season ticket order. You will be among the first to hear about new upcoming and special Broadway- related events, provide input on future Broadway titles, receive special discount offers, swag and more. Plus your membership will support the Lied’s growing musical theater program! 402.472.4747 | 4 | LIEDCENTER.ORG THE SONGS. THE SOUND. THE STORY. MOTOWN® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 It began as one man’s story . became everyone’s music . and is now Broadway’s musical. Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record- breaking smash hit Motown The Musical! This performance includes adult content and themes. ADULTS: $78 | $68 | $58 | $48 STUDENTS: $39 | $34 | $29 | $24 402.472.4747 | 5 | LIEDCENTER.ORG HER VOICE BLOOMED AND SOARED ALMOST EFFORTLESSLY. – The New York Times AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 | 7:30 PM In a career that spans film, television and stage, Kristin Chenoweth originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch in Broadway’s smash hit Wicked and is an Emmy and Tony Award® winner. Chenoweth brings her powerful voice to the Lied for a performance of popular songs from Broadway and the Great American Songbook. ADULTS: $75 | $65 | $55 STUDENTS: $37.50 | $32.50 | $27.50 402.472.4747 | 6 | LIEDCENTER.ORG “SPARKLING, FRESH AND LIVELY.” - Los Angeles Times FRIDAY, JANUARY 12– SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 The Hills Are Alive! A brand- new production of The Sound of Music is coming to Lincoln. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, GRAMMY® and Academy Award- winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do --Re Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. ADULTS: $79 | $69 | $55 | $39 STUDENTS: $39.50 | $34.50 | $27.50 | $19.50 402.472.4747 | 7 | LIEDCENTER.ORG THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 –SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 “Too good to be true!” raves the New York Post for Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony®, GRAMMY® and Olivier Award- winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Four Seasons. This is the true story of how four blue -collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history, and features their hit songs, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” Contains authentic, “profane Jersey language”and is recommended for ages 12+. ADULTS: $85 | $75 | $55 | $39 STUDENTS: $42.50 | $37.50 | $27.50 | $19.50 402.472.4747 | 8 | LIEDCENTER.ORG WINNER! ® 2013 TONY AWARD “SWEETLY, VIVACIOUSLY, IRRESISTIBLY GOOD!” – The Washington Post FRIDAY, MARCH 9 –SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Kinky Boots is Broadway’s huge -hearted, high- heeled hit! With songs by GRAMMY®- and Tony Award®- winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan! This performance includes adult content and themes. ADULTS: $79 | $69 | $55 | $45 STUDENTS: $39.50 | $34.50 | $27.50 | $22.50 402.472.4747 | 9 | LIEDCENTER.ORG ONE OF THE BEST-LOOKING MUSICALS TO REACH NEW YORK IN RECENT SEASONS. – Wall Street Journal FRIDAY, MARCH 23 & SATURDAY, MARCH 24 A tale of romance, rebellion and redemption, the show follows one man whose incredible journey ignited a historic wave of change that gave birth to the abolitionist movement. John Newton, a willful and musically talented young Englishman, comes of age as Britain sits atop an international empire of slavery. He finds himself torn between following in the footsteps of his father —a slave trader —and embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart. This story of redemption featuring “Amazing Grace,” the most celebrated hymn of all time, will inspire and uplift your spirit. ADULTS: $59 | $49 | $39 | $29 STUDENTS: $29.50 | $24.50 | $19.50 | $14.50 402.472.4747 | 10 | LIEDCENTER.ORG WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11– SUNDAY, APRIL 15 The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South has conquered Broadway in an ONE OF THE all- new, “ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times) directed by Tony Award® winner John Doyle. GREATEST REVIVALS EVER! This performance includes adult content and themes. – New York magazine ADULTS: $78 | $68 | $58 | $48 STUDENTS: $39 | $34 | $29 | $24 402.472.4747 | 11 | LIEDCENTER.ORG SHE IS IN HER PRIME. NO ONE ON BROADWAY CAN TOUCH HER. – Los Angeles Times AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD THURSDAY, APRIL 26 | 7:30 PM Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry. She is the recipient of a record- breaking six Tony Awards®, two GRAMMY® Awards and an Emmy Award. Her Tony®- winning performances include roles in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.