UNL's 'Paragon Springs' gives modern rewrite a fresh face
The majority is not always right, so how can society survive governance “by the vast opinions of the uninformed”?
View ArticleTV inventors face off in 'Farnsworth'
Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre’s latest fall production, Aaron Sorkin’s “The Farnsworth Invention,” examines the bitter rivalry between wunderkind inventor Philo Farnsworth (Dan Kelly) and RCA king…
View ArticleReview: A diva highlights wonder-filled evening with Mozart
The first Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra concert this season was booked as the “Wicked Divas,” but the true diva showed up Friday for LSO’s “An Evening with Mozart” at the Lied Center for Perfor…
View Article5 great things to do thiis week
1. CONCERT: Vienna Boys Choir, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
View Article'Bel Borba Aqui' entertaining look at eclectic Brazilian artist
“Bel Borba Aqui” opens with artist Bel Borba painting dramatic black-and-white faces between bright red stripes on the side of a multi-leveled parking-like building.
View ArticleMadcap puppets return to perform with orchestra
Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra’s first family concert of the 2012-13 season will feature the return of the giant Madcap Puppets in a special interactive performance.
View ArticleReview: 'The Four of Us' is a fun flood of words
Ever had trouble delivering a convincing, “That’s great!” when a close friend divulged good news you would have enjoyed for yourself? Sure.
View ArticlePinewood Bowl to present benefit for Jim Unger
Unger, a longtime gymnastics teacher, was severely injured in a bicycle accident in August.
View Article5 great things to do this week
1. CONCERT: "An Evening of Thanks: A Musical Benefit for Jim Unger," 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sheridan Lutheran Church, 6955 Old Cheney Road.
View ArticleLustrous cast in Mozart's 'Tito' at Met
NEW YORK — "La Clemenza di Tito," written just months before Mozart's death in 1791, is a curiosity among his operas, a throwback to an archaic style he had moved beyond. But what a glorious t…
View Article5 great things to do this week
1. MUSIC: “Deck the Halls,” Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
View ArticleReview: 'Cornhusker' revue nostalgic, tuneful
“A Cornhusker Christmas” has opened at TADA Theatre in the Haymarket, cramming more holiday gaiety and nostalgia into fewer square feet than a body can imagine. But it’s OK, because that’s all…
View ArticleReview: Wesleyan's "Abridged," but it needs some trimming
Do you “Need A Little Christmas” this year? I bring glad tidings of great joy! Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre provides an overdose of Yuletide mirth in its annual holiday spectacular, “The Complete…
View ArticleReview: Simple Christmas is heartwarming in ‘Little House’
There were no smartphones, no Furbys, no iPads. Not even the 19th century version of the hottest of the hot gifts. But the cast of “A Little House Christmas” provided a heartwarming example of…
View ArticleReview: Cheer, sentiment await in 'Church Basement'
No holiday season is complete without the requisite Christmas pageant, and Troupe America brought one to the Lied Center stage, courtesy of the Church Basement Ladies.
View ArticleOak Ridge Boys' Christmas Show a joy to watch
Forget the weatherman, and don’t be surprised if it snows a lot Wednesday. The Oak Ridge Boys have willed it so through glorious song, heart and humor during their two-hour Christmas show Tues…
View ArticleMannheim Steamroller rolls into Lied Center
Dancing across the ether, weaving its way in between northern lights awash in the radiant beams of musical spectacle, Mannheim Steamroller managed to ride out Wednesday evening’s blizzard and …
View ArticleReview: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra heats up with 'High Intensity' concert
The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra delivered on its promise of “High Intensity” in a Thursday night holiday program hot enough to singe Santa’s whiskers. Despite the snowy, cold conditions outdoors, …
View ArticlePlymouth Brass to ring in New Year with concert
Abendmusik will celebrate the New Year with its annual "New Year’s Last Blast with the Plymouth Brass" at 8 p.m. Monday at First-Plymouth Church, 20th and D Streets.
View Article5 great things to do: Jan. 6-13
1. MUSIC: Reel Big Fish, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St.
View ArticleShatner, 'Les Mis' and more coming to Lincoln this spring
Lincoln will host William Shatner, Cathy Rigby, Terrance Simien and Keith Lockhart during the first part of 2013.
View ArticleReview: Angels Theatre delivers exposive 'Cuckoo's Nest'
The Angels Theatre Company delivers an explosive and engaging theatrical gift with “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” which opened Friday night at the Haymarket Theatre.
View Article'Be Artist. Be Athlete.' Nebraska associate AD says you can do both
When entering Jamie Williams’ Memorial Stadium office, you might get the initial impression from the framed photographs and portraits on the wall opposite the door that you are walking into an…
View ArticleNAC and NHC to offer winter grant sessions
The Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Humanities Council will present grant information sessions in the upcoming weeks.
View ArticleReview: Thought-provoking 'Doubt' comes to Lincoln
The concept of doubt seems fragile and hard to describe, but John Patrick Shanley’s drama “Doubt” is such a strong play that it continues to draw theater-goers throughout the country long afte…
View ArticleReview: 'Broadway Today' provides tuneful time portal
"There’s no tunes like show tunes," to take a page from Irving Berlin. Who could have imagined that an old Algonquin trade route known as the Wiechquaekeck Trail would become known as the "Gre…
View Article5 great things to do this week
1. MUSIC: Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, O'Donnell Auditorium, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue.
View ArticleUpcoming auditions for the Lincoln area
The Lincoln Municipal Band will present the 20th annual John Shildneck Young Artist Competition, which is open to musicians who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before July 7.
View Article5 great things to do this week
1. MUSIC: Chiara String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R streets.
View ArticleReview: NJO simmers at Cornhusker
The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra played variations on the temperature-related theme of its 2012-2013 season with a program Tuesday night of “Simmering Vocals” featuring special guest singer Jackie …
View ArticleLied to offer discounted tickets
The Lied Center for Performing Arts will present its second annual one-day sale on Thursday, with half-price tickets available for eight spring performances.
View ArticleStorytelling event returns with more 'True Stories'
Buoyed by the success of the first “True Stories -- Live!” former CNN producer David Martin has organized a second storytelling event in Lincoln.
View ArticleBoston Pops conductor in Lincoln with BBC Concert Orchestra
On its website, the BBC Concert Orchestra credits Keith Lockhart’s “formidable experience in broad repertoire, allied with his love of all things British” for making him a perfect choice as it…
View ArticleReview: 'Legally Blonde' delights audience
With sweet effervescence and sassy innocence Nebraska Wesleyan University poured out an energetic and bubbly “Legally Blonde” to the delight of an opening night crowd of about 180.
View Article5 great things to do this weekend
1. MUSIC: BBC Concert Orchestra with Keith Lockhart, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
View ArticleAn ode to 'Women Who Rock'
“Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power,” at Omaha’s Durham Museum is a touring exhibition from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that covers the history of women in rock via artifacts from Mothe…
View Article5 great things to do
1. MUSICAL: "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
View Article5 great things to do this week
1. FILM: “A Royal Affair,” through Thursday, Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets.
View ArticleReview: Ensemble offers touch of Latin
Although nobody in the Petar Jankovic Ensemble hails from the Latin world, their sensuous tangos and impassioned flamencos beautifully disguised that fact during a two-hour set Sunday afternoo…
View Article5 great things to do: Feb. 24-March 2
1. EVENT: The 85th Academy Awards, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, ABC.
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