Lied Center for Performing Arts Announces 2018-19 Season of World-Class Artists
The Lied Center for Performing Arts (LiedCenter.org) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is pleased to announce another outstanding season with the best in music, theater and dance performances, beginning October 5 with Leslie Odom Jr. from Broadway’s Hamilton.
In December, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of 9 Tony Awards, will play a limited week-long engagement. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century” and Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.”
Classical highlights of the 18/19 season include two of the world’s iconic orchestras, the San Francisco Symphony and Russia’s Mariinsky Orchestra, as well as the seventh season of the Lied’s “Piano Series” bringing top piano soloists to Lincoln. Eleven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the Lied for the first time since 1996 to lead a concert as part of his final season with the San Francisco Symphony, while the Mariinsky Orchestra performs Mahler’s triumphant Symphony No. 5, led by conductor Valery Gergiev.
Lied Center Executive Director Bill Stephan said, “We pride ourselves in presenting world-class artists to Nebraska audiences every season, and this year is no exception. From comedy legend Tim Allen to Complexions Contemporary Ballet featuring the music of David Bowie, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas to the best of Broadway, there is truly something for everyone on our stage.”
The Lied Center’s full 18/19 season listing can be viewed online. A season ticket package is an order of any 4 or more events. Members of the general public will receive a 10% discount for season ticket orders including 4-7 events and 20% for 8+. UNL students can place season ticket orders and receive a 10% or 20% discount (in addition to the 50% discount all current UNL students receive). Please note: There are no discounts for The Book of Mormon. If the performances are not sold-out through season ticket orders, any remaining tickets will be available for single ticket purchase starting in early August. Season ticket orders can be placed online at LiedCenter.org, by phone at (402) 472-4747, or in person at the Lied Center Box Office, 301 N. 12th St.