Visit the Lied Center (liedcenter.org) at 301 North 12th Street to experience brand-new musicals as they work their way towards Broadway and hear feedback from Broadway writers and composers. Tickets are free!
Following the success of previous Grow a Show Musical Theatre Workshops, the Lied Center has once again been selected to host performances of two original musicals with potential Broadway trajectories, both of which will be presented in a staged reading format for a panel of industry experts.
This year’s panel of experts include Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winning and nominated artists connected to some of the most popular stage and screen works in recent years, all of whom will offer feedback and advice to the musicals’ creators, guiding them as they take their next steps toward full professional productions.
Writer Robert L. Freedman (Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, TV: ABC’s Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella starring Brandy & Whitney Houston).
Music director/producer Jason Michael Webb (Broadway: MJ the Musical, The Color Purple, Film: Respect, Music Supervisor: The Greatest Showman).
Producer Kevin Bannerman (Animated Films: Anastasia, Ice Age, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
The Lincoln community is invited to attend these musical readings for free on September 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets can be reserved in advance at liedcenter.org/growashow.
On each of the two evenings of the workshop, audiences can expect to experience a reading of the first act of the selected show featuring local talent, followed by feedback and questions from the panel. Total time for each engagement is expected to range from 90 minutes to 2 hours.