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In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.

With music by eight-time Academy® Award winner Alan...

High school students from across Nebraska selected for the 2024 All-State Jazz Band and All-State Chorus give a final performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The Nebraska All-State Ensembles are sponsored by the Nebraska Music Education Association.

Tickets for this event go on sale to the public on Friday, November 8 at 11AM.

‘Tis the season! LSO’s annual celebration returns at a new time with one performance that’s guaranteed to sell out! Join guest conductor Lucas Waldin for a concert full of holly, jolly, and more, including Sleigh Ride and O Holy Night. LSO and guest singers will bring beloved holiday songs to life, and audiences of all ages can celebrate the joy of the season with Bell-issimo handbell choir and Lincoln...

Celebrate the holidays with the entire family at The Illusionists - Magic of the Holidays, a mind-blowing spectacle featuring the jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth.

Direct from Broadway, the world’s best-selling magic show is coming to Lincoln! The Illusionists continue to dazzle audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing...

RENT in Concert, directed by Broadway’s Sammi Cannold, is a full symphonic concert evening performed with live vocalists and Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, celebrating Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award winning musical. Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Fresh from its debut at the Kennedy Center with a...

SONGS OF LOVE!  Love songs from the rich tradition of Jazz! 

Following sold-out 2023-24 Season performances, experience jazz “club style” with the Metro Jazz Quintet in the intimate setting of the Lied Commons. This exciting quintet includes many of the finest jazz musicians in Nebraska performing a wide variety of music from your favorite legendary jazz composers. The Lied Commons club...

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Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical!
 
Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz...

Christina and Andrés are 123 Andrés, the GRAMMY®- and Latin GRAMMY®-winning duo for kids and families known for their interactive, high-energy shows. They bring fresh, original songs that blend Spanish and English, with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. 123 Andrés packs its show with positive vibes and energetic songs that get the whole family...

San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet believes that music can, and should, happen anywhere - screaming out Aeryn Santillan’s Makeshift Memorials from a Mission District sidewalk or a rural high school, bouncing Ben Johnston’s microtonal Americana off the canyon walls of the Yampa River or the hallowed walls of Library of Congress, bringing Huang Ruo’s Angel Island Oratorio home to the...

Embark on a mesmerizing journey with Murphy’s Celtic Legacy, an enchanting Irish music and dance extravaganza that captivates audiences worldwide. Delve into the rich lore of the Murphy clan as its saga unfolds against the breathtaking backdrop of Ireland and the boundless expanse of the open sea. Featuring a dynamic fusion of the finest Irish dancers, virtuoso musicians, and an...

Any Nebraska farmer or rancher worth their salt will tell you their connection to the land is equally as strong as their bonds to family, community, and their good name.  When Rob McLeod is confronted with a threat underneath his land, he and his entire family discover how fragile and endangered their bonds will become.

An award-winning play, written by...

LSO completes a trilogy of Star Wars concerts with a special program of music from some of the most iconic movie scores of all time: Ludwig Görranson’s The Mandalorian, Michael Giacchino’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and of course, all three trilogies of John Williams’s Star Wars. Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and join us at the photo booth before...

Witty, quirky, and irreverent – praised by Bowie and Eno, and raved about by The New York Times, this world-renowned group of ukulele superstars performs “an evening of sheer entertainment.”  Playful, virtuosic, and wickedly amusing, both fun and actually funny, these eccentric virtuosos return to the Lied with their toe-tapping music, hilarious banter, and sheer superlative entertainment. They are masters...

The famed foodist reflects on his decades in food media, presents several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks, sings some of his funny food songs, and in general offers a culinary variety show the likes of which human eyes have never seen. Brown’s live culinary variety shows have toured to sold-out crowds across the country since 2013, and among his various...

No violinist more beautifully captures and conveys the joy of music than Itzhak Perlman, the undeniable reigning virtuoso of violin. Having performed with every major orchestra and at concert halls around the globe, Perlman was granted a Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian honor – by President Obama in 2015, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2003, a...

LSO welcomes virtuosic and mesmerizing guitarist JIJI to transport the listeners to springtime in the gardens of Spain with Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. JIJI will also perform light, beloved, a concerto written especially for her in 2018 by Natalie Dietterich. Following intermission, LSO performs Brahms’ beautiful Symphony No. 4, his final symphony which is at once complex and succinct, elegant and full of heart.