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Contents W ELCOME.................0 8 Arts in 2021

T H E AT E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 Broadway to the Big O

M U S I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Omaha’s Music Scene

V I S UA L A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Visual Arts Abound

DA NC E ...................... 22 Taking the Leap

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Art s in 2021 R E A D Y… S E T… G O !

By Sean McCarthy

Experiencing the arts in Omaha may feel the same, yet different. Favorite local bands cautiously perform onstage but some still provide a streamed show. It’s likely that those taking in a museum exhibit may still look over nervously when someone unexpectedly sneezes. And when Broadway fans see a production at the Orpheum, they will need to make sure their phones are on...at least until performance time. Promoters, communications and PR directors, and programming vice presidents said 2020 was comparable to a dog year. Rebecca Brown, director of marketing and public relations at Opera Omaha, said last year felt like five years had passed. Jessica Brummer, director of communications at The Durham Museum, said it was almost hard to remember January and February 2020, when they were coming off their strongest Christmas season to date. And while the first half of 2021’s events calendar looked like 2020, arts planners are mapping out their schedules with gusto.

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Brown said Opera Omaha reached out to fellow arts partners about the best ways to reopen as well as listened to patrons’ concerns about safety during the long period leading up to reopening the Orpheum to the public. But she was confident about 2021’s holiday season. “Our Orpheum Theater series will open [in late] 2021,” Brown said. In May and June, Opera Omaha continued its Opera To-Go series, which began in 2020 and featured smaller “pop-up” art performances in Omaha neighborhoods. Brown said during their brainstorming sessions, the staff thought of creative ways to deliver live music again but still make the experience safe for people to appropriately socially distance. For a bigger production, Brown said Opera Omaha collaborated with the Omaha Symphony to put on Opera Under the Stars in May and is producing Opera Outdoors in August.

In terms of an indoor experience, The Holland Performing Arts Center and the Orpheum Theater installed hospital-grade HVAC systems, said Andy Cassano, vice president of programming and education at Omaha Performing Arts. Cassano moved from Pennsylvania to Omaha last February to join O-pa. One month later, everything shut down. “It was obviously one of the most difficult and challenging times in my entire 17-year career,” Cassano said in a Zoom interview from his family’s home in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Cassano said O-pa has been adjusting their season plans since September 2020. O-pa opened their east lawn location at 12th and Dodge streets in May for outdoor performances, which gave people some much-needed fresh air and entertainment while awaiting large indoor shows. Cassano said the schedule for the marquee Broadway shows took a while to finalize because of reverberating impacts from last year’s shutdown. He pointed to the traveling Disney musical Frozen. Because the March shutdown happened so quickly, actors, directors, choreographers, and stagehands hurriedly disbanded. In some cases, entire production sets gathered dust for months before they could be picked up and returned to their permanent locations.

As events emerge this summer, some, such as CWS, eagerly opened to capacity while others, including Maha festival, which was announced May 12, offer limited capacity seating. Many arts organizations used the downtime to enhance the user experience and make things safer. The Durham Museum used part of their downtime to modify their restrooms to be almost entirely touchless, with motionsensor faucets. Plexiglass may be a permanent fixture near the front ticket desk, and contactless tickets will likely overtake paper tickets as the preferred choice of patrons. The Durham’s popular train cars reopened May 1, the same day people could go back to experiencing the museum without having to go through the socially distanced one-way paths. Brummer said she most looked forward to the return of in-person events at The Durham. The museum resumed school field trips in late April, and resumed in-person tours that same month. Brummer said moving these types of events to a virtual setting was one of the biggest changes the museum underwent in 2020. Like Opera Omaha and O-pa, Brummer anticipated this fall as a target date for getting back to normal operations.

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“A lot of that is going to be [about] consumer confidence, and when do people feel good about getting out again and doing things like museums and performing arts,” Brummer said.

look like’ and ‘I don’t know if we should do the next one we have on the calendar’—and that was the last show that we did [in 2020],” Blevins said.

Since last March, Blevins and Geist have While Opera Omaha, The Durham Musebeen writing new material. Blevins tested um, and O-pa offered its audiences virtual the waters at a few socially-distanced open events, smaller production companies have mics in Lincoln this past fall. He expressed either permanently closed or went on indefino interest in moving I29 Comedy Producnite hiatus. Matthew Blevins and Tony Geist tions to a virtual format. cofounded I29 Comedy Productions in 2018. In 2019, they found them“Props to everyone who’s selves producing shows on been working online an almost weekly basis at “A lot of that is going shows during all this time. places like the now-closed It’s been a great avenue for to be [about] conLookout Lounge and the some people,” Blevins said. sumer confidence, Barley Street Tavern. “But for me, it’s not the and when do peosame art form, and it’s not In March 2020, I29 Com- ple feel good about necessarily what I do, and getting out again edy Productions brought it’s not what I’m interested comedian and podcaster in producing.” and doing things Andy Farnsworth to The like museums and Backline and Big Canvas Blevins said he hoped to performing arts.” in Blackstone. Geist said restart I29 Comedy Prothe turnout was abysmal — J E S S I C A B R U M M E R ductions, but wasn’t in a for Farnsworth’s show as hurry to return to bookmore and more people chose to stay home ing acts. Instead, he, along with Geist, were because of COVID-19 fears. Geist and working on getting their “sea legs” back in Blevins did a post-mortem of the show. comedy, testing out new material and refining their old material. Blevins said he hoped “Tony and I looked at each other after that to eventually find a venue for a monthly Andy Farnsworth show and said ‘I don’t showcase for touring comics. know what next week’s show is going to “I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of I29 Comedy Productions, which is one of the coolest things I’ve ever been a part of and can’t wait to see what the future holds,” Blevins said.

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Broadway to the Big O T OU R I N G S HOW S TA K E PL A N N I N G

By Daisy Hutzell-Rodman

Christy Altomare, Derek Klena and the cast of Anastasia Photo by Matthew Murphy

Hamilton, Les Misérables, Lion King, and The Book of Mormon—each of these shows graced Omaha with their presence for weeks at a time, bringing out-of-town theater-lovers to the city and entertaining thousands. Arranging for these shows is a long process that involves looking at programming, venue availability, and more. At the helm of bringing Broadway shows here is Omaha Performing Arts President Joan Squires. “Joan is a leader in the industry and key member of the theater community,” said Broadway Across America President Susie Krajsa. “She understands the intricacies of booking a Broadway season, which can be complicated. Joan always prioritizes shows that will thrill audiences in Omaha and, as a season, will create the most robust lineup for the subscribers

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and patrons of the Omaha Broadway Series. We couldn’t be happier to have Joan as a colleague and a friend.” O-pa is the local presenter of Broadway shows, and books the tours with BAA, the national presenter of theater tours in almost 50 cities, ranging from Boston to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Squires is on the Broadway League Board of Governors, the board for the national trade association of the Broadway industry that boasts more than 700 members. She is also a Tony Awards voter, which involves visiting New York City to watch shows that are up for Tony Awards. While a dream job for any fan of musical theater, voting on Tonys and being on the board serve higher purposes for Omaha. It elevates recognition of Omaha and builds relationships that ultimately lead to better communication and trust.

Squires realized from the beginning of her tenure in 2002 that Omaha didn’t have a large presence for Broadway, and she has worked tirelessly to bring the city great entertainment. “When the Holland opened [in 2005] we could balance our presentations,” Squires said. “We then had the opportunity to bring these large shows.” The goal is to have a mix of familiar audience favorites with popular shows.

“The public doesn’t realize about the time it takes to get tractor-trailers in,” Squires said. “How we pack and unpack them. They might not think about extra rehearsals, setting up ticket sales.” Add to that a pandemic, and the 2020-2021 season brought the term topsy-turvy to a different level. Restaging Broadway shows is difficult. A show must recapitalize its finances, rehire staff, rework travel arrangements, update sets and costumes, rehearse, and then do technical run-throughs once the show hits its first stop.

“Programming a successful season requires many considerations,” said Andy Cassano, vice president of programming and education for O-pa. “Joan…has ensured that Omaha The new season looks quite different, but still audiences can experience the best Broadway exciting for Broadway fans. The 2021-2022 touring productions, a broad Broadway season brings the range of performing arts— return of Hamilton, which from dance to jazz to family “I see continued debuted at the Orpheum in and more—and that these per- growth for us 2019, and fan-favorite Wickformances represent the ed. Frozen was unable to be with Broadway. diversity of our community.” rescheduled and rerouted to There’s nothing Omaha, but Disney’s Anastalike live theater— sia is coming. In the 2020-2021 season announced March 2, 2020, that shared the classic show Fiddler on the Squires still believes that the experience, you Roof was slated for fans who best is yet to come. can’t get that have seen the show several anywhere else.” times along with curious the“I see continued growth for us ater-attenders, while Disney’s — J O A N S Q U I R E S with Broadway,” Squires said. Frozen excited young princess“There’s nothing like live thees and princes who may never have seen a live ater—that shared experience, you can’t get that Broadway show. anywhere else.” However, wanting Fiddler on the Roof and Frozen in the same season and placing Fiddler and Frozen on stage is not simple. O-pa has to find dates that are not only mutually agreeable between the venue and the show, but ones where the show is able to travel in a short time frame, generally less than six hours.

Omaha is ready, once again, for their shared experience.

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MUSIC

Jocelyn Photo by Keith Griner Phierce Photography

Omaha’s Music Scene

A 2021 PER SPEC T I V E

By MarQ Manner 14

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The Omaha music scene has had impact beyond the city and its middle-of-America isolation for over a century.

Omaha has been known for its alternative and indie rock music since the mid-1990s. Its popularity continues to flourish, and has led to many venues opening for area musicians.

In recent years, however, an appreciation and understanding of the history of Omaha’s jazz and blues scene on the Near North Omaha’s rock and indie scene didn’t start Side, starting in the 1920s, has been given there, though. Musician Dereck Higmore notice. The stories of gins, who produces and the Dreamland Ballroom, per f or ms inter nation which hosted the likes ally recognized music in The symphony of Nat King Cole, Duke a variety of projects and hosts over 200 Ellington, and others have under his own name, statperformances always been told. Now ed, “Although local music yearly. This past more people are making was alive and well in the sure those stories are not '50s and '60s, I think indie year they held forgotten. Through the music came into its own at numerous unique 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the end of the 1970s for performances, artists such as Preston Love, Nebraska. Charlie Burton, now Omahans can Froggy Beaver, The Boys, Buddy Miles, and Anna look forward to a Mae Winburn impacted Matthew Sweet, and more traditional season audiences nationally while were making waves beyond maintaining Omaha roots. of performances the local scene.”

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The Omaha Symphony Matt Whipkey is a nationand classicists, ended its centennial seaally touring musician based and hearing the son June 19 after thriving in Omaha who came of music of popular under the direction of age during the ignition of musicians. Thomas Wilkins for the the local indie rock scene. last 15 years. As of July 1, He said his favorite bands Ankush Kumar Bahl is the music director. as a teenager were Commander Venus and Bright Eyes, “but no one knew who The symphony hosts over 200 performances they were.” Soon most music fans would yearly. This past year they held numerous hear the name Conor Oberst, who frontunique performances, now Omahans can ed both bands. look forward to a traditional season of performances by Tony winners and classicists, On the other end of the rock spectrum and hearing the music of popular musicians. was Omaha funk-rock band 311, who would become one of the most successful music projects out of the city, having hit songs with “All Mixed Up” and “Amber.”

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Bands such as Cursive, The Faint, Blue and experimental music through her music Moon Ghetto, Grasshopper Takeover, and projects and the Omaha Under the Radar more would go on to varying degrees of success festival she organizes. in the following years. Bright Eyes, The Faint, 311, and Cursive all currently release music. Despite not being able to perform live durOmaha would also see many heavy and ing this last year, Omaha musicians clearly hard rock bands go on to didn’t stop working. They success, including Venacufocused on honing their las, Screaming for Silence, Omaha has a craft and producing new Emphatic, and Arson City. diverse group of material. Many took to social media to perform musicians taking Omaha has a diverse group for a virtual audience, their music beyond whether from their own of musicians taking their the borders of the music beyond the borders living rooms or with the city and state. Pop of our city and state. Pop help of services such as singer-songwriter Jocelyn Live From Mars House. singer-songwriter has toured with Hootie & Some local venues also Jocelyn has toured The Blowfish and Barenabroadcast livestream conwith Hootie & ked Ladies and is releasing certs, and encouraged fans The Blowfish and music though nationto lobby for inclusion of Barenaked Ladies, al platforms. Viewers of the Save Our Stages Act in the 62nd Annual Gram- and is releasing the COVID-19 Relief Bill. my Awards may have seen music though Omaha resident Edem national platforms. As people return to inas part of the Chart Your person live performances, Course campaign, featuring her being menlocal musicians look forward to contored by music journeyman Jon Batiste. necting with their audiences again. Or, Country act Sack of Lions recently charted as Higgins said in his documentary epithree times in Billboard magazine. Higgins sode, “When I play music, I’m playing the is releasing music regularly and appearing music from the heart, from the gut...the on Adult Swim, and recently represented whole idea is to give it as much energy as Nebraska in the States of America docuI can muster at that moment, and I direct mentary series. David Nance is turning it to the audience.” Omahans are ready to heads and bringing fresh eyes to Omaha’s feel that energy and make those connecyounger indie rock scene with his critically tions again. acclaimed albums, and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett is a soprano and composer who is opening doors in Omaha for classical

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Visual Art s Abound O M A H A’ S B I G G E S T V E N U E S W E I G H I N

By Linda Persigehl

Omaha is home to more than a dozen venues showcasing the metro’s vibrant visual arts scene. The variety of galleries in size and style, as well as the featured works— pottery, painting, blown glass, sculpture, prints and photography, mixed media, and more—give locals and visitors many opportunities to experience a rich, diverse display of talent. Those who lead three of Omaha’s largest visual arts venues are enthusiastic about the year ahead following a difficult 2020. Promoting new exhibits, expanding arts education and outreach, and encouraging artists’ experimentation are their top goals.

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“I’m excited about the summer exhibition—the Art Deco collection—that...will coincide with the 90th anniversary celebration of our building,” said Jack Becker, CEO of Joslyn Art Museum, home to Nebraska’s largest, most diverse fine arts collection (and many would argue, the best in the region) at 22nd and Dodge streets.

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The exhibit, organized with the NelsonAtkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, will look at the state of America in the 1920s and '30s. “I’m also excited about the Karl Bodmer collection [of paintings] that takes a closer look at his work on Native American tribes from the 1930s,” Becker said. “We work three to four years out, having conversations, our curators and directors planning ahead, to get these exhibits.” Seeing them come to fruition is gratifying, he said. Becker credits Joslyn’s incredible patron support, as well as other arts organizations such as Film Streams, Bemis Center, Omaha Symphony, and others, for helping create a strong, resilient arts community able to withstand the trials of the past year.

buildings in the Old Market. “They’re utilitarian, and not designed for experiencing contemporary art,” Cook said of the buildings. “Bemis artists that have come through have taken advantage of the nontraditional space; it’s allowed them to be more experimental and open to how they typically make art, with different lighting, materials, and tools.”

That experimentation led Bemis to open an artist-designed music venue in 2019 to support music expression. “It’s a one-of-akind space for our city, and marked a new chapter for “People here value us,” Cook said. Like most arts organizations, Bemis institutions like was forced to transition its Joslyn that make exhibits and musical perforOmaha a great mances online in 2020. The galleries are now showing place to live. And exhibitions, and the 2021 there’s a good spirit schedule includes in-person of collaboration. It’s talks and fundraising events.

easy to get things done here.”

Cook hopes Bemis’ inno“People here value instivative collaborations—with tutions like Joslyn that — J A C K B E C K E R Omaha Public Librar y, make Omaha a great Immigrant Legal Services, place to live,” said Becker, who’s also worked Metro Community College’s new prototype in Nashville and Washington, D.C. “And lab, and DoSpace—will continue to grow there’s a good spirit of collaboration. It’s easy community engagement with the visual arts to get things done [here].” and culture. “By partnering, we expand our reach and learn from others.” Chris Cook is executive director of the Bemis Center, a less-than-conventional art Like Joslyn, Bemis will celebrate gallery occupying two historic warehouse an anniversary this year—its 40th.

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The organization will host events throughout 2021 to highlight that milestone which, according to Cook, is uncommon for a contemporary arts gallery, especially one founded by an artist. This month, Bemis will open a major group exhibition with 20 to 30 artists from throughout the U.S. whose works are centered around understanding empathy, especially when it comes to racial inequity.

tion titled “Community,” gave people a unique collaborative program in the first half of 2021.

“We partner heavily with artists to allow them to exhibit their work in our space, but also to investigate ways to add an educational/ experimental aspect to their time with us.”

“ We...spent most of 2020 building out this exhibition both with local artists in our community and supporters locally and from around the globe who sent us over 1,000 submissions for our public art project, “Tessellation,” part of the overall exhibition,” Halbkat said.

Alluding to public protests of police bru- — C H R I S T O P H E R H A L B K A T Increasing KANEKO’s tality and social unrest role as an arts educator in Omaha, Cook said, “In light of more in Omaha is a major push. recent events this exhibit will have even more relevancy. It’s very important for our “We partner heavily with artists to allow community as we try to heal.” them to exhibit their work in our space, but also to investigate ways to add an educaAfter almost a year of its galleries being tional/experimental aspect to their time with closed, KANEKO was thrilled to reopen us,” Halbkat said. “We provide the space and its doors in mid-January, said Christopher resources for artists to develop workshops Halbkat, design, marketing, and public relafor others, but also to generate their own tions manager at KANEKO. The art gallery work [here].” is anchored in the heart of the Old Market art district which, “thanks to the renovation KANEKO also is working to expand visual of the Jones Street corridor, is developing at arts locally by collaborating with Omaha a rapid pace,” Halbkat said. Under the Radar, tbd. Dance Collective, and other groups. “One of our main goals is to The KANEKO, first opened in 1998, now become a supportive part of the Omaha arts includes five gallery spaces, a newly designed community,” Halbkat added, “as well as be education wing, and provides a huge, open a place for people to find a wide variety of space for experimental art. Its exhibiideas and expression.”

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Erika Overturff in Giselle Photo by Jim Williams

Taking the Leap A M E R IC A N M I DW E S T B A L L E T L O OK S B AC K

By Kara Schweiss

Looking back at the ballet she founded in 2009 at age 27, Erika Overturff admits that not knowing exactly what she was getting into was probably an advantage.

“The majority of the original company were dancers in the former company. That was one of the special things about that group: we had a united desire to make this happen,” Overturff recalled. “If I’d known how hard it “If I’d known how hard “We’d been through the would be, I might have devastation of losing the it would be, I might been too scared,” she said. company and had the have been too scared. “Thankfully, I didn’t. I ‘stick-together’ feeling of Thankfully, I didn’t. I was passionate about doing what it took to make this, so I stepped up to it a reality.” was passionate about make it happen.” this, so I stepped up to The discipline of her ballet make it happen.” American Midwest Ballet training served Overturff began as Ballet Nebras- — E R I K A O V E R T U R F F well as she launched, led, ka after the dissolution of and grew the new company, the Omaha Theater Ballet left local dancers which she said is now like a family that extends without a home. to sponsors, patrons, and other supporters.

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“I knew nothing about fundraising before I started the company and that’s obviously a critical part of making what we do possible,” she said. “It’s inspiring to see how generous people are and how moved they are by the work that we do that they want to help make it possible for other people to experience dance, too.”

She continued, “We are so thrilled to be back in person for our 12th season of professional dance. ‘The Nutcracker’ is a holiday classic, our award-winning ‘Momentum’ production is an entertaining display by several top choreographers, and my all-time favorite production ‘Swing, Swing, Swing!’ will close out the season with exhilarating dancing and In addition to per- “I think dance is unique big band music.” forming, the company in that it can speak to provides dance classBallet Master Matthew everybody—no matter es, mentorship, and Lovegood, a founding where you’re from, other programs under member of the company, a mission of “provid- what age you are, what said ballet is important ing cultural enrichment here because the arts ethnicity you are, the through dance pro- language you speak— enhance communities. grams of the highest it transcends all of that quality: breathtaking “I think dance is unique and it can speak to performances, inspiring in that it can speak to anyone and everyone.” education, and uplifting ever ybody—no matcommunity engage- — M A T T H E W L O V E G O O D ter where you’re from, ment.” It took on a new what age you are, what name, American Midwest Ballet, during its ethnicity you are, the language you speak—it 2018-2019 season. transcends all of that and it can speak to anyone and everyone. We need that outlet here “Where we’re located, and who we serve in the Midwest, and everywhere, to have an and reach, really positioned us as a regional escape or appreciate beauty, for expression company,” Overturff said. “The transition to and enjoyment,” he said. “We have a wonbecome American Midwest Ballet is suited derfully talented group of dancers who are to our mission and the community we serve.” also fantastic people. They’re residents here; everyone lives and works here. We’re all part In February 2020, AMB became the resiof the community.” dent dance company for a new Council Bluffs facility. All things considered, Overturff said, she’s glad she took the biggest leap of her “The ballet’s home is amazing. The Hoff career a dozen years ago: keeping ballet Family Arts & Culture Center is a wonderful alive in Omaha. and inspiring place, and it’s such a boost for the company,” Overturff said. “It’s a beautiful “It is a good thing to push yourself and keep spot and it also brings many of our functions dreaming and prove what’s possible next.” together under one roof.”

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Disney’s Descendants Sept. 10 - Oct. 10, 2021

The Isle of the Lost, home to the daughters and sons of the world’s worst villains, is about as far from a fairy tale as possible. Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos—the children of Maleficent, The Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil—call The Isle of the Lost home. These villains’ children have learned to survive on the challenging streets of the island to which their families have been banished for all time. Meanwhile, in the nearby shimmering kingdom of Auradon, the children of the protagonists’ royals enjoy a life of privilege and prestige. Then Ben, the son of Belle and her Beast (and soon-to-be heir to the Auradon throne) optimistically decides to open the barrier and invite exchange to students to join Auradon Prep School. This show is based on the runaway-hit Disney Channel original movie musical.

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Oct. 29 - Nov. 4, 2021

Corduroy the teddy bear goes on a delightfully destructive chase through every section of the department store in search of his missing button. The night watchman might find him and return him to his shelf before he can find this important button. Lisa may or may not convince her mother to let her give the bear a home. This tender, enduring story about true friendship stirs up the stage with a bustling rumpus of action.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Dec. 3 - 19, 2021

George Bailey’s teenage guardian angel has to descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair. Sometimes, it takes seeing things from the perspective of a young person to realize that life is wonderful. The show features live music from the era and a virtuosic cast playing multiple roles to prove the power of community.

Carmela Full of Wishes

Jan. 28 - Feb. 13, 2022

It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to accompany her big brother on his errands. On their way to the laundromat,

past fields of what her Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl,” Carmela finds a puffy white dandelion to blow, but her brother asks “Did you even make a wish?” Carmela must decide what her deepest wish is and she must do it before her birthday is over. This show features Carmela’s migrant community as a vibrant place of possibility.

Broadway shows, Cats has won seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Cats tells the story of one magical night when a tribe of cats gather for their annual ball. The musical features new sound design, direction, and choreography for a new generation.

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Hamilton is the story of America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, and rhythm and blues, Hamilton returns to Omaha bringing the story of America then, as told by America now.

April 8 - May 1, 2022

Gerald the giraffe has a problem. All the other animals seem to know how to dance. The warthogs can waltz, the rhinos can rock ‘n’ roll, even the chimps can do the cha-cha! Gerald, with his long neck and skinny legs, thinks he cannot dance. That is, until he discovers that “sometimes when you’re different, you just need a different song.”

The Sound of Music June 3 - 19, 2022

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has won hearts worldwide. When Maria is dispatched from the convent to serve as governess to the seven children of the Von Trapp family, her arrival is met with resistance. But Maria’s soaring spirit and love for music is a winning combination that helps the family unite as they face the threat of a Nazioccupied Austria.

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Cats

Sept. 28 - Oct. 3, 2021

Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is making its way to Omaha. As one of the longest running

Hamilton

Oct. 26 - Nov. 14, 2021

Dear Evan Hansen

Dec. 28, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about a young man with social anxiety disorder. The show includes a letter that was never meant to be seen and a lie that was never meant to be told, leading to a life Evan Hansen never dreamed he could have.

Fiddler on the Roof

Feb. 8 - 13, 2022

This Broadway mainstay is rich with musical hits people know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” and “To Life (L’Chaim!).” The show tells the story of life among the Jewish community of a prerevolutionary Russian village. A poor milkman, determined to find good husbands for his five daughters,consults the traditional matchmaker— and also has a word with God.

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March 8 - 13, 2022

Cady Heron was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed “the Plastics,” but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

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green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. Glinda is beautiful, ambitious, and popular. The story shows how these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

Anastasia

June 7 - 12 , 2022

The evil wizard Rasputin puts a hex on the royal Romanovs, but young princess Anastasia disappears when their palace is overrun during the Russian Revolution. Years later, the Grand Duchess offers a reward for Anastasia’s return. Will the princess return?

March 29 - April 3, 2022

Hadestown adapts the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of Hades and Persephone, to a Great Depression-era inspired post-apocalyptic setting. Will springtime ever come back?

Wicked

April 27 - May 15, 2022

Hailed as the “untold true story of the witches of Oz,” Wicked returns to Omaha for the third time. Elphaba, born with emerald

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Dear Jack, Dear Louise

Aug. 20 - Sept. 19, 2021

A heartwarming recount of wartime romance between two strangers, stitched together from hundreds of real-life letters between the playwright’s parents. Jack is an Army doctor

stationed in Oregon, accomplished and disciplined. Louise is an aspiring actress in the heart of NYC, bubbly and ambitious. The unlikely pair strikes up a correspondence that will change their lives forever. From Tony Award®winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Murder on the Orient Express), Dear Jack, Dear Louise is a must-see, brimming with charm, humor and nostalgia.

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Sept. 17 - Oct. 10, 2021

A thrilling whodunit set aboard the world’s most famous luxury locomotive, Murder on the Orient Express will keep you guessing until the very end. When the Orient Express becomes stranded by a snow storm, a passenger is found stabbed to death in his private room. With the murderer still on board, a detective must solve the crime before the train reaches its destination.

The Mystery of Irma Vep Oct. 8 - Nov. 7, 2021

Vampires, werewolves, mummies, and an ancient family curse: Two actors take on all of this and more—via dozens of warp-speed quick changes—in this wildly absurd comedy. A feverish spectacle from beginning to end, delightfully campy and dripping with satire, The Mystery of Irma Vep is a farce to be reckoned with!

A Christmas Carol

Nov. 19 - Dec. 23, 2021

It just isn’t Christmas without A Christmas Carol! Experience Omaha’s favorite holiday tradition as Ebenezer Scrooge takes us on a life-changing journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with stunning Victorian costumes, festive music and crisp, wintry sets, A Christmas Carol is a beautiful reminder of the power of redemption and the generosity that lies at the heart of the Christmas holiday.

Christmas in My Heart

Nov. 26 - Dec. 23, 2021

OCP legend Camille Metoyer Moten makes her highly anticipated return to the stage for an intimate holiday affair. Christmas in My Heart is all the wonder and magic of the season in concert. Attendees can cozy up in the Howard Drew Theatre and let Camille’s soaring voice warm their heart with beloved holiday classics, contemporary Christmas melodies, and everything in between!

Bright Star

Jan. 21 - Feb. 13, 2021

Nominated for five Tony Awards®, written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell and inspired by real events, Bright Star is a story of enduring hope woven through time and set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Young teenager Alice Murphy is devastated when her infant son is ripped away. But 20 years later, a young man enters her life and ushers in an unexpected glimmer of hope. With a Grammy®-nominated bluegrass score that will seep into your veins, Bright Star is as much a musical experience as it is a journey of the heart.

Outside Mullingar

Feb. 11 - March 13, 2022

This charming romantic comedy follows Anthony and Rosemary, two introverts who grew up on neighboring farms in rural Ireland. Rosemary secretly fell in love with Anthony at age 6, but after a bought with heartbreak, Anthony swore off women forever. The now middle-aged pair must overcome their own aloofness—as well as a family property dispute— to finally find their way to one another.

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Performances continued The Color Purple March 4 - 27, 2022

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar®-nominated film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is an intimate coming-of-age story set in rural Georgia and told through a rich helping of jazz, ragtime, gospel, and blues. As Celie grows from a young teenager into a woman, she must overcome the cruelty and hardships that life has dealt to discover her inner strength through love, forgiveness, and family. Driven by powerhouse vocal performances, The Color Purple is the ultimate tale of triumph over suffering and empowerment through adversity. Disclaimer: Contains adult themes.

The Giver

April 15 - May 8, 2022

Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a utopian society with no war, no pain and no memories. All of life’s choices, from your occupation to your family members, are conveniently dictated by the government to keep things perfectly equal and functional. But when Jonas is chosen by The Giver to bear the memories of his society, past and present, he learns the truth behind his perfect world. Will Jonas fall in line or risk everything to forge a new path?

Stick Fly

May 6 - June 5, 2022

The LeVays, a wealthy Black family, set out for a relaxing weekend at their second home in Martha’s Vineyard. When brothers Kent and Flip both bring their new girlfriends to meet the

family, the newcomers butt heads over everything from class to race to cultural expectations. Sibling rivalries and parental expectations bring their rollercoaster weekend to a boiling point in this bitingly funny comedy-drama. Disclaimer: Contains adult language.

Kinky Boots

May 27 - June 26, 2022

Flashy, inspiring and downright fun, Kinky Boots is the heartwarming Broadway musical— and winner of six Tony Awards®—thrilling audiences around the world. Following the death of his father, Charlie Price reluctantly agrees to return to his hometown to take over the family’s failing shoe factory. Inspiration strikes when he meets Lola, an outspoken and unapologetic drag queen in need of a sturdy pair of exotic boots. The unlikely pair cobble a heartwarming tale of acceptance and friendship told through dazzling choreography and the intoxicating music of Cyndi Lauper.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

June 10 - 26, 2022

Celebrate the divas who dominated the music scene for decades with this high-energy concert experience! Featuring the music of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Cher, Whitney Houston, Carole King, and more—served up by a team of powerhouse vocalists and backed by a full rock band.

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An Evening with Madeleine Peyroux Sept. 29, 2021

This jazz singer and songwriter began her career as a teenager busking the streets of Paris. Today, she travels the world with her band delivering spellbinding jazz and folk-pop tunes.

Boz Scaggs: Out of the Blues Tour

Oct. 6, 2021

Scaggs’ new album is called Out of the Blues. The Ohio native garnered success in the ’70s with his mix of rock, blues, and R&B influences. His 1976 album Silk Degrees peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

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Logan is a singer, trombone player, and songwriter. Moving between jazz, funk, and love songs to calypso-infused rhythms and traditionally inspired fusions, her vocals and trombone playing are captivating. She’s worked with incredible names including, Quincy Jones, Josh Groban, Smokey Robinson, and Pharrell Williams.

Rad Trads

Nov. 12, 2021

The Brooklyn-based five-piece is known for their eclectic take on rock ‘n’ roll, which mixes punk-rock energy, horn-drenched soul and precise musicianship. It’s a sound that has come sharply into focus on the band’s latest release, See You Again.

Leslie Odom Jr. Holiday Show

Dec. 1, 2021

Odom Jr. is a multifaceted, award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author, and actor. This performance will include music from his new recording of both original songs and the holiday tunes we all know and love.

Joyful Noise: A Gospel Christmas

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

The Salem Baptist Choir returns for its seventh year for this holiday tradition featuring two nights of festive entertainment. The Grammy®-nominated choir will perform Christmastime classics. Special guests will be announced later in the season.

Pianist, composer, educator, and founder and artistic director of Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, O’Farrill was born in Mexico. He grew up in New York City performing with a wide spectrum of artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte.

Dec. 4, 2021

“Holiday Stomp” with the Hot Sardines

Feb. 26, 2022

Enter the Haggis

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March 11, 2022

David Benoit & A Charlie Brown Christmas

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This group has sold out NYC venues and more than 150 tour dates from Chicago to London. They have also released two albums on Universal Music Classics to critical raves.

Dec. 11, 2021

Contemporary jazz piano legend David Benoit and acclaimed vocalist James Tormé pay tribute to the 1965 animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas. The concert features the classic music of composer Vince Guaraldi along with Charlie Brown Christmas originals.

Shayna Steele

Jan. 14, 2022

Known from recordings with Snarky Puppy and Moby as well as a host of other stars, Steele takes flight on her third album, Watch Me Fly. The performance includes music from her album that offers six self-penned originals and four select classics.

m-pact

Feb. 11, 2022

Respected worldwide as a cutting-edge trailblazer in the realm of vocal music, m-pact emerged from an age of auto-tune and overproduction. This Los Angeles-based ensemble has cultivated a new generation of ears hungry for the fresh, raw power of the human voice.

Since 1995, Enter the Haggis has led the charge among Celtic folk-rock bands. The Torontobased group has released eight acclaimed studio albums, the most recent debuting at #9 on the U.S. national Billboard Heatseekers charts.

March 30, 2022

Born and raised east of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras is remixing roots music and telling modern-day stories of Latino and immigrant lives through lively music and song.

Farofa

April 8, 2022

The group Farofa is celebrated as the new Brazilian sound. Their latest program, entitled “Brazil Beyond Samba: From Choro to Funk and Back,” includes a variety of Brazilian jazz compositions as well as some Farofa originals.

Chicago Plays the Stones

April 9, 2022

Chicago Plays the Stones is an exhilarating, high-energy live stage performance that presents its audience with classic Rolling Stones songs arranged in the Chicago blues styles ranging from the early-traditional to modern-contemporary.

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July 27, 2021

An Evening with Lisa Fischer

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Emmaline is a 22-year-old vocalist, violinist, and songwriter with a smoky, jazz-infused, genre-fluid voice. She has headlined countless sold-out shows at some of the country’s most notable jazz clubs.

May 26, 2022

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Aug. 12, 2021

Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce, the “Jack O” and “Pierce” who make up this seminal duo, are celebrating 30 years of making music that has amassed a loyal following of millions of fans across the country and the world with a super high-energy live show.

CO-OP

Oct. 21, 2021

This Alabama band will perform new music from their album, Young Sick Camellia, a mix of joyous funk tunes and warm reflections of lead vocalist Paul Janeway’s family relationships.

No strangers to performance, CO-OP brings a big, powerful sound to their show. Formed in 2014, founder and frontman Dash Cooper’s powerful vocals mix a classic rock undertone with the strength and grit of modern rock. Guitar player Jeremy Tabor introduces heavy riffs mixed with melodic hooks that keep the music powerful and interesting while bassist Justin Swartzentruber and drummer Cory Michalski hold down the foundation.

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Oct. 23, 2021

Listen to the captivating sound of nine human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that moves people, often with humor. On the road, the professional a cappella group has built a reputation as an unforgettable live act. They return to Omaha for an amazing night of favorites and popular music.

Biram unleashes a fervent display of conviction through genuine blues, classic country, bluegrass, and rock ‘n’ roll, and seals the deal with punk, heavy metal, and frankly, anything else he wants to.

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Oct. 29, 2021

The group’s name is a Sanskrit word meaning “in the company of truth.” In its few short years, the group has headlined or shared the stage with the likes of Michael Franti & Spearhead, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Trevor Hall, Wookiefoot, and many more.

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Brothers Osborne

Aug. 14, 2021

American country music duo consisting of brothers T.J. Osborne and John Osborne is bringing their “We’re Not For Everyone” tour to the state that’s not for everyone. Born in Deale, Maryland, the duo released their third studio album, Skeletons, in October 2020.

Barenaked Ladies with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket June 24, 2022

This trio of ’90s pop rockers have joined forces for a North American trek known as the Last Summer on Earth Tour. This year marks the sixth time the Barenaked Ladies have staged the tour, which began in 2012.

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The Garden Nov. 15, 2021

The Garden is an ever-evolving duo from Orange County, California. Established in 2011 by twin brothers Fletcher and Wyatt Shears, they created the term, “Vada Vada” to represent their music and other endeavors.

David Archuleta

Feb. 23, 2022

Archuleta became a star when he was just 16 years old. In 2008, more than 30 million television viewers fell in love with his angelic voice and their 44 million votes made him runner-up in Season 7 of American Idol. His

self-titled album, David Archuleta, went gold, selling more than 750,000 copies in the U.S., and more than 900,000 copies worldwide.

FUZZ

April 21,2022

Native Californian band Fuzz is three humans getting primitive, staying primitive. Their album III was recorded and mixed at United Recording under Steve Albini. The opener “Returning” serves as a sort of mission statement for the album.

Trevor Hall

April 24, 2022

Hall is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is a mix of roots, folk, and reggae. Many of his themes revolve around spirituality and life exploration. He released his latest album, In And Through The Body, in September 2020. 6212 Maple St. 402.884.5353 waitingroomlounge.com

Carnifex: Road to Rock Fest 2021

July 12, 2021

Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego County, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Nuclear Blast after having been signed to Victory Records. They have released seven full-length albums and three EPs.

Built to Spill

Aug. 14, 2021

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Music continued Martsch formed the band in 1992, with the intention to sustain a project that would involve a rotating cast of musicians to record albums and tour. The album You in Reverse documents the newest branch of Built To Spill’s chaotic, yet elegant evolution.

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to Lester Flatt, who discovered him. Stuart continues to record and release keenly relevant music that honors country’s rich legacy while advancing it into the future.

Devin the Dude

Nov. 19, 2021

After more than four decades together, 38 Special continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year. And at each and every show, thousands of audience members are amazed by the explosive power of the band’s performance.

Devin Copeland, better known by his stage name Devin the Dude, is a Houston hiphop artist who started out as a member of the Odd Squad, later known as the Coughee Brothaz. The group of rappers was signed to Rap-A-Lot Records, a label notable for being the home of artists such as Geto Boys, Scarface, and Too Much Trouble.

Dinosaur Jr.

An Evening with BoDeans

Sweep It Into Space is the new fifth studio album cut by Dinosaur Jr. during the 13th year of their rebirth. The American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, has earned a reputation as a formative influences on American alternative rock.

Those who have followed BoDeans’ remarkable 30-year musical career know that their blend of compelling songs and high-energy performances have retained an unpretentious rock ‘n’ roll loyal following like no other. Their style has remained true to their sound for 30 years with no signs of slowing down.

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The Airborne Toxic Event Oct. 9, 2021

This band, known for its blend of rock music and orchestral arrangements, released their sixth studio album in 2019. With a new label and a new approach, The Airborne Toxic Event is debuting a new phase in their career.

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

Oct. 20, 2021

Marty Stuart is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and musician. He’s played alongside country music masters, from Johnny Cash

Nov. 21, 2021

Southern Culture on the Skids

May 17, 2022

This group has been consistently recording and touring around the world since its inception in 1983. The band’s musical journey has taken them from all-night NC house parties to late-night network talk shows, and from performing at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan to rockin’ out for the inmates at NC Correctional Facilities.

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American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918–1939 Through Sept. 5, 2021

American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918–1939 investigates a dynamic period in American history and culture when the country and its citizens went through political, economic, social, and artistic transformation and revolution. From stylish decorative art objects to products of industrial design, modern American paintings to compelling photographic images, the multimedia works of art in this exhibition reflect both the glamour and optimism of the 1920s and the devastation and escapism of the 1930s. This exhibition will have a ticket fee. $10 general public adults; $5 college students with ID; free for Joslyn members and youth ages 17 and younger.

Diedrick Brackens

Through Sept. 5, 2021

Drawing on textile and weaving traditions from across the Americas, Africa, and Europe, Diedrick Brackens creates intricate tapestries that interrogate personal stories and shared cultural experiences. Formally rooted in postwar American art movements, Brackens’ compositions fuse the language of abstraction with narrativedriven figuration.

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Faces from the Interior: The North American Portraits of Karl Bodmer Oct. 2, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

Faces from the Interior is the first museum project to focus exclusively on Karl Bodmer’s watercolor portraits of Native Americans. The exhibition features 64 recently conserved watercolors, drawn entirely from Joslyn’s renowned Maximilian-Bodmer collection. This includes portraits of individuals from Omaha, Yankton, Lakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, Assiniboine, and Blackfoot tribes, among many Native communities encountered by Maximilian and Bodmer during their travels along the Missouri River from Saint Louis to Fort McKenzie, in present-day Montana. This exhibition will have a ticket fee. $10 general public adults; $5 college students with ID; free for Joslyn members and youth ages 17 and younger.

Guy Goldstein

Oct. 2, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

Goldstein maintains a hybrid practice as a multimedia artist and musician. Exploring the shifting relationship between sound and image, Goldstein considers how sonic and visual experiences overlap and inform one another.

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