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GK PLATINUM ARTIST SERIES Established in 2016, the GK (Glenn Korff ) Platinum Ar tist Series enables the Lied Center for Performing Arts to bring the most iconic Broadway and popular artists to Nebraska. The series is named in honor of benefactor and UNL alumnus Glenn Korff. “The Lied Center’s Broadway programming has been transformed thanks to Glenn’s generosity,” said Bill Stephan, Executive Director of the Lied Center. This gift allows the Lied Center to bring some of the most accomplished performers in the world to Lincoln, fulfilling Glenn’s dream to enlighten and entertain families and generations of Nebraskans for years to come.” Korff ’s passion for the performing arts began on campus as a member of Kosmet Klub, a musical and comedy ensemble for which he served as a set designer. His experiences with theater at the university were among his most cherished memories. The Lied Center was selected to receive support with the hope that stellar performances by some of Broadway’s biggest stars might bring students and Nebraskans the same joy and enrichment that his involvement with musical theater brought to his life. “Glenn’s heartfelt generosity has created an enduring legacy at the University of Nebraska of enriching the human spirit through the arts, and we are forever grateful,” said Chancellor Ronnie Green.
KELLI O’HARA
JUNE 12, 2021| 7:30 PM
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THE PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE. MUSICAL DIRECTOR DAN LIPTON.
ABOUT KELLI O’HARA Stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Loenowens in The King and I garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with GRAMMY, Drama League, Outer Critics and Olivier Nominations. She reprised the role while making her West End debut, and performed a limited engagement at Tokyo’s Orb Theatre. Kelli also received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in the hit web series The Accidental Wolf. Other film and television credits include: Season 2 of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, All the Bright Places, Peter Pan Live!, Sex & The City 2, Martin Scorsese’s The Key to Reserva, Showtime’s Master of Sex, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, N3mbers, and the animated series Car Talk. Other Broadway credits include Kiss Me Kate (Tony, Drama League, OCC nominations), The Bridges of Madison County (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), Nice Work if You Can Get It (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), South Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Pajama Game (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Sweet Smell of Success, Follies, Dracula and Jekyll & Hyde. She was awarded the prestigious Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019. In 2015, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lehar’s The Merry Widow opposite Renee Fleming and returned as Despina in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Her concerts have gained international acclaim, spanning from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo. She is a frequent performer on PBS’s live telecasts, The Kennedy Center Honors and performs often alongside The New York Philharmonic. Along with her two Grammy nominations, her solo albums, Always and Wonder in the World, are available on Ghostlight Records. Next up, Kelli will star alongside Christina Baranski & Cynthia Nixon in HBO’s new series The Gilded Age shooting in New York City this fall.
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ABOUT DAN LIPTON Dan Lipton (piano) conducted The Band’s Visit by David Yazbek and The Last Ship by Sting on Broadway. Pianist on three GRAMMY®-nominated albums, he has arranged music and led bands for Brian d’Arcy James, Martha Plimpton, BD Wong, Judy Kuhn, John Lithgow and Audra McDonald, performing at the White House, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Ravinia, Caramoor, London’s Cadogan Hall and on Live with Kelly Ripa, PBS Great Performances, NPR Studio 360, Today and Late Show with David Letterman. Music supervision and orchestrations: An Officer and a Gentleman (US tour 2021), The Other Josh Cohen (off-Broadway), The Drama Desk Awards. He scored the feature film All These Small Moments (Orion Classics 2019) starring Molly Ringwald and Jemima Kirke, and is currently writing Hasbro’s Broadway-bound musical Monopoly with David Rossmer and Rick Elice. Jukebox Saloon Vol. 2, his latest collection of jazz-pop covers with singer Colby Beserra, is streaming everywhere.
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ABOUT PAULA POUNDSTONE Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. She was the first woman, in its then 73rd year, to share the dais with the President and perform standup at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. She was the first woman, in its then 5th year, to win the CableACE award for Best Stand-up Comedy Special. Her second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States; The audio book was one of five finalists for the Audio Book of the Year AUDIE award. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, the comedy podcast and as ‘French Trump’ on the satirical minicast, The French Trump Weekly Press Conference. When the Covid-19 crisis hit she started making selfdescribed “goofy little comedy videos” to help people get through. They are available as RX Laughter Videos on her website along with her “Your New Best Workout Buddy” comedy workout video series. Paula continues as a panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! She is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.
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