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The Lied Center presents the world premiere production of A House Divided, a new play by Christina Kirk. Based on real events, this compelling work examines the distressing choices faced by Abraham Lincoln that threatened to unravel his family and the country during a week in 1863 when Mary Todd Lincoln’s half-sister, Emilie Todd Helm, visits the White House. Helm,...

Single event tickets for this production are now on sale.  

Great Scott! Back to the Future, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Lincoln, Nebraska in 2024.

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical, Back...

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 60 years and marches Crescent City tradition forward in their brilliant stage performances. Returning to the Lied for the first time since 2006, the band has spread its hometown’s iconic sound to festival stages from Coachella to Newport, performing among peers and legends,...

Capitol Fools is the new generation of the beloved Capitol Steps, D.C.’s premier political satire show! Featuring performers and the co-creator from Capitol Steps, they put the ‘Mock in Democracy’ and specialize in bipartisan spoofery. With breakneck costume changes, over-the-top impressions, and all-new song parodies reflecting the day’s news, join us for the unveiling of the next political movement in...

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 scene will feature table seating, a candlelight atmosphere, and cocktails...

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...

Renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras. Founded in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields has evolved into a musical powerhouse, an orchestra renowned across the world for the sharing of joyful, inspiring...

Recognized as one of Europe's first-rank symphonic ensembles, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra takes the Lied Center stage with a breathtaking program. Praised by The New York Times for “brilliance and infectious exuberance,” American pianist Maxim Lando opens with Liszt’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1 followed by the Nebraska return of superstar violinist Sandy Cameron performing Barber’s Violin Concerto No....

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Lincoln, Nebraska. 

It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set,...

Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production –...

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...