Lied’s 2024-25 Broadway season to feature ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen’

The Lied Center for Performing Arts’ 2024-25 Glenn Korff Broadway Series will feature “Back to the Future,” “Beetlejuice,” “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and a two-week run of a major show to be announced this summer.

Five-show Broadway packages start at $228. Broadway subscribers also get first access to “Annie” and “Rent in Concert” as package add-ons.

“We’ve heard the message loud and clear: Lincoln and Nebraska love Broadway. Last season, more than 33,000 people came to the Lied Center for ‘Hamilton,’ and just a few months later another 15,000 experienced ‘Les Misérables,’ leading a record-shattering year,” said Bill Stephan, the Lied’s executive director. “We’re building on that success with a spectacular new season, including some of the biggest Broadway blockbusters in recent memory. From the Nebraska premiere of the brand new ‘Back to the Future’ to the drop-dead hilarious ‘Beetlejuice,’ from the groundbreaking and moving ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to a huge new production of the beloved classic ‘The Little Mermaid,’ there’s something for everyone.

“We can’t tell you about the fifth package show just yet … but we can remind audiences that the only other shows in Lied Center history to run two full weeks have been ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Hamilton,’ so you know it’s going to be big. I invite everyone to come experience the best of Broadway this season at the Lied.”

Season packages include the same seats to five Broadway series shows. Season package renewals and upgrades are immediately available to current subscribers. New season packages go on sale to the public at 11 a.m. Feb. 27 here.

Broadway package shows:

• “Dear Evan Hansen,” Sept. 27-29 (five performances) — Described as “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, “Dear Evan Hansen” is one of the first contemporary musicals about connection in the digital age. Packed with such hits as “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through a Window” and “For Forever,” the musical features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy and Oscar winning team behind “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.
• “Back to the Future: The Musical,” Oct. 8-13 (eight performances) — Great Scott! The 1985 cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Lincoln in 2024. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now, he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself … back to the future. The production won the 2022 Olivier Award for best new musical.

Courtesy | Matthew Zimmerman and Evan Murphy

• “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Nov. 12-17 (eight performances) — 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 love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, this fishy fable features such hits as “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
• Mystery musical to be announced, Feb. 4-16, 2025 (16 performances) — This spectacular fifth show, currently running on Broadway, will be announced this summer. It will be only the third show in Lied Center history to run for two full weeks.
• “Beetlejuice,” March 4-9, 2025 (eight performances) — It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s beloved 1988 film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, an 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, astonishing set and exhilarating score, “Beetlejuice’ is “screamingly good fun,” according to Variety. And under its uproarious surface — six feet under, to be exact — it’s a touching show about family, love and making the most of every day-O!

Broadway add-on performances:

• “Rent in Concert,” Jan. 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m. — Experience the iconic music of “Rent” like never before: live with stellar vocalists and the power of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra. Premiering at the Kennedy Center in 2023, this symphonic experience includes the complete score, with such favorites as “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème” and “Take Me or Leave Me.” Set in the East Village of New York City, “Rent” is about falling in love, finding one’s voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for best musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, “Rent” has become a pop culture phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Courtesy | Nick Piacent

• “Annie,” March 21-22, 2025 (three performances) — Holding onto hope when times are tough can take a lot of determination, and sometimes that 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 musical returns with a new production. “Annie,” directed by Jenn Thompson, features the iconic book and score, written by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. This celebration of family, optimism and the American spirit remains the ultimate cure for all of life’s hard knocks.

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