UNK “CLOSER THAN EVER” TO BROADWAY EXPERIENCE

As the studio theater curtain opens on February 21, the University of Nebraska at Kearney will be “Closer than Ever” to a Broadway experience. The UNK department of Music and Performing Arts presents the musical, “Closer than Ever,” on February 21-24 in the UNK Studio Theater. Shows running from Thursday to Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday performance will be held at 2 p.m.

The general admission ticket cost for adults is $7. Ticket prices for seniors, UNK faculty, staff and student are $5. UNK students may reserve one complimentary ticket with a valid UNK ID. Inquires and ticket reservations can be handled through the Box Office at (308) 865-8417 or boxoffice@unk.edu. “Closer than Ever” was made by the creators of Starting Here, Starting Now, Big: The Musical and the Baby. The music is by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

Student performers include:

Nebraska
Albion
Columbus
Grand Island
Hershey
Kearney
Papillion
Colorado 
Littleton
Kansas
Oberlin

Technical and design staff include:
Nebraska 
Trumbull
Fullerton
Kearney

Adam Zrust, freshman
Leah E. Skorupa, junior
Dan Korensky, senior
Candice Younghans, senior
Kami Graves, senior
Ben Lampe, senior

Sydney Brooke Fisher, junior

Chris Smith, junior

Sarah Ormsby, junior- stage manager
Kylie Karine Umstead, freshman- assistant stage manager
Alex Tracy, sophomore- lighting designer