Dr. Andrew White
Nebraskats director, 308.865.8610
The Nebraskats, the University of Nebraska at Kearney show choir, will perform Broadway show tunes and popular radio hits on a four-day concert tour throughout Colorado and Nebraska, beginning Sunday, Nov. 21.
On Monday, Nov. 22, the Nebraskats will perform two shows–one at 10 a.m. and a second one 7 p.m.– at Burlington High School in Burlington, Colo. The morning performance is for BHS high school students. Admission to the evening performance is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The show choir will perform for children at the Denver Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and will conclude the tour with a 1 p.m. performance that same day at the Arapahoe (Nebraska) High School.
The Nebraskats will perform popular radio hits such as “Love Song” and “I’m Yours,” as well as selections from the Broadway musical turned movie, “Hairspray.” The “Hairspray” numbers were choreographed by freelance professional choreographer Elizabeth White, who also choreographed the Lincoln Community Playhouse rendition of “Hairspray.”
“The show has musical styles from the late 50’s and 60’s, so it is a different style than the rest of what we are doing,” said Dr. Andrew White, Nebraskats director. Music from several contemporary theater productions will also be performed.
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, the Nebraskats will perform a winter home concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Membership in the Nebraskats is competitive. Auditions take place at the end of the spring semester each year. In the audition, students must dance and sing a solo, as well as sing with a quartet.
Members of the Nebraskats, and the Nebraskats band, are listed below, alphabetically by hometown, with the vocalists listed first:
Vocalists
Alma – Heidi Kauk
Auburn – Hannah Om
Burwell – Dillion Nelson
Grand Island – Shaylie Murphy, Sidney Clifton, Phillip Zuehlke
Juniata – Addison Heeren
Kearney – Warren Gilles
Lincoln – Nate Rocke
Omaha – Elizabeth Lieberman
O’Neill – Jordan Peterson
Ord – Taylor Fahey
Out of State
Colorado
Burlington – Cody Milford
Iowa
Cedar Rapids – Jami Scott
Michigan
Southfield – Anthony Ford
Band
Grand Island – Gustavo Rodriguez
Kearney – Tyler Allen
Lexington – Joel Montez
Out of State
Michigan
Southfield – Anthony Ford
New York
New York – Martin Diaz del Castillo
International
China – Dan Yu, Tingyu Ruan
