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UNK production ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’ opens Wednesday

October 2, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

University Theatre at Kearney’s season-opening production of “Orphan Train: The Musical” is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Miriam Drake Theatre inside UNK’s Fine Arts Building. The University of Nebraska at Kearney show dramatizes the Orphan Train Movement that relocated an estimated 250,000 orphaned and homeless children during a 75-year period from 1854 to 1929. “Orphan Train: The Musical” features a 22-member cast playing 37 … [Read more...] about UNK production ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’ opens Wednesday

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: music, Musical, Orphan Train, Theatre, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

University Theatre at UNK teams with Broadway professionals to present ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’

September 26, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Patricia Birch is an award-winning dancer, choreographer and director who has worked with some pretty big names over the past 50-plus years. “Grease,” “Grease 2,” “Big” and “The First Wives Club” are among her film credits, she’s directed and choreographed videos for music greats such as Cyndi Lauper and The Rolling Stones and her television work includes “The Electric Company,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Saturday Night … [Read more...] about University Theatre at UNK teams with Broadway professionals to present ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Anne Foradori, Broadway, Darin Himmerich, Janice Fronczak, Musical, Orphan Train, Patricia Birch, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University Theatre, UNK

UNK conference highlights Orphan Train Movement

September 6, 2018 by admin 1 Comment

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Anne Foradori spent five years tracking down and contacting sources to bring “Orphan Train: The Musical” to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. When she finally landed the production, which will be performed Oct. 3-7 at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theatre, the vocal music professor quickly realized this topic was far too impactful to stop there. “It’s such an important story for Nebraska,” Foradori said of the Orphan … [Read more...] about UNK conference highlights Orphan Train Movement

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Anne Foradori, Humanities Nebraska, John Shontz, Orphan Train, Patricia Birch, Social Welfare, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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