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CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL | 11

OVER THE RHINE | 17

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NOVEMBER 27-29, 2015PALACE THEATRE

CHARLESDICKENS’

ACHRISTMASCAROL

NEBRASKA THEATRE CARAVANTheprofessionaltouringwingofthe

OmahaCommunityPlayhousepresents

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

AdaptedfortheStagebyCHARLES JONES

Scenery&LightingDesignbyJAMES OTHUSE

MusicalArrangementsbyJOHN J. BENNETT

DirectedbyABLAN ROBLIN

andKIMBERLY FAITH HICKMAN

KimberlyFaithHickmanisamemberoftheStageDirectorsandChoreographersSociety,

anationaltheatricallaborunion.

AssistedbyJEFF HORGER

DanceDirectorMICHELLE GARRITYChoreographybyJOANNE CADY

MusicDirectionbyJAMES M. BOGGESS

SoundDesignbyJOHN GIBILISCO

PropertiesMasterDARIN KUEHLER

CostumeDesignbyGEORGIANN REGANandLYNNE RIDGE

ManagingDirectorGREG SCHEERGeneralManagerLARA MARSH

TheplaybeginsinLondononChristmasEve,1886.

Thisproductionisperformedintwoacts.Therewillbeone15-minuteintermission.

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Fred......................................................................................................................RussellMatthewsJake................................................................................................................................AndyBrownNell................................................................................................................................ EmilyDunnBeggar..................................................................................................... DavidJamesZenchuk,Jr.EbenezerScrooge.....................................................................................................ChadBradfordBobCratchit...............................................................................................................DanChevalierTheBaker................................................................................................................ StevenSitzmanToyshopKeeper....................................................................................................... MichaelHeathCharityMan#1....................................................................................................... StevenSitzmanCharityMan#2........................................................................................................ MichaelHeathPeterCratchit..................................................................................................ChristopherSandersBelindaCratchit.............................................................................................................GraceTitusFrancisCratchit....................................................................................................... EmmaJohnsonTimCratchit.......................................................................................................... MackenzieReidyJacobMarley...............................................................................................................NateWassonGhostofChristmasPast......................................................................................... JessicaBradleyEbby(Scroogeasaboy)................................................................................ChristopherSandersFan(hissister)...............................................................................................................GraceTitusMr.Fezziwig............................................................................................................ StevenSitzmanMrs.Fezziwig.................................................................................................... MelissaRosenbergYoungScrooge............................................................................................................. TravisSmithBelleFezziwig......................................................................................................... CarlySchneiderGhostofChristmasPresent................................................................................... MichaelHeathMrs.Cratchit........................................................................................................... LisaWipperlingMarthaCratchit.....................................................................................................KaitlynCasanovaMillie........................................................................................................................ SharonCombsLucy.............................................................................................................................. ArielTalackoTopper..................................................................................................................TimothyHoustonMyrtleCrow....................................................................................................... MelissaRosenbergMrs.Dilber........................................................................................................ MelissaRosenbergChildwithSled........................................................................................................ EmmaJohnsonTheBaker’sWife............................................................................................... MelissaRosenbergChestnutVendor......................................................................................................... JordanTudorPoulterer.....................................................................................................................NateWasson

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RoadManager.................................................................................................................KarenGayStageManager........................................................................................................ShelbyGlasgowTechnicalDirector..................................................................................................BrandonCheneyAssistantTechnicalDirector..................................................................................... EthanHintonSoundTechnician...................................................................................................... RyanMilliganLightingDirector...........................................................................................................BaileyRosaLeadCostumer....................................................................................................... MadelineJonesGeneralTechnician.................................................................................................. JustinHeavnerGeneralTechnician...............................................................................................AlissaSumeranoChaperone...................................................................................................................ValerieHenryMusicalDirector................................................................................................... StevenZumbrunClarinet....................................................................................................................AlphonsoJaimeFlute........................................................................................................................SamanthaCookBassoon...................................................................................................................... LamarCurtis

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Celebrate with us, 37 years of this timeless tale! We appreciate your support at home in Omaha and across the nation!

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ACT IScene 1: A narrow street in the old city of London, Christmas Eve GodRestYeMerryGentlemen GloucestershireWassailScene 2: Inside Scrooge’s Counting House GodRestYeMerryGentlemenScene 3: A London street, later that evening TheHollyandtheIvy SunnyBank(alsoknownasISawThreeShips) CoventryCarolScene 4: Scrooge’s bedchamber GoodKingWenceslausScene 5: A snowy wood outside the old school yard, 1836 AwayInAMangerScene 6: Fezziwig’s Warehouse, 1845 DancingDay(anEnglishcarolfromtheHighRenaissance) Susanni(theonlynon-Englishcarolintheproduction;isofGermanorigin.)Scene 7: Scrooge’s bedchamber OCome,OComeEmmanuel

ACT IIScene 1: Scrooge’s bedchamber TheBoar’sHeadCarolScene 2: Cratchit home, 1886 TheHollyandtheIvy TheOtherNightScene 3: Fred and Millie’s home, 1886 ThePolka GreensleevesScene 4: Christmas Yet to ComeScene 5: Cratchit home, future yearsScene 6: Scrooge’s bedchamber, Christmas morning, 1886Scene 7: A London street, later that morning GoodChristianMenRejoice HereWeComeA-WassailingScene 8: Cratchit home, Christmas morning, 1886 TheHollyandtheIvy HereWeComeA-Wassailing

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B I O G R A P H Y

CHARLES JONES

CharlesJoneswasthefounderandcreatoroftheNebraskaTheatreCaravan.In1975,hismusicaladaptationofA Christmas CarolwasfirstproducedonstageattheOmaha

CommunityPlayhouse,whereheservedasExecutiveDirectorandtheatricalvisionaryfor25years.

Jones’stageadaptationofA Christmas CarolhasbeenperformedintheatresacrossthecountryandinOmahaformorethan35consecutiveyears.HisotherpublishedscriptsincludeadaptationsofWillaCather’snovelsO, Pioneers!andMy Ántonia,aswellasPapa’s Angels, Ichabod—A new musical adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,andMonkey Monkey.

BorninColumbus,Georgia,JonesgraduatedfromLaGrangeCollegein1960.Later,hestudiedtheatreinBritainwherehereceivedamaster’scertificationinbusinessmanagementfortheartsfromtheLondonPolytechnicUniversity,andcertificationindirectingfromtheBritishDramaLeague.HewasfirstdirectorfortheColumbus’SpringerTheatreCompanyandwasanactiveparticipantintherestorationoftheSpringerOperaHouse,namedtheStateTheatreofGeorgiabyGovernorJimmyCarterin1971.

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MOTHERS AND SONSby Terrence McNallyFebruary 10–28, 2016Studio One, Riffe Center

VANYA AND SONIA AND

MASHA AND SPIKEby Christopher DurangApril 6–24, 2016Studio One, Riffe Center

RING OF FIRE THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASHcreated by Richard Maltby Jr.conceived by William Meade,adapted from the Broadway production by Richard Maltby Jr. and Jason EdwardsJune 1–19, 2016Studio Two, Riffe Center

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015LINCOLN THEATRE8 pm

NativeOhioansLinfordDetweilerandKarinBergquistlaunchedOvertheRhineasaquartetinthespringof

1989,namingtheensembleafterthehistoric,bohemianCincinnatineighborhoodOver-the-Rhine,wheretheylivedandfirstwroteandrecordedtogether.Theirearlydemosandperformancesquicklystruckachordwithlisteners,andtheyalreadyhadasolidlocalfollowingbythetimetheylaunchedtheirrecordingcareerwithapairofwell-received,independentlyreleasedalbums, Till We Have Faces(1991)andPatience(1992).

Overthenexttwodecades,OvertheRhinehascontinuedtobuildamusicallyandemotionallypotentcatalogue,encompassingthestudioalbumsEve(1994),Good Dog Bad Dog (1996),Films For Radio(2001),Ohio(2003),Drunkard’s Prayer(2005),The Trumpet Child(2007),The Long Surrender(2011),Meet Me at the Edge of the World(2013);theholiday-themedThe Darkest Night of the Year(1996),Snow Angels (2006),andBlood Oranges in the Snow(2014);theliveChanges Come(2004);andaseriesoflimited-editionCDsfeaturinglive,rare,andunreleasedmaterial.

ThefierceindependentstreakthathasfueledOvertheRhinefromthestartasserteditselfwhenBergquistandDetweilerdecidedtorelease2007’sThe Trumpet Child ontheirownGreatSpeckledDoglabel(namedafterthecouple’sGreatDane,Elroy).“Weseeourcatalogasourlife’swork,”Bergquistconcludes.“It’simperfectandbroken,butwe’vealsocometoseeourrecordsasstrangelybeautifulandvalidintheirownway—muchlikelifeitself.”

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015PALACE THEATRE8 pm

BornandraisedinLosAngeles’SanFernandoValley,Daveinitiallyjustsawthesaxophoneasawayto

helphimgainentryintohisbigbrother’sband.Whatbeganasaploybecamealifelongobsession.AftergraduatingfromUCLA,Kozdecidedtobecomeaprofessionalmusician.Withinweeksofthatdecision,hewasrecruitedasatouringmemberofBobbyCaldwell’sband.ItwasduringthistimethatKozbefriendedkeyboardistJeffLorber,whoinvitedKoztocomeplayononeofhistours.Thatstintwasfollowedbya14-monthstourwithpopsingerRichardMarx.

SignedtoCapitolRecordsbyBruceLundvall,Kozreleasedhisself-titledsolodebutalbumin1990.Thiswasthefirstinabodyofbest-sellingwork,whichincludesthegold-certifiedLucky Man(1993), Off The Beaten Path(1996),andtheholiday-themedalbumsDecember Makes Me Feel This Way(1997)andDave Koz & Friends—A Smooth Jazz Christmas(2001).Hisgold-certifiedfifthalbum,The Dance(1999),spawnednolessthanfiveTop5contemporaryjazzhits.Saxophonic(2003)producedanotherfourTop5singlesandgarneredKoztwoGrammynominationsspanningtwoconsecutiveyears.

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In2007,Kozreleasedtwochart-toppingcollectionsofstandards. At The Movies,hislush,romanticcelebrationoftimelessmelodiesfromcinema,spent12weeksatopBillboard’sTopContemporaryJazzchart.ProducedbythelegendaryPhilRamone,itwasnominatedforaGrammyintheBestPopInstrumentalAlbumcategory.Memories Of A Winter’s Night,afestivecollectionofholidaystandards,hitNo.1onBillboard’sTopContemporaryJazzchartinDecember2007.

Releasedinthefallof2008,Dave Koz—Greatest Hits,hisfirst-everretrospectivealbum,debutedatNo.1onbothBillboard’sTopContemporaryJazzAlbumschartandiTunes’JazzAlbumchart.ThecollectionincludedmanyofKoz’ssmashsingles—including“CastleofDreams,”“Can’tLetYouGo”featuringthelateLutherVandross,“TogetherAgain,”“Honey-Dipped,”and“AllISeeIsYou”—plusfournewbrandnewsongs.Leadsingle“LifeInTheFastLane”spentsevenweeksatNo.1ontheR&RMonitoredSmoothJazzchart.ItwasfollowedbytheTop5single“BadaBing.”

Hello TomorrowdebutedatNo.1onbothBillboard’sTopContemporaryJazzAlbumschartandiTunes’JazzAlbumchartandwasnamedBestSmoothJazzAlbumof2010byiTunes.TheCDwasnominatedforaGrammyforBestPopInstrumentalAlbum.Hailedas“aneventrecord”byThe New York Times,itsleadsingle,“PutTheTopDown,”spent18weeksatNo.1ontheMediabaseSmoothA/Cchart—thelongeststintatNo.1ofanyofKoz’schart-toppinghits.Ultimate Christmas,featuring18perennialholidayclassicsperformedbyKoz,wasreleasedin2011.Live at the Blue Note Tokyo,Koz’sfirst-everliveCD,wasreleasedin2012andreceivedaGrammynominationforBestPopInstrumentalAlbum.

Summer Hornsfeaturestrumpeter/flugelhornistRickBraun,trombonistBrianCulbertson,vocalistsMichaelMcDonald,JeffreyOsborneandJonathanButler—plusarrangementsbyGregAdams(TowerofPower)andTomScott.Toppingitoffisasax-onlyrenditionof“TakeFive”withGordonGoodwinofferinghisarrangementtothequartetandaneworiginalcomposition,“SummerHorns.”ThealbumwashonoredwithaGrammynominationforBestPopInstrumentalAlbumandanNAACPImageAwardsnominationforOutstandingJazzAlbum.

Koz’smostrecentholidayrecording,The 25 th of December,featuresduetswithsomeofthemostprominentpopandjazzartistsofthelastseveraldecadesincludingJohnnyMathis,EricBenét,GloriaEstefan,HeatherHeadley,RichardMarx,KennyG,BeBeWinans,India.Arie,TromboneShorty,JonathanButler,Fantasia,andStevieWonder.

Kozalsocontinuestoflexhismass-communicationsmusclesasaradiopersonality.Formorethan20years,hehashostedthesyndicated“DaveKozRadioShow”whichairsinapproximately50markets.In2014,helaunched“TheDaveKozLounge”whichairsSundaysonSiriusXM(satelliteradio)and“DaveKoz&FriendsRadio,”a24-hour-a-dayradiochannelpersonallycuratedbyDaveonSKY.FMRadioandJAZZRADIO.commulti-channelinternetradioservices.

Asaphilanthropist,Kozhasservedfor20yearsasglobalambassadorfortheStarlightChildren’sFoundation.Hecompletedafour-yeartermontheGrammyFoundationArtistsCommitteeandhasservedasNationalTrusteefortheNationalAcademyofRecordingArts&Sciences.

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B I O G R A P H Y

About Jonathan Butler

Butlerreleasedhisfirstalbumin1973,winningtheBestNewArtistGrammyinSouthAfricaatage12.Asateenager,hemadehistorybybeingthefirstblackartistplayedon

whiteSouthAfricanradiowhileearningthreegoldrecords(Please StaywentdoublegoldandI Love How You Love Mewentgold).Morethanadecadelater,ButlermovedtoLondonandreleasedhisfirstalbuminternationally.Theself-titledsetwentgoldin1987intheUKandUS.HereceivedGrammynominationsforBestR&BSongforhisR&B/popvocalhit“Lies”andforBestJazzSongfortheinstrumental“GoingHome.”Hisgenre-bustingmaterialearnedsongwriter’sawardsandreceivedabundantairplayinmultipleradioformats—pop,urban,contemporaryjazz,adultcontemporary,andgospel.Butler’s2004album,Surrender,wentgoldinSouthAfricawhereheremainsasuperstar.www.JonathanButler.com

About Candy Dulfer

DutchsaxophonistCandyDulferisknownaroundtheworldforherpowerfulandhigh-energyconcerts.Shecollaborateswiththebiggestartists,performswithherown

bandacrosstheworldinsold-outclubsandonthelargestfestivalstages,receivedaGrammyAwardnominationforherdebutalbumSaxuality,soldmorethan2.5millionalbumsworldwidesince,andhashadseveralNo.1hitsintheUS.www.CandyDulfer.nl

About Bill Medley

BillMedleyisaseminalfigureinthehistoryofAmericanmusic,perhapsbestknownashalfoftheunmistakableduo,TheRighteousBrothers.Inthemid-‘60s,theduobecame

afixtureofTop40radiowithhitslike“You’veLostThatLovin’Feelin,”“JustOnceinMyLife,”“UnchainedMelody,”and“(You’reMy)SoulandInspiration.”In1987,Medleyscoredamonumentalhitwithanotherduettist,JenniferWarnes,on“(I’veHad)TheTimeofMyLife,”forthefilmDirty Dancing.ThesongearnedanOscar,aGoldenGlobe,VideooftheYear,andaGrammy,andthesoundtrackbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulsince Saturday Night Fever,selling14millioncopiesandonceagainputtingMedleyatthetopoftheBillboardcharts.In2003,TheRighteousBrotherswereinductedintotheRockandRollHallofFame.www.BillMedley.com

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016PALACE THEATRE7:30 pm

ThePriceIsRightLive™istheinteractivehitstageshowthatgiveseligibleindividualsthechanceto

“ComeonDown”towinprizesthatmayincludeappliances,vacations,andpossiblyanewcar!Playclassicgamesfromtelevision’slongest-runningandmostpopulargameshowfromPlinko™toCliffhangers™toTheBigWheel™andeventhefabulousShowcase.

Playingtonearsold-outaudiencesfornearlynineyears,ThePriceIsRightLivehasgivenawaymorethan$10millionincashandprizesandsoldmorethan1.2milliontickets.Ifyouenjoytherushofemotionsexperiencedwhilewatchingtheshowontelevision,justimaginethepossibilitiesifyouwereactuallyintheaudiencewatchingitlive!

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016PALACE THEATRE8 pm

ComedianRon“TaterSalad”Whitefirstrosetofameasthecigar-smoking,scotch-drinkingfunnyman

fromtheBlueCollarComedyTourphenomenon,butnowasachart-topping,Grammy-nominatedcomedianandfeaturefilmactor,Whitehasestablishedhimselfasastarinhisownright.AllfourofhiscomedyalbumschartedNo.1ontheBillboardComedycharts,hehassoldmorethan14millionalbums(soloandwiththeBlueCollarComedyTour),beennominatedfortwoGrammys,andoverthepastnineyears(since2004),beenoneofthetopthreegrossingstand-upcomediansontourinAmerica.

Whitebeganperformingcomedyin1986andwasquicklyopeningforlegendarycomediansSamKinisonandJeffFoxworthy.Aftereventuallybecomingacomedyclubheadlinerin2000,WhitewasaskedtojointheBlueCollarComedyTouralongsideJeffFoxworthy,BillEngvall,andLarrytheCableGuy.Theshowtouredformorethanthreeyearstosold-outaudiencesinexcessof270cities,grossingmorethan$35million.In2003,WarnerBrothersfilmedtheshow,Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie foratheatrical/TV/DVD/CDrelease.Itpremieredasthemost-watchedmovieinComedyCentral’shistory.In2005,thevideoBlue Collar Comedy Tour Rides AgainwasfilmedandreleasedonTVandDVD/CD.

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InNovember2003,WhitereleasedhisbreakthroughcomedyCD,Drunk in Public,followedbyhisfirstone-hourTVcomedyspecial,They Call Me Tater Salad.ThespecialhadthehighestviewershipforaSundayprograminComedyCentralhistory.TheDVDversionwasreleasedin2004andreachedNo.1ontheBillboardComedyChart.In2005,White’ssecondone-hourspecial,You Can’t Fix Stupid,airedonComedyCentralto4.5millionviewers,makingitthethirdlargestaudienceinComedyCentral’shistoryandtheNo.1showonprimetimebasiccable.TheCDreachedNo.1ontheBillboardComedyChartsandremainedtherefornineconsecutiveweeks.ThissuccessalsoearnedWhitehisfirstGrammynomination.HereceivedasecondGrammynodfortheshowBlue Collar Comedy Tour—One for the Road.InJune2006,PenguinBooksreleasedRon’s first book, Ron “Tater Salad” White: I Had the Right to Remain Silent…But I Didn’t Have the Ability,whichlandedhimon The New York TimesBestSellerList.In2009,Whitereleasedthirdalbum,Behavioral Problems,whichreachedNo.1ontheBillboardComedyChart.In2013,hisfourthalbum,A Little Unprofessional,alsoreachedNo.1ontheBillboardComedyChart.AllofWhite’sDVDsarecertifiedplatinum.

RonWhitehasbeenapassionatesupporteroftheUSmilitarytroopsformorethan20years,donatinghistimeandresources.In2008,hecreatedtheannualcharityshowRon White’s Comedy Saluteto the Troops.Theprofitfromticket/DVDsalesisdonatedtotheArmedForcesFoundationtoassisttroopsandtheirfamilies.In2011,theshowwasrecordedforTV/DVDandwasthesecondhighest-watchedshowonCMTthatyear.

Asanactor,WhitehashadsupportingrolesinthemajortheatricalfilmsHorrible BossesandSex and the City 2.HealsohadaprincipalroleinJayne Mansfield’s Car (written/directedbyBillyBobThornton).Heisaco-executiveproducerofBridegroom,aLindaBloodworth–Thomasondocumentary,whichdebutedatthe2013NYCTribecaFilmFestivalandwontheAudienceAward.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016PALACE THEATRE7:30 pm

NeildeGrasseTysonwasbornandraisedinNewYorkCitywherehewaseducatedinthepublicschools

throughhisgraduationfromtheBronxHighSchoolofScience.Tysonwentontoearnhisbachelor’sdegreeinphysicsfromHarvardandhisPh.D.inastrophysicsfromColumbia.Tyson’sprofessionalresearchinterestsarebroad,butincludestarformation,explodingstars,dwarfgalaxies,andthestructureofourMilkyWay.

In2001,TysonwasappointedbyPresidentBushtoserveona12-membercommissionthatstudiedthefutureoftheUSaerospaceindustry.Thefinalreportwaspublishedin2002andcontainedrecommendations(forCongressandforthemajoragenciesofthegovernment)thatwouldpromoteathrivingfutureoftransportation,spaceexploration,andnationalsecurity.In2004,TysonwasonceagainappointedbyPresidentBushtoserveonanine-membercommissionontheimplementationoftheUSspaceexplorationpolicy,dubbedthe“Moon,Mars,andBeyondCommission.”ThisgroupnavigatedapathbywhichthenewspacevisioncanbecomeasuccessfulpartoftheAmericanagenda.In2006,theheadofNASAappointedTysontoserveonitsprestigiousAdvisoryCouncil,whichwillhelpguideNASAthroughitsperennialneedtofititsambitiousvisionintoitsrestrictedbudget.

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Inadditiontodozensofprofessionalpublications,Dr.Tysonhaswritten,andcontinuestowrite,forthepublic.From1995-2005,TysonwasamonthlyessayistforNatural History Magazine underthetitleUniverse.Amonghis10booksishismemoirThe Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist andOrigins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolutionco-writtenwithDonaldGoldsmith.OriginsisthecompanionbooktothePBS/NOVAfour-partmini-series“Origins,”inwhichDr.Tysonservedason-camerahost.TheprogrampremieredonSeptember28and29,2004.

TwoofTyson’srecentbooksaretheplayfulandinformativeDeath by Black Holeand Other Cosmic Quandaries,whichwasaNew York Timesbestseller,andThe Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet,chroniclinghisexperienceatthecenterofthecontroversyoverPluto’splanetarystatus.ThePBS/NOVAdocumentary“ThePlutoFiles,”basedonTyson’sbook,premieredinMarch2010.

Forfiveseasons,beginninginthefallof2006,Tysonappearedastheon-camerahostofPBS/NOVA’sspinoffprogram“NOVAScienceNOW,”whichisanaccessiblelookatthefrontierofallthesciencethatshapestheunderstandingofourplaceintheuniverse.In2009,Tysonidentifiedastableofprofessionalstand-upcomedianstoassisthiseffortinbringingsciencetocommercialradiowiththeNationalScienceFoundation-fundedpilotprogram“StarTalk.”Nowalsoapodcast,StarTalkRadiocombinescelebrityguestswithinformative,yetplayful,banter.Thetargetaudienceisallthosepeoplewhoneverthoughttheywould,orcould,likescience.

Tysonistherecipientof18honorarydoctoratesandtheNASADistinguishedPublicServiceMedal,thehighestawardgivenbyNASAtoanon-governmentcitizen.HiscontributionstothepublicappreciationofthecosmoshavebeenrecognizedbytheInternationalAstronomicalUnionintheirofficialnamingofasteroid13123Tyson.Onthelighterside,TysonwasvotedSexiestAstrophysicistAlivebyPeoplemagazinein2000.

In2012,Tysonreleasedhis10 thbook,Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier,containingeverythoughthehaseverhadonthepast,present,andfutureofspaceexploration.Currently,TysonishostingFOX’s21stcenturyrebootofCarlSagan’slandmarktelevisionseries“COSMOS:ASpacetimeOdyssey.”TysonisthefirstoccupantoftheFrederickP.RoseDirectorshipoftheHaydenPlanetarium.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016PALACE THEATRE11 AM & 2:30 pm

Thelegacyofthebeloved“MisterRogersNeighborhood”livesonintheaward-winning

televisionseries,“DanielTiger’sNeighborhood,”fromTheFredRogersCompanyandPBSKIDS.Now,DanielandhisfriendsarehoppingaboardthetrolleytodelightliveaudienceswithDanielTiger’sNeighborhoodLIVE!Donninghisiconicredsweater,Danielinvitestheaudienceonaninteractivemusicaladventureasheandhisfriendsexploretheirmuch-lovedNeighborhoodofMake-Believe.Throughtheshow’sfamiliarthemesandmusic,theneighborssharestoriesoffriendship,helpingothers,andcelebratingnewexperiencesinthislivetheatricalproductionfilledwithsinging,dancing,laughter,and“grr-ific”surprisesthatwillwarmtheheartsofmultiplegenerations.

“DanielTiger’sNeighborhood”tellsitsengagingstoriesaboutthelifeofapreschoolerusingmusicalstrategiesbasedonFredRogers’ground-breakingtelevisionwork.Throughimagination,creativity,andmusic,Danielandhisfriendslearnthekeysocialskillsnecessaryforschoolandforlife.

InFebruary2015,“DanielTiger’sNeighborhood”wastheNo.2programacrossallTVnetworksforkidsages2-5andwithmomsofyoungchildren.Inaddition,itcontinuestobeoneofthehighest-streamedshows,averagingmorethan40millionstreamspermonth.OnemillionDanielTigerbookshavebeenpublishedtodate,anddownloadsoftheapps,music,andepisodescontinuetorankhighoniTunes.

TheanimatedTVserieshasgarneredahostofprestigiousawards,andmostrecently,wasnominatedfora2015DaytimeEmmyAwardforOutstandingWritinginaPreschoolAnimatedProgram.Thisrecognitionfollowsastringofadditionalhonors,includinga2015Parents’ChoiceGoldAwardand2014PrixJeunesseInternationalSelection,aswellasthe2013KidscreenAwardforBestAnimatedSeriesinthePreschoolCategoryand2013Cynopsis:Kids!ImaginationAwardforPreschoolSeries.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016LINCOLN THEATRE8 pm

ZakirHussainisconsideredoneofthegreatestmusiciansofourtime.Alongwithhislegendary

fatherandteacher,UstadAllarakha,hehaselevatedthestatusofhisinstrument,thetabla,bothinIndiaandaroundtheworld.AfavoriteaccompanistforIndia’sleadingclassicalmusiciansanddancers,Zakirisalsowidelyrecognizedasachiefarchitectoftheworldmusicmovementwithhismanyhistoriccollaborations,includingShakti,Remember Shakti,Diga,Planet Drum,andhisever-changingmusicalfeast,Masters of Percussion.In2012,ZakirwasnamedBestPercussionistintheDownbeatCritics’Poll.

Achildprodigy,Zakirbegantouringattheageof12,becomingthemostacclaimedIndianmusicianofhisgenerationandoneoftheworld’sleadingpercussionists.Heistherecipientofmanyhonors,includingaGrammyintheBestContemporaryWorldMusiccategoryforGlobal Drum Project,andthe1999NationalHeritageFellowship,America’smostprestigioushonorforamasterintraditionalarts.In1992,Planet Drum,analbumco-createdandco-producedbyZakir,becamethefirstrecordingtowinaGrammyintheBestWorldMusiccategoryandalsowontheDownbeatCritics’PollforBestWorldBeatAlbum.BothModern DrummerandDrum!magazines

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namedhimBestWorldMusicDrummerandBestWorldBeatPercussionist,respectively.In2009,hismusicwasshowcasedforfoursold-outnightsatCarnegieHall’sArtistPerspectiveSeries.Alsoin2009,ZakirwasnamedanOfficerintheOrderofArtsandLettersbyFrance’sMinistryofCultureandCommunication.

In2011,theNationalSymphonyOrchestracommissionedandpresentedhisConcerto for Four SoloistsattheKennedyCenterconductedbyChristopheEschenbach.Hehascontributedtoinnumerablerecordingsandhasreceivedwidespreadrecognitionasacomposerforhismanyprojects,scores,andsoundtracksincludingLittle Buddha,In Custody,Vanaprastham,Mystic Masseur,Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project,andtheacclaimed Concerto for Banjo, Bass and Tabla commissionedbytheNashvilleSymphonyfortheircenter’sopeninggalain2006andco-composedwithhisconstantcolleagues,EdgarMeyerandBelaFleck.In2013,SFJazzinSanFranciscopresentedfournightsfeaturingZakirHussainindifferentmusicalcollaborationsfortheirmuch-anticipatednewcenter’sinauguralseason.Alsoin2013,ZakirembarkedonanextensivetourofSouthAmericawithlegendaryjazzpianistHerbieHancock.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016PALACE THEATRE6:30 pm

ProducedbyTheKrattBrothersCompany

WILDKRATTS—LIVE!isanallnewtheatricalstageshowbasedonthehitanimatedtelevisionseries

“WildKratts.”MartinandChrisKratt,starsoftheEmmy-nominated“WildKratts,”stepoutliveonstagetoengagetheaudienceinaclassicWildKrattsstory.

Startingoffbysharingsome“wowfacts”aboutanimals,aspresentedvialargescreenmultimediaformat,thebrotherspullontheir“creaturepower”vestsandglovesbeginactivatingcreaturepowers.Experiencetheastounding“creature”fundamentals,andtheinfectiousexcitementandinspiringquestoftheKrattBrothersthatmakethehittelevisionseries“WildKratts”sopopularwithkidsandtheirfamilies.

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About Wild Kratts—The PBS KIDS TV SeriesSeendailyonPBSKids,“WildKratts”featuresthebrothersonincredibleexpeditionstomeetwildcreaturesfromthefarcornersoftheearth.Divingintothehabitatsoftheseunusualanimals,theKrattbrothersusefuturistictechnologyandcreaturepowersuitstotaketheirfunnyandexcitingadventurestowherethey’venevergonebefore.Thebasicplotoftheseriesisusuallytosavetheanimalsfromvarioussituations,beitvillains,generalhumaninfluence,orconfusiononababyanimal’spart.Manyepisodesutilizeinteractionwith“villain”characterstoexemplifyananimalsituation,otherepisodesfocusonrealworldproblems,eitherdirectly(asseenin“StuckOnSharks”whereGourmandcapturedasharkformakingsharkfinsoup)orindirectlythroughallegory(“BuildItBeaver”hadthebeaver’sdamdestroyedrepeatedlythroughvariousmeans;anallegoryfordeforestation).Still,someepisodes’objectiveistochangethewayacreatureisoftenperceived;creaturessuchasbatsandcrocodilesthatareusuallyconsideredfrighteningarepresentedintheirownhabitatandtheirtruenatureisexplored.Alongtheway,viewerslearnabouttheanimalsandtheirlives,astheKrattbrothersandtheWildKrattsgangfigureoutwaystoeitherrightwrongsortogetoutofthestrange(andalwaysamusing)situationstheyfindthemselvesin.

2015-2016 | 36th SeasonA concert series dedicated to the music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods

ADD SOME EARLY MUSIC TO YOUR LIFE.

THE EARLY INTERVALSATURDAY, JAN. 9 & SUNDAY, JAN. 10, 2016

A TWELFTH NIGHT CELEBRATION: CAKES AND ALE

Annual Celebration of the Twelfth Night of Christmas

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH444 East Broad Street | Columbus, Ohio

Jan. 9 – 8 pm Concert • 7:30 pm Pre-concert LectureJan. 10 – 3:30 pm Concert • 3 pm Pre-concert Lecture

IL POVERELLO: EXPLORING THE LIFE AND DEEDS OF

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH444 East Broad Street | Columbus, Ohio8 pm Concert • 7:30 pm Pre-concert Lecture

THE ROSE ENSEMBLEFRIDAY, FEB. 5, 2016

For tickets and more information visit www.earlymusicincolumbus.org or call 614-861-4569

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