Count Basie Theatre Event Calendar

Presented by: Count Basie Theatre

Tickets: $75, $49.50, $25

Three big performances by stand-up comedian, actor and author Lewis Black, the man audiences love because his love/hate relationship with America is expressed in compelling insights about the absurdity of our world that would have made Will Rogers proud. A graduate of the Yale Drama School, he has four Comedy Central Specials, two HBO Specials, seven CDs, two NY Times bestsellers and over 40 plays to his name, plus an American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up, an Emmy nomination, a Grammy nomination, and an actual Grammy Award. Oh yes, his weekly segment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been one of the show’s most popular segments since 1996. A frequent guest on the TV shows of Larry King, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, and Keith Olbermann, he also presides over his own show, Lewis Black’s The Root of All Evil, for Comedy Central. A native of Washington, D.C. raised to question authority, Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for the audience. Lewis yells so that we don’t have to. 

 

Presented by: Count Basie Theatre

Tickets: $75, $49.50, $25

Three big performances by stand-up comedian, actor and author Lewis Black, the man audiences love because his love/hate relationship with America is expressed in compelling insights about the absurdity of our world that would have made Will Rogers proud. A graduate of the Yale Drama School, he has four Comedy Central Specials, two HBO Specials, seven CDs, two NY Times bestsellers and over 40 plays to his name, plus an American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up, an Emmy nomination, a Grammy nomination, and an actual Grammy Award. Oh yes, his weekly segment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been one of the show’s most popular segments since 1996. A frequent guest on the TV shows of Larry King, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, and Keith Olbermann, he also presides over his own show, Lewis Black’s The Root of All Evil, for Comedy Central. A native of Washington, D.C. raised to question authority, Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for the audience. Lewis yells so that we don’t have to. 

 

Presented by: AM Productions

Tickets: $148, $68, $58, $38

 

Presented by: Count Basie Theatre

Tickets: $45, $35, $25

Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s production of A Christmas Carol brings Charles Dickens’ fable of Ebenezer Scrooge’s Christmas Eve redemption to life, with a spirited cast of 28 performers and a live orchestra faithfully portraying all the beloved characters from Dickens’ 1843 novel, and their exceptional voices and lively dancing rendering traditional carols like “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Away In a Manager” and “Here We Come A-Wassailing.” A musical theatre treat for the entire family, this celebrated production recreates Victorian era London with over 100 costumes, a magnificent set evoking a Currier and Ives print, and ghostly special effects like a spinning bed! Never before seen at the Basie, this is probably the most widely produced production of Dickens’ holiday classic, delighting over 100,000 in more than 60 cities from Alaska to Virginia each holiday season.

Presented by: Count Basie Theatre

Tickets: $75, $55, $39.50, $29.50

 

The star of the hit family comedy The Bill Engvall Show on TBS since 2007, comedian Bill Engvall connects with audiences by sharing the humor in everyday situations. One of the Blue Collar Comedians, he co-starred in Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie, Comedy Central’s most-watched movie ever; Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2005), Comedy Central’s 3rd most watched telecast ever; Blue Collar TV (2004-2006), the #2 show in its time period; and Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road (2006), which was nominated for a Grammy Award. His own Comedy Central Specials are 15° Off Cool (2007), and Here's Your Sign, Live, (2004). His first two albums, Here’s Your Sign (1996) and Dorkfish (1998) went Gold, and every release since has debuted at #1. A Galveston, Texas native, he was the 1992 American Comedy Award’s Best Male Stand-up Comedian.