Tony Award-winning 'Anything Goes' makes Lied premiere Jan. 23-24

            The national tour of "Anything Goes," the new Broadway revival of Cole Porter's timeless classic musical theatre masterpiece of 1934, will make its Lied Center for Performing Arts premiere Jan. 23-24 as part of the new Glenn Korff Broadway Series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

            Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24. Tickets, starting at $48 for adults, are available at http://www.liedcenter.org, at the Lied Center Box Office, 301 N. 12th St., or by phone at 402-472-4747. UNL students can obtain tickets at a 50 percent discounted price via UNL Marketplace.

            Emma Stratton will star as Reno Sweeney with Brian Krinsky as Billy Crocker. The principal cast also includes Tracy Bidleman as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Anthony Chan as John, Rachelle Rose Clark as Hope Harcourt, Michael R. Douglass as Elisha Whitney, Roy Flores as Luke, Kenny Francoeur as Purser, Richard Lindenfelzer as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Drew Martin as Captain, Mychal Phillips as Erma and Dennis Setteducati as Moonface Martin.

            Winner of the 2011 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical, "Anything Goes" sails to the Lied Center under the direction of Sean McKnight and Jennifer Savelli.

            "Anything Goes" features music and lyrics by Porter, including "You're the Top," "Friendship," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "It's De-Lovely," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" and, of course, "Anything Goes."

            Anything Goes is produced by NETworks Presentations. For more information, visit http://www.anythinggoesthemusical.com.

            Established in 2014 by Glenn Korff Broadway Series Endowment, the Glenn Korff Broadway Series enables the Lied Center to annually present the highest-quality Broadway shows to Nebraskans while simultaneously providing opportunities for students to work hands-on with top performers and industry professionals. The series also supports the creation and development of exciting new Broadway productions through the Lied Center's "Grow a Show" program.