September 20, 2005
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PAGELS LECTURE NOW AVAILABLE
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THAT'S THE POWER OF RED
New Video Series Highlights Campus Accomplishments
On football Saturdays at Memorial Stadium, the Huskervision screens come alive with the big plays on the field. But we also like to take time out to tell fans about the big success stories that take place off the field at Nebraska. It's a chance to brag about UNL's important research, our world-renowned faculty and our outstanding students and alumni. That's the Power of Red.
THE POWER OF RED
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LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7:30PM
Lied Center Presents Miss Saigon
From the writers of Les Misérables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, comes another of the most popular musicals of all time, Miss Saigon. Originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, this newly conceived touring production is produced by Big League Theatricals.
Set in 1975 during the final days leading up to the American evacuation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is the story of two young lovers torn apart by the fortunes of destiny and held together by a burning passion and the fate of a small child. This musical masterpiece with its soaring melodies and powerful emotions has captured hearts - and awards - around the world.
Miss Saigon is directed by Mitchell Lemsky, who previously served as Associate Director of Miss Saigon for the Broadway and US Touring productions, as well as productions in Canada, Germany and Japan. Jodi Moccia, who previously served as Associate Choreographer for the Broadway, US Touring and Toronto productions of Miss Saigon, provides musical staging.
The sixth longest running show in Broadway history, and one of the greatest stage successes ever, Miss Saigon has grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide and won 29 awards. Internationally, Miss Saigon has been performed in 13 countries in 8 different languages, and has been seen by more than 28 million people worldwide. More than 13.2 million people in North America have seen Miss Saigon.
The Broadway production of Miss Saigon received 11 Tony Award nominations in 1991, including Best Musical, and won three. Miss Saigon also received the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical. The London production of Miss Saigon received Best Musical honors from The Evening Standard Awards and the London Theatre Critics Circle Awards.
LIED CENTER
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing This Week at the Ross: The Aristocrats.
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents The Aristocrats, the daft docu-comedy from Penn Jillette & Paul
Provenza.
"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible, cornering comedians like Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Susie Essman, and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising, and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles, The Smothers Brothers, and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke, they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised, however, to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material, including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander, describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately, though, The Aristocrats is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE ARISTOCRATS |
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N172 BEADLE CENTER, 8:30AM
EHS Colloquium Series - "Personal Protective Equipment (Laboratory)"
Dr. Jim Zeigler, Kansas State University
N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar - "Molecular Explanations for the Toxicity of Oxygen"
Dr. Jim Imlay, University of Illinois
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