Summer is here, and the Haymarket Theatre and the TADA Theatre, both in their 10th season, are putting on some exciting shows! Here’s a quick look at what both theaters are doing this summer:

Haymarket Theatre

The Wondrous Web of Aunt Nance And Unc’ Tommy
Directors Daniel Kubert and Dustin Witte will be guiding students in creating an original piece of work based on the oral tradition of folk tales and storytelling from around the world.  Through the use of text, movement and music students will discover new ways to breathe life into familiar stories. Enrollment has closed.

Performance dates are:
June 23 at 7:00 pm
June 24 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm
June 25 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm
Tickets: $8 for students/seniors, $10 general admission
Ages 10-18
Call-402-477-2600 to reserve tickets today

The Fortunate Son
A WILD MUSICAL COMEDY!! Gentle young Cecil inherits the ranch after returning home from boarding school… STUPIDITY ENSUES!  Join us for this hilarious musical send-up of melodramas.

Director: Tom Crew
Classes: June 27th - July 15, M-F 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Performances: July 14, 15 and 16 at 7:00 pm and July 15 and 16 at 2:00 pm
(Accepting enrollments until June 26th or until the session is full)
Ages: 6-18
Tuition: $375
Extended Classes available from 8:30 am to 9:45 am for each summer class for an additional $20/week or $50 for each 3 week session.

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
Our 10th Annual Big Summer Musical is…wait for it…that’s right, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT! The Haymarket Theatre founder, Fred Stuart, returns from New York this summer to direct the Broadway blockbuster in its fi¬rst ever production with a cast of young actors! MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT is the hilarious story of the motion picture MONTY PYTHON and the HOLY GRAIL, re-told as a big, bright and beautiful Broadway show! King Arthur, the Lady of the Lake and her Laker Girls, The Knights Who Say Ni!, Brave Sir Robin, Coconuts, and a Knight who will not stop ¬fighting—even after the loss of every limb, are all on hand as the Nebraska Youth Theatre takes on SPAMALOT! A brilliant score and riotously funny script won this amazing show the 2005 Tony Award for…Best Musical! You’ll have the time of your life laughing, acting, singing and dancing, all while making a ton of new friends! And best of all, you’ll get to perform in SPAMALOT for six big performances on The Haymarket Theatre stage! There will be great parts for every kid who signs up for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Director: Fred Stuart
Classes: July 18th - August 5, M-F 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Performances: August 4, 5 and 6 at 7:00 pm and August 5 and 6 at 2:00 pm.
(Accepting enrollments until July 18th or until the session is full)
Ages: 9-18
Tuition: $375

Extended Classes available from 8:30 am to 9:45 am for each summer class for an additional $20/week or $50 for each 3 week session.

Sign up for ANY 2 SUMMER CLASSESFOR $675 A SAVINGS OF $75. Call 402-477-2600 to sign up TODAY
• The Wondrous Web of Aunt Nance And Unc’ Tommy
• The Fortunate Son
• Monty Python’s SPAMALOT

TADA Theatre

Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know
Performed in the style of the Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night Live, this musical comedy is the perfect blend of tunes and twists about travel. It lampoons anyone who has ever traveled anywhere by boat, plane, train or bus. Based on the best-selling book from Fodor’s, this hilarious musical offers travel tips and comical tales certain to tickle the ribs of anyone who has ever set foot outside of his or her own hometown. Before you leave for your summer vacation, make sure you stop by TADA for all the secrets you’ll need to know!

Performance Dates:
June 2-5
June 9-12
June 16-19

Thursday-Saturday: 7:30 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm

Evening performances: $18
Matinee: $15
Call 438-TADA (8232)
Order online on TADA’s Website

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Tada was one of the first theatres in the region to be granted the rights to this hilarious show and you voted for its return as part of TADA’s 10 year anniversary celebration. This Tony Award-winning musical tells the comical, yet heartwarming story of a group of six anxiety-ridden overachieving adolescents vying for the spelling bee championships of a lifetime. Praised by the New York Times as “irresistible and entirely lovable,” The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a show that will have crowds pleased they attended (and possibly even competed in) this year’s tournament.

Performance Dates:
August 4-7
August 11-14
August 18-21

Thursday-Saturday: 7:30 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm

Evening performances: $18
Matinee: $15
Call 438-TADA (8232)
Order online on TADA’s Website

Lied Center:
Don’t forget get to order your Tickets for the 2011/2012 season at the Lied Center.

Shows include:
Bill Cosby: 10/7/2011
Munich Symphony: 11/7/2011
Idina Menzel (of Glee and Wicked): 11/11/2011
Young Frankenstein: 1/21/2012
Mamma Mia!: 2/12/2012
Itzhak Perlman (15 time Grammy Award Winner): 3/31/2012
Boyz II Men: 4/21/2012

For a complete listing of Lied Center events, visit their event page.