'Willy Wonka' sweetens Lied stage Feb. 16 Imagination, laughter and excitement will fill the Lied Center for Performing Arts as Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" plays the main stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.
LIED FEATURE - Willy Wonka's helpers, the Ooompa Loompas, try to convince him not to retire in the opening of Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka." The production will play at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.
The performance is part of LiedFamFest, a family-oriented series that includes entertainment and hands-on activities before performances. The pre-show festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and are free for "Willy Wonka" ticket holders. Adapted from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," a children's book by Roald Dahl, "Willy Wonka" tells the story of five very different children who hold Golden Tickets to enter Wonka's chocolate factory. Lead by Wonka and his band of Oompa Loompas, the children are taken through the factory in a journey that is filled with surprises and song. "Willy Wonka" is produced by the Kennedy Center's Imagination Celebration on Tour(r) program. The series strives to bring quality performances to audiences across the country. This year marks the program's 15th anniversary. Previous Imagination Celebration presentations at the Lied Center were "Color Me Dark" in 2006 and "Tom Sawyer" in 2004. Tickets for "Willy Wonka" are $12. UNL students with a valid NCard and youth 18 and younger may purchase tickets for half price. For more information, go online to www.liedcenter.org or call 472-4747.
