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LAWRENCE -- The Lied Center of Kansas Broadway & Beyond Series, The BleuJacket and The Kansas City Star present "Rent" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the University of Kansas.
This musical is about a group of friends celebrating life in New York, even when AIDS is threatening many of them. It includes various characters, such as an S&M dancer and a transvestite, whose lives or acts are considered taboo.
Tickets for reserved seats are on sale at the Lied Center, (785) 864-ARTS (voice) or (785) 864-2777 (TDD); Murphy Hall, (785) 864-3982; SUA, (785) 864-SHOW; Ticketmaster, (785) 234-4545 or (816) 931-3330; and online at Tickets.com and Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices on Nov. 4 are: public, $40 and $34; KU, Haskell students/children (up to 18 years of age), $20 and $17; senior citizens (62 & over), $39 and $33; KU faculty and staff, $34 and $29. On Nov. 5, all tickets cost $40 and $34.
Lied Center facilities, parking and front-of-house staff are fully prepared to accommodate patrons with special needs. The Lied Center has barrier-free entrances, and wheelchair locations are available on all levels of the performance hall. Free headsets are available for people requiring hearing-assistance or audio-description devices. Please show photo identification when reserving the headset. Braille and larger-print programs are also available. Please contact the Lied Center ticket office at least two weeks before the event to make arrangements for these special programs. Audio description services and recorded program notes are provided through a partnership between the Lied Center and Audio-Reader Network.
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