Dinner theater
adds flavor to
Haymarket
By Barb Churchill
Staff Reporter
Most people have grown accustomed to the idea of
eating dinner while parked in front of a television set.
But for those who would like to mix their food and
entertainment outsidethe home, Star City Dinner
Theater may be just the place.
Sue Schreiber, assistant manager of Star City
Dinner Theater, said Lincoln has needed something
like Star City for quite some time. The theater will
hold its grand opening July 16 at its new home in
Lincoln’s Haymarket District.
“There just isn’t much going on in Lincoln during
the summer, so this is an ideal time for us to open our
doors,” Schreiber said. “This gives Lincoln a viable
entertainment alternative.”
Most shows at Star City will end by 9:30 or 10
p.m., which is still early on a weekend night. And that
should help boost the Haymarket’s economy,
Schreiber said
“We looked for a good spot in Lincoln, and the
Haymarket seemed to need it. It’s very compatible
with the existing businesses,” she said.
Several Haymarket business managers agree with
Schreiber’s assessment.
“So far, just about everything that has come down
here in the last four or five years has helped every
thing else, as it’s been developed and renovated.
Everyone’s done everyone good,” said Ken
Kavanaugh, manager of The Mill, 800 P St.
Terry Krichau, a manager of Lazio’s Brewery and
Grill, 710 P St., agreed.
“The more successful businesses there are in the
Haymarket area, the better it is for all of us,” Krichau
said. “The more people who come to the historic
Haymarket area, the better.”
But despite the encouragement of neighboring
businesses, Kavanaugh does have a problem with
which to contend.
“The one concern we have down here is we’re
maxed out on parking. It’s not a huge area,” he said.
Kelly Haugen, assistant manager of Old Chicago,
826 P St., agreed.
“(Parking) is one problem every downtown has —
downtown Omaha is the same way,” Haugen said.
But, Kavanaugh said, not having enough parking
spots is “a good problem to have.”
Haugen agreed.
“They need a reason to come down here, because
the parking is bad,” she said. “The more reasons they
have to come down here, the more willing they’re
going to be to put up with the parking problems.”
Star City’s new home at 8“ and Q streets will cel
ebrate its grand opening with a presentation of
“Nunsense Jamboree,” the third play in the successful
“Nunsense” series, Schreiber said.
But that doesn’t mean Star City is idle.
Star City’s first summer production, “Tony and
Tina’s Wedding,” is currently running at Rose Hall,
3235 N. 35th St.
Star City couldn’t pass on “Tgny and Tina’s
Wedding,” Schreiber said, because it has proved to be
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