From our friends at Omaha Mobile Stage:
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Omaha Mobile Stage
CHANGE OF LOCATION DUE TO WEATHER
American film, television and Broadway actress and Omaha native to host local talent competition series Finals this Sunday
Stephanie Kurtzuba to host performances from more than 40 winning acts from Omaha Mobile Stage’s 2023 Youth Talent Show series
Press contact:
Kaylea Kuhlman, 402-640-0654, kaylea@livable.org
Omaha, Neb.—On August 20, Stephanie Kurtzuba will host the Omaha Mobile Stage Youth Talent Show Finals Night. This free event begins at 5 p.m. at the Simon Concert Hall at the Omaha Conservatory of Music at 7023 Cass Street in Omaha.
This event was previously scheduled for Gene Leahy Mall and has moved indoors due to the weather.
This event features more than 40 first-place youth acts, representing the winners from each age division from eight prior Show Wagon competitions, which took place throughout the Omaha metro between May 27 and August 10.
Born and raised in Omaha, Stephanie Kurtzuba performed on Omaha’s Goodfellows Show Wagon in her childhood years. As a professional actress in New York City, she is a multi hyphenate artist working as an actress, writer, and producer. Beyond her experience performing on Broadway, on film, and TV, she has also created and produced multiple projects for the big and small screen.
Beginning in 1952 and lasting for 59 years, the City of Omaha Parks Department operated the Good Fellows Show Wagon as a youth talent competition. In its heyday in the 1970s, the Show Wagon drew hundreds of contestants and thousands of audience members from the Omaha area and beyond.
“I have so many fond memories of Show Wagon. It was something I looked forward to every summer,” Kurtzuba said.
“I loved meeting in the different parks around Omaha, sitting on blankets with my family and friends. I remember dancing with my sister on the Show Wagon stage and feeling the stage sway with the rhythm of our music,” she said.
She gives advice to Youth Talent Show participants to enjoy the opportunity to share their talent and passion with their city. She said it is a gift to be a part of a community that supports and nurtures young people’s dreams.
View Images, B-roll, and Videos from the 2023 Youth Talent Show series
Passion Yu posing for a photo with 1st place ribbon from Staenberg Omaha Youth Talent Show on June 11.
Stephanie Kurtzuba has appeared in many movies, including The Irishman, The Wolf of Wall Street, Annie, Bad Education, and most recently, the Bert Kreischer vehicle, The Machine.
She also had roles in TV shows such as the mini-series, Waco, and had recurring roles on Tulsa King, Grey’s Anatomy, Dynasty, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, and The Leftovers. Her many guest appearances include Station 19, The Good Cop, Bull, Chicago PD, and Elementary.
She has appeared in Broadway shows such as Billy Elliot and The Boy from Oz, Mary Poppins, and Off-Broadway in Our Lady of 121st Street, Bat Boy, and A Mother, and A Daughter and A Gun.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is made possible by The RiverFront.
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