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Award-winning Broadway sensation and Omaha native headlining fundraising gala
Heartland Family Service welcomes ‘Girls’ star Andrew Rannells to entertain at their event
UPDATES DURING THE SEVERE WEATHER DAY. WAVERLE BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. SAMANTHA HARLAN FAMILY SERVICE. PUTTING ON AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING AS THEY PROUDLY WELCOME BROADWAY SENSATION ANDREW RANNELLS. SO, OMAHA NATIVE AND GRAMMY AWARD WINNER HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE SPECIAL GALA COMING UP AS THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT HARLAN FAMILY SERVICE, THERESA CASSIDY, WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE SUCH A SPECIAL NIGHT. WHAT CAN ATTENDEES EXPECT? WELL, THEY CAN EXPECT TO HAVE A FUN EVENT TO BE ENTERTAINED BY ANDREW RANNELLS, WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OMAHA AND HAS BECOME A REAL SENSATION NOT ONLY ON BROADWAY, BUT HE’S THE STAR OF TV AND MOVIES. HE’S BEEN IN THE PROM WITH MERYL STREEP AND THE INTERN WITH ANNE HATHAWAY. LIKE, HE’S HE’S A BIG TIME. WE WERE JUST SO THRILLED. HE SAID YES. AND AND REALLY, BEING HERE TODAY IS A WAY FOR ME TO ALSO THANK KETV FOR BEING OUR MEDIA SPONSOR. AND WE’RE ALMOST SOLD OUT. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THIS EVENT, YOU BETTER GET MOVING. YES. SO THERE’S A DINNER, SILENT AUCTION, LIVE AUCTION. WHAT ARE ALL THE GALA STUFF? YEAH. SO HERE’S HOW THE EVENING WILL FLOW. YOU’LL COME IN, WE’RE GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A SUPERSTAR. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE SILENT AUCTION, AND THE DINNER WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BALLROOM AT THE DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT AT THE CAPITOL DISTRICT. AND THEN JULIE CORNELL IS OUR HOST. SHE’LL INTERVIEW ANDREW AND SORT OF A, YOU KNOW, TOWN HALL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL GET TO KNOW HIM KIND OF SPACE. AND THEN HE’S GOING TO SING AND ENTERTAIN US BEFORE THE EVENING WRAPS UP. OH MY GOSH, THAT IS AWESOME. YEAH, IT’S ABOUT 500 PEOPLE COMING TO THE EVENT. LIKE I SAID, WE’RE ALMOST SOLD OUT. THANK YOU, KETV FOR THAT EXTRA LIFT. AND WE’RE JUST THRILLED. THE GREAT THING ABOUT ANDREW, HE’S BEEN VERY PUBLIC ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. WE PROVIDE SHELTER AND SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, LIKE ALL THE THINGS WE DO, ARE SO IMPORTANT. WE WANT TO KEEP THAT IN FRONT, EVEN WHEN WE’RE HAVING
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Award-winning Broadway sensation and Omaha native headlining fundraising gala
Heartland Family Service welcomes ‘Girls’ star Andrew Rannells to entertain at their event
Join Heartland Family Service for an unforgettable evening as they proudly welcome Broadway sensation Andrew Rannells.Andrew, an Omaha native, Grammy Award winner, and two-time Tony Award nominee, is a celebrated stage, film, and television actor. This spectacular evening will feature an elegant dinner, silent and live auctions, special guests, an intimate, onstage conversation with Andrew, and a performance of his favorite Broadway tunes. Theresa Cassaday, the Chief Development Officer at Heartland Family Service, sat down with KETV’s Waverle Monroe to share details about the event that supports the nonprofit and its programs and services. The gala is Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at the Omaha Marriott Downtown. Cocktails are being served at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m.For more information and tickets, visit heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Join Heartland Family Service for an unforgettable evening as they proudly welcome Broadway sensation Andrew Rannells.
Andrew, an Omaha native, Grammy Award winner, and two-time Tony Award nominee, is a celebrated stage, film, and television actor.
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This spectacular evening will feature an elegant dinner, silent and live auctions, special guests, an intimate, onstage conversation with Andrew, and a performance of his favorite Broadway tunes.
Theresa Cassaday, the Chief Development Officer at Heartland Family Service, sat down with KETV’s Waverle Monroe to share details about the event that supports the nonprofit and its programs and services.
The gala is Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at the Omaha Marriott Downtown.
Cocktails are being served at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m.
For more information and tickets, visit heartlandfamilyservice.org.
