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From the classroom: A curtain call for Lincoln Southwest's Theater Department

LSW Kinky Boots

Lincoln Southwest students perform the Cyndi Lauper musical “Kinky Boots” last December. Southwest was invited to perform the musical on the main stage of the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Ind.

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Take a bow, Silver Hawks.

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Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @HammackLJS

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