‘Bally’ who?

The cast does its best with a lackluster script in CityRep’s season debut of ‘Last Night.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
7:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$30-$35

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Pioneer woman

In ‘Quilters,’ OKCTC kicks off its 13th season with a musical about the American West and the women who settled it.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Quilters
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 2
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$25, $20 students/seniors

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Time to make the ‘Donuts’

Carpenter Square kicks off its new season with ‘Superior Donuts,’ a superior production.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Superior Donuts
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 24
Carpenter Square Theater
800 W. Main
232-6500
$20, $15 senior/student/military

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Down the ‘Rabbit Hole’

The Pollard presents a tragedy that avoids the maudlin.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Rabbit Hole
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 17
Pollard Theatre
120 W. Harrison, Guthrie
282-2800
$21.85

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

All a ‘Dream’

The costumes shine, but the humor goes partly missing from OSP’s latest.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Sept. 3
Myriad Gardens Water Stage
301 W. Reno
235-3700
$15, $10 students/seniors/children

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

In it for ‘Life’

With ‘Still Life,’ Ghostlight takes on unfamiliar work. It pays off with a strong production.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Still Life
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Aug. 27
Ghostlight Theatre Club
3110 N. Walker
ghostlighttheatreclub.com
286-9412
$13-$18

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Streetcar system

Actors shine in Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s last production of the season.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
A Streetcar Named Desire
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$19, $16 students/seniors

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Dressing room

The cast makes the most of a so-so script in Carpenter Square’s season-ending ‘Five Women.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Five Women Wearing The Same Dress
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center
2001 E. Reno
carpentersquare.com, 232-6500
$18, $15 seniors, students, military

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Make Merry

Shakespeare in the Park kicks off its season with a light comedy from the Bard.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through July 9
Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage, 301 W. Reno
OklahomaShakespeare.com, 235-3700
$15, $10 Students/Seniors

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

‘Strange’ magic

The Pollard hits a high note with its latest musical.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Passing Strange
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
through June 26
The Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison, Guthrie
ThePollard.org, 282-2800
$15-$25

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

That’s the ticket

Guthrie’s Pollard has done away with classic season tickets to move toward a unique membership group.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Would you rather pay $13 a month or $156 per year for a theater season ticket? Wait a minute: They’re the same!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Redneck romp

The plot’s as insubstantial as the trailers it’s based around, but ‘Trailer Park Musical’ goes for it with authentic costumes and one-liners.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
297-2264
$25-$30, $8 Student rush

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

By the ‘Saints’

Ghostlight’s ‘Lives of the Saints’ is silly, but mostly successful.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Lives of the Saints
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday Through May 28
Ghostlight Theatre Club
3110 N. Walker
$15, $10 students
286-9412

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Lucky ‘Seven’

Questions abound in ‘Seven Interviews,’ an original work premiering courtesy of Oklahoma City Theatre Company. Should you see it? The answer is ‘yes.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Seven Interviews
8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday
Oklahoma City Theatre Company Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCTC.org 297-2264
$19, $16 seniors

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ribald, not ‘Rotten’

The Pollard stages a musical adaptation of the comedy film ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,’ but first, may we go to the bathroom? ... Thank you.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through May 8
The Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison, Guthrie
ThePollard.org, 282-2800
$25 adults, $22.50 seniors, $15 students

Wednesday, April 13, 2011