A play by local author Bob Perry, based on his novel, staged its world premiere last week at Jewel Box Theatre. “Broken Statue” tells the compelling true story of the rise and fall of the Marland family, beginning in 1911, when down-on-his-luck former millionaire E.W. Marland comes from Pennsylvania to Ponca City, looking for oil. […]
Eric Webb
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Carpenter union
The “devastating” flood not only took out CST’s office, but also its stock of furniture, props and costumes. “It was shocking to see furniture and appliances floating in 3 feet of water, sometimes a hundred feet away from where it had been sitting before,” said Rhonda Clark, artistic director. She knew then that if Stage […]
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There will be blood
The University of Oklahoma’s University Theatre opens its season with “Dracula,” a visually stunning and well-acted production of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. The one thing holding the production back is William McNulty’s adaptation, designed to bring a more contemporary horror film sensibility to bare. In this telling, the play opens with the arrival of Dr. […]
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Star is born again
Oklahoma City University’s Opera and Music Theater Company kicks off its 60th-anniversary season Friday with the rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the classic tells the story of the final days of Jesus’ life from Judas Iscariot’s point of view. Forty years after it made its Broadway debut, […]
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Peep show
City-based writer/director Robert Matson has resurrected — or is it re-erected? — his original hit play, “Beneath the Zipper,” a celebration of the penis, at The Boom. Think “The Vagina Monologues” for men, but less heady. Which is fine, because I don’t think Matson is looking to change the world as much as entertain people. […]
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Itsy bitsy ‘Bikini’
Nostalgia rules the day in the Oklahoma City debut of “The Bikinis,” a new musical by Ray Roderick and James Hindman. The show is set in 1999 at the 30-year reunion of The Bikinis, a New Jersey-based girl group that failed to break into the national scene after recording one hit single. Inspired by true […]
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New sensation
Winner of nine Tony Awards, the 1975 stage classic follows a group of performers auditioning for a Broadway show. During the course of the day, the domineering director Zach encourages them to reveal their histories, hopes and dreams as he slowly but surely narrows down the field to a lucky few. While the show is […]
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New York state of mind
Lyric Theatre takes audiences back in time to New York at the beginning of the 20th century in its production of “Ragtime.” Written by Terrence McNally, the Tony Award-winning musical was adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel. “Ragtime” explore the plights of three different families: one from Harlem, one from the white suburb of New […]
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Off-script
A major contributor to the growth has been a weekly Saturday showcase at Ghostlight Theatre Club as part of the umbrella group, OKC Improv. “The fantastic part of being Oklahoma’s first ongoing showcase is we get to highlight all these different troupes that are going through classes and getting encouragement from the rest of the […]