For more than 56 years, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s mission has been constant: to create theatre that thrills and enriches peoples’ lives. We’ve embraced the very best of theatre tradition since the beginning and are proud of the world-class productions we create for the people of Oklahoma. Since 1963, we’ve staged more than 300 productions, […]
Lyric at the Plaza
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Interactive Horror
The Rocky Horror Show Oct. 9-Nov. 2 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $25-$63 Now best known as a cult-classic midnight movie during which viewers throw toast and yell “asshole” and “slut” at the screen, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show first came to life as an experimental musical theater production […]
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Screen time
On May 4, 1977, millions of Americans witnessed Richard Nixon do something almost unthinkable. He admitted he had done something wrong. “I let down the country,” Nixon told interviewer David Frost. “I let down our system of government and the dreams of all those young people that ought to get into government but now think […]
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Duck now
Honk Jr. Friday-Sunday Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. thelmagaylordacademy.com 405-524-9310 $15 First published in the 1840s, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling has been comforting people who feel like outcasts and misfits ever since. Thelma Gaylord Academy’s production of Honk Jr., a children’s musical based on Andersen’s tale, runs Friday-Sunday at Lyric […]
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Urine test
Urinetown: The Musical May 3-5 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $15 A local theater school is staging a production of dark satire Urinetown: The Musical with teenage actors, but don’t call Department of Human Services just yet. “Surprisingly, there’s a lot less mature content to Urinetown than people think,” said […]
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Star gazing
Bright StarApril 3-28 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $25-$55 If not for Hamilton hogging the spotlight, Bright Star might have gotten a little more shine. The bluegrass-inspired musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell makes its regional premiere April 3-28 at Lyric at the Plaza, 1727 NW 16th St. […]
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Sweet story
Girlfriend Wednesday-March 17 Lyric at the Plaza 1725 NW 16 St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $25-$65 A power-pop album originally written about a musician’s divorce is the musical impetus behind a love story featuring two gay teens from flyover country in Girlfriend. The musical debuts Wednesday at Lyric at the Plaza. Matthew Sweet’s alternative-rock album Girlfriend has […]
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Holidays: Miser’s journey
A Christmas Carol Nov. 23-Dec. 24 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9310 $25-$61 Some people — Ebenezer Scrooge, for example — would rather pay to build more prisons than to feed and shelter the hungry and homeless. “Are there no prisons?” asks Scrooge in response to a charity collector’s pleas on […]
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Open house
In the 21st century, a few musicals revisiting the past might be the key to the art form’s future. Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma producing artistic director Michael Baron said Fun Home, which begins its Oklahoma debut at Lyric on April 11, is one of a few recent productions that reimagine the classic genre to give […]
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Holiday Cheer: Downtown in December transforms OKC into a holiday hotspot with dozens of events
Despite its name, the event actually begins this Saturday.