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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Wig unboxed
Hedwig and the Angry Inch 8 p.m. Jan. 25-March 2 The Boom! 2218 NW 39th St. theboomokc.com 405-601-7200 $25 Hedwig and the Angry Inch first pinged on Matthew Alvin Brown’s radar when the actor and Fellowship Students frontman was barely breaching his 20s. He had caught a performance in New York City of John Cameron […]
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Bubonic rock
When We’re Gone Sept. 29-Oct. 14 Lyric at the Plaza 1725 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $25-$68 Beginning Sept. 29, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will introduce the world premiere of When We’re Gone, a coming-of-age musical with a pop-punk twist. The show is the final production of the 2018 season and runs through Oct. 14. […]
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Subversive stories
Bad in Bed Live! 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 8 p.m. Aug. 16, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Aug. 17-18, 11 a.m. Aug. 19 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $35-$38 21+ Shelby Simpson didn’t want to read her own book. The Enid-born author didn’t think the subject matter […]
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Guthrie’s Pollard Theatre Company’s rendition of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is OKC-area’s swan song for a longtime leading duo.
Guthrie’s Pollard Theatre Company’s rendition of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is OKC-area’s swan song for a longtime leading duo.
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“Lance was like, ‘Have you ever written a movie?’ And I was all like no,” Hicks said.
“Lance was like, ‘Have you ever written a movie?’ And I was all like no,” Hicks said.
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No need to be ‘Angry’
Matthew Alvin Brown first played the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2002, and he’s appearing again as the bewigged belter under the auspices of Oklahoma City Theatre Company at Civic Center Music Hall’s Freede Little Theatre. This is the fourth time I’ve seen him in the role. Directed by Christopher Castleberry, […]
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Student body
Few Oklahoma City bands were more prolific than The Fellowship Students through the ’00s, but only a select few songs ever made it onto recordings. There was their debut EP, “The Youth Want Distortion,” and the full-length “Rainbow Around the Sun” (which was really more the work of guitarist/ vocalist Matthew Alvin Brown and spawned […]