Miss Saigon Jan. 14-19 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcbroadway.com 405-594-8300 $27.16-$102.33 When Brandon Block first saw Miss Saigon, he was “taken aback by how much of a spectacle it was.” When he first performed onstage in the controversial Tony Award-winning musical, its most famous spectacular set piece almost knocked him down. […]
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Musical threats
Disaster! June 7-29 Pollard Theatre 120 W. Harrison Ave., Guthrie thepollard.org 405-282-2800 $15-$30 Guthrie’s Pollard Theatre Company is following its production of Beehive: The ’60s Musical by leaping ahead a decade to ensure the 2018-2019 season ends in Disaster! While both productions are called “jukebox musicals” because their scores consist of popular songs, Disaster!, written […]
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Beehive buzz
Some beehives have more than one queen. Featuring songs made famous by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more, Beehive: The ’60s Musical runs April 12-May 4 at The Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison Ave., in Guthrie. “It’s basically the story of women in rock ’n’ roll from the 1960s,” said Timothy […]
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Oklahoma City Philharmonic teams with stage talents for its Broadway’s Best concert
Ryan Silverman and Rachel York will help guide OKC Phil’s look into Broadway’s most popular tunes.
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Beatles tribute show gets a helping hand from local high school orchestra students
In My Life — A Musical Theatre Tribute to The Beatles comes to Rose State College’s Hudiburg Chevrolet Center July 31.
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Sooner Theatre uses The Music Man to teach acting and show production
Sooner Theatre will host around 300 student campers this summer.
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OKC Broadway brings Newsies, The Lion King to Civic Center in debut season
OKC Broadway replaces Celebrity Attractions as the Broadway show presenter at Civic Center Music Hall.
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‘Strange’ magic
Boy, where to start talking about The Pollard Theatre’s production of the “Passing Strange” musical? It’s the best work seen at Pollard in a long time, and when the theatrical year is tallied six months from now, if this does not get Best Musical, this will be one heck of a year for musicals. All […]
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Enter stage left
Central Oklahoma professional, semipro, collegiate and amateur theater companies — along with touring shows and performance-art events — will stage nearly 100 productions this season. But rarely will the presentations be new plays and musicals. Why so few productions of new work? I surveyed artistic directors of six area theater companies and found them open […]