The two happen to be united in matrimony, too. In their new production opening Friday, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, the Woods present a show together for the first time — Erin writing and Tyler producing. They stay true to their classical roots, however. Erin Woods likes to maintain the integrity of actual […]
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Full ‘Glass’
In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, Amanda Wingfield laments, “Things have a way of turning out so badly.” While that might be true for the Wingfields, things are turning out wonderfully for audiences at Lyric’s excellent production of this classic drama. Director Michael Baron stages with academic faithfulness to the script, and that’s meant as […]
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Enchanted anniversary
With Lyric Theatre celebrating its golden anniversary this year, it marks the occasion by looking back with the musical revue Some Enchanted Evening, a compilation of more than 50 songs from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musicals. The Rodgers and Hammerstein link bears historical significance: Lyric’s first show, in 1963, was Oklahoma! When Some […]
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Cirque du ooh-la-la
The word “Dralion” is a blending of two symbolic creatures: the dragon, representing the East, and the lion, representing the West. The story of Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion, now in the metro through Sunday, depicts a powerful message of unity, as Eastern and Western cultures discover their similarities and unite through the four elements that […]
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‘Marley’ and me
Unable to resist the temptation to do something Yuletide-related, Oklahoma City Theatre Company has revived Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. In it, playwright Tom Mula has adapted Charles Dickens’ tale from the perspective of Ebenezer Scrooge’s business partner, Jacob Marley. Already dead when A Christmas Carol begins, Marley finds himself in a kind of purgatory. Much […]
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Merry and bright
Holiday on Broadway White Christmas: The Musical7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Sooner Theatre101 E. Main, Norman soonertheatre.org 321-9600 $15-$23 Adapted from the beloved 1954 film starring Bing Crosby, this musical finds war veterans Bob and Phil singing and dancing their way after showbiz sisters Betty and Judy. The quartet ends up at a Vermont […]
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‘Richard’ gears
“Now is the winter of our discontent” might be Shakespeare’s most famous opening line. But no one will walk away from Reduxion Theatre’s Richard III “discontent” with the performances. Known for adding twists to the classics, Reduxion has embarked on its first Shakespearean history, setting the play in the cabaret world of the Weimar Republic […]
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‘Poppins’ pops
Disney’s national touring production of the Mary Poppins musical is great, fun and colorful. Its cast is excellent, too, with one strange exception: Mary Poppins herself. As Mary, the magical nanny, Madeline Trumble was the only one who seemed overly showy, clearly putting on a performance, whereas the rest of the actors were much more […]
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Missed a ‘Step’
The Pollard Theatre currently presents The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film and John Buchan’s unreadable novel. Englishman Richard Hannay thinks he has stumbled upon a ring of Nazi spies who are trying to steal some vital state secret from the sceptered isle. But that’s only half of Hannay’s problem; the […]
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Knight watch
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US” lang=”EN-US”> Jack Walker is one of the lucky ones: Officially, he’s Batman. Living a dream of arguably millions, the British-born actor dons cape and cowl — not at a theater near you, not on any Bat-channel, but in the flesh, before your eyes, in cities worldwide, in the Batman Live arena tour. […]