An award-winning poet and professor at East Central University, Dr. Ken Hada, will present his works at the Performing Arts Studio’s Second Sunday Poetry Reading. The Ada-based Hada directs the annual Scissortail Creative Writing Festival, and his poems have been featured in numerous media outlets, including the poetry blog All Roads Will Lead You Home. […]
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‘Side’ effects
So renowned is the Broadway musical West Side Story that, unlike its leading man, there’s a good chance you haven’t just met a girl named Maria. You likely know her very well, thanks to the ever-popular movie adaptation. That film won 10 Academy Awards in 1961 and hasn’t left living rooms since. However, the national […]
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Mulling it over
Shawn Mullins Photo: Michael Wilson When a musician is widely known for one song and one song only, the relationship can be complicated. Folk rocker Shawn Mullins’ Grammy-nominated track “Lullaby” was inescapable as soon as it debuted in 1998, and he hasn’t had another song approach that level of success … but he loves the […]
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‘Hyde’ and shriek
Teal Wicks has it easy in Jekyll & Hyde — and not just because, unlike the musical’s star, she doesn’t have to fill two roles. No, playing Dr. Jekyll’s fiancée in the current national tour is a breeze because she’s not required to carry every scene. The actress spent the better part of 2011 being […]
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Funny business
Comedian Jay Mohr recently used his popular podcast, Mohr Stories, to call Brian Regan the funniest comedian in America. That was news to Regan. “I didn’t realize he said that, but I’m quite honored. That means a lot to me,” him said. “Compliments are always fun, but when they come from people who do what […]
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Star search
Kick up your heels at a performing arts studio that aims to prepare its students for the big time. BY SARAH LOBBAN Oklahoma City’s Northpark Mall is getting a new addition: Starbound Productions Academy for Performing Arts. The full-service academy, which has by-audition enrollment, opens its doors Aug. 1 to students of all ages and […]
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Moz’ def
Great news, guys! The Carolina Chocolate Drops are bringing their “Genuine Negro Jig” to Oklahoma as part of OK Mozart! Wait, what? “It’s more important than ever to remain culturally relevant and financially stable. We’re expanding to other genres and art forms,” said Shane Jewell, executive director of the annual OK Mozart International Music Festival. […]
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Gaither-ed in song
Whereas the singer/songwriter’s first disc was acoustic, the new “Love Is Patient” finds her backed by a full band, comprised of fellow Oklahomans. To hear Gaither sing “Patient” track for track, you don’t have to have patience — just $7 and some free time, starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bridgeway Backroom, 228 W. […]
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Miniature magic carpet ride
After 12 weeks of rehearsals, the youngsters of the Norman venue’s junior production class are ready to transport theatergoers to “A Whole New World” in their staging of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” Starting Friday, the production features young actors, all of them ages 8 to 12, who were ecstatic to be performing in a show they […]