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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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Dickensian delight

The Pollard Theatre continues its 25th season with the Tony-winning 1985 musical comedy “Drood: The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” Written by musician Rupert Holmes, “Drood” is inspired by Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished, novel. Its conceit is that the production is being mounted by the loony Victorian troupe Music Hall Royale, with all the actors impressively […]

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Ribald, not ‘Rotten’

The musical “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” now at the Pollard Theatre, includes a song titled “Oklahoma?,” sung by a character named Jolene Oakes, an oil heiress in a mink coat and miniskirt (played by the really funny Cory King), and it’s a humdinger. Maybe someone will start a petition to make it the state song. I’d […]

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