According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African- Americans are the ethnic group most affected by HIV and AIDS in America. This fact has haunted and moved Oklahoma City playwright La’Charles Purvey into action with the production of his latest play, Beyond the Stratosphere. “The play deals with HIV and AIDS in 1992 […]
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A ‘Spell’ on you
Godspell cast Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre opens its season with a production of the 1971 musical Godspell that has all the charm of a committee meeting in search of agenda. The show poses this ontological question: Why did God endow human beings with a mind if we’re not supposed to use it? The show, by […]
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Don’t be ‘Lear’y
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OSP) ends its summer season on a satisfying note with a spirited production of King Lear, in which Hal Kohlman gives a commanding performance in the title role. One wouldn’t expect Kohlman’s Lear to go gentle into that good night, and he doesn’t. Director Kathryn McGill staged the play with […]
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It’s showtime!
Michael Baron of Lyric Theatre, 1727 N.W. 16th, picked the musicals Cabaret (Reduxion Theatre Company, 1613 N. Broadway) and In the Heights (Pollard Theatre Company, 120 W. Harrison in Guthrie). Cabaret “is one of my favorite musicals, and I’m interested to see what director Matthew Sipress does with it,” Baron said about Reduxion’s in-the-round Broadway […]
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‘Love’s Labour’s’ libraries
For the third year running, Reduxion Theatre Company will take Shakespeare to the people. Through April 13, audiences can revisit one of the Bard’s original comedies, Love’s Labour’s Lost. Reduxion partnered with Metropolitan Library System to create an accessible, interactive theater-going experience. Shakespeare should be for everybody, according to Tyler Woods, Reduxion’s artistic director. He […]
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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, […]