Not all the games in London have to do with boxing and basketball. Some focus on the body — we’re not talking Olympic rings, but curves. On Friday, Adéle Wolf’s Burlesque and Variety Show features a dancer who recently competed in the 2012 World Burlesque Games in London. Honey Cocoa Bordeauxx, also known as the […]
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It’s the top
Summerstock Productions is presenting Cole Porter’s 1934 classic, Anything Goes, directed and choreographed by Shannon Hurleigh. It’s a satisfying, if modest, production. If nothing else, this is a welcome chance to see Renee Anderson play Reno Sweeney, “the world’s most sensuous sermonizer.” Anderson has the perfect voice for Porter’s songs, and she delivers them with […]
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Star search
Cindy St. Peter, creator and education director at Starbound, said the studio is looking for people with raw talent, as well as those wanting to hone their performance skills. Acting, singing and dance classes form the heart of its curriculum. St. Peter, who has worked for 40 years as an actress, singer, vocal and piano […]
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The Bard, with bark
In Verona, young Proteus (Kyle Whalen) follows his friend Valentine (Brad Brockman) to Milan to serve in the duke’s court. In the process, Proteus becomes smitten with the duke’s daughter, Sylvia (Victoria Hines), and forgets his girlfriend, Julia (Suzanne Stanley). Proteus schemes against Valentine, who also loves Sylvia, as well as Thurio (Mason Pain), the […]
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Crazy house
Michael James is Pollard Theatre’s longtime resident costume designer and a capable actor, although he rarely appears onstage. But now, he’s giving a winning encore as Albin in Pollard’s production of La Cage aux Folles. James’ performance is a joy to behold. His sequin-laden costumes look sharp, too. He played Albin when Pollard staged La […]
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Oh, ‘Danny’ boy
Next Stage goes two-for-two by offering another world premiere with its second production, a rock musical by Oklahoma writers. Wishing to tackle an original musical, the troupe reached out to local composer and actor Jacob Becannen of The Fellowship Students. “He sent us this beautiful album that he had written and recorded, but not yet […]
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‘Complete’ treat
This season has been a particularly good one for Oklahoma City Repertory Theater. In addition to celebrating its 10th anniversary, it received a commendation from Actors Equity and a Governor’s Arts Award. It also just became the first theater in state history to be accepted as a member of the Theatre Communications Group, compsoed of […]
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World tour
Adapted from the Jules Verne tale originally published in 1873, Around the World in Eighty Days tells the story of mysterious London aristocrat Phileas Fogg who embarks on a journey with his manservant, Passepartout, to circumnavigate the globe by train and steamer in 80 days as part of a £20,000 wager with other members of […]
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The Theatre Bizarre
Six stories are introduced by Udo Kier (Melancholia) as a crusty-faced automaton who commands the stage of the title venue, with which a young, disturbed woman (Virginia Newcomb) living across the street is obsessed. Drawn there late one night, she takes a seat amid an audience empty except the occasional mannequins; Kier plays host with […]
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Heavy mental
Soon after meeting his fellow patients in an unnamed mental institution, Randle P. McMurphy exclaims, “Damn, what a sorry-lookin’ bunch!” Funny, I thought the same thing when viewing the OKC Theatre Company production of Dale Wasserman’s highly effective adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. OKCTC should take that as a […]