Evita Thursday-Saturday and June 20-22 Mitch Park Amphitheatre 2733 Marilyn Williams Drive, Edmond upstagetheatreok.com 405-285-5803 Free-$18 A musical of disputed historical accuracy about an Argentinian actress who became a powerful leader in the 1940s might teach us something about America now. Politically, Patrick Towne — director of Upstage Theatre’s production of Evita, running Thursday-Saturday and […]
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Wicked humor
2019 Native American New Play Festival June 20-22 and 27-29 University of Central Oklahoma 100 N. University Drive, Edmond okindigenoustheatre.com Free-$25 Celebrating its 10th annual festival and first as an independent theater company, Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company’s 2019 Native American New Play Festival presents a female-driven buddy comedy full of pop-culture references. Director Tiffany Tuggle […]
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Mistaken identities
The Comedy of Errors June 6-29 Water Stage Myriad Botanical Gardens 301 W. Reno Ave. okshakes.org 405-235-3700 Free-$20 For Oklahoma Shakespeare founder and artistic director Kathryn McGill, some of the laughs in The Comedy of Errors come from attempting to describe the plot. “I’m going to try to explain it,” McGill said. “That’s going to […]
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Theatrical tension
Wait Until Dark Thursday-Oct. 28 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $25-$30 Traditionally, there’s a moment just before a play begins when the house lights have been turned off and the auditorium fills with suspenseful anticipation. In Jewel Box Theatre’s upcoming production of Wait Until Dark, that thrill pervades the entire production […]
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‘Doin’ fine’
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!: The Birth of Modern Musical Theatre and a New Image for the State 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive okhistory.org 405-521-2491 Free-$7 For John Steinbeck’s Joads, Oklahoma was a Dust Bowl nightmare they’d give up almost everything to escape. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, on the other hand, […]
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Season sampler
Broadway & Brew 7-11 p.m. May 4 McClendon Whitewater Center 800 Riversport Drive broadwayandbrew.com 405-524-9312 $75 Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s annual Broadway & Brew event is set to return for its sixth year with a format that will feel familiar for those who have been to past editions of the fundraiser aimed at young professionals. […]
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Blood Relations aims to investigate the fact and fiction of Lizzie Borden and her family
The play runs March 30-April 21 at Carpenter Square Theatre.
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Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Junie B. Jones: The Musical highlights the trials of elementary school
Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Junie B. Jones: The Musical highlights the trials of elementary school.
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Finding Neverland gives OKC audiences the story behind the Peter Pan fantasy
Finding Neverland gives OKC audiences the story behind the Peter Pan fantasy.
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Folk legend Judy Collins’ tribute to Stephen Sondheim proves beauty can eclipse context
Collins performs her Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim program March 9 at OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater.