September is a bustling month, as many creative arts companies kick off their seasons.
The Tulsa Performing Arts Center acts as a hub for a variety of shows. Begin with Theatre Tulsa’s Waitress, running Sept. 7-21. Following, Tulsa Symphony presents the opening of its 19th season with Ravel and Tchaikovsky on Sept. 14. Next up is Formosa Quartet, Sept. 21-22, courtesy Chamber Music Tulsa. (Psst – you can also see the quartet Sept. 24 at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts in Stillwater.) The TPAC’s run ends with American Theatre Company’s Patrimony, Sept. 27-Oct. 6, and The Screwtape Letters on Sept. 29. Tulsa Ballet kicks off its season at Studio K from Sept. 13-22 with Creations in Studio K, which commissions new works from in-demand choreographers. At the TCC Van Trease PACE, enjoy Signature Symphony’s first concert of the season, Three is a Party, on Sept. 28.
Much like the TPAC, the Civic Center Music Hall is OKC’s go-to for performances of all kinds. Begin with OKC Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! running Sept. 3-15. The arts company also brings Avatar – The Last Airbender in Concert and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert on Sept. 24 and 25, respectively. OKC Phil kicks off its indoor concert season at the Civic on Sept. 21 with Opening Night With Midori, but you can also venture to Scissortail Park on the 15th for an outdoor concert from the team – Sunday in the Park with Phil. Last at the Civic is the chilling tale of Lizzie Borden, performed by Painted Sky Opera on Sept. 26-29.
Other can’t-miss shows around OKC are Renee Fleming, Sept. 12 at Edmond’s Armstrong Auditorium; Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s Hamlet, Sept. 12-29 at the Shakespeare Gardens Outdoor Amphitheatre; OKC Ballet’s season kick-off, Ballet Under the Stars, Sept. 13 at Scissortail Park; and Lyric Theatre’s Once On This Island, Sept. 18-Oct. 6 at Lyric at the Plaza. At McKnight Center for the Performing Arts in Stillwater, you can also enjoy Idina Menzel Sept. 13 and Grace Potter on Sept. 20.
