Tag: performance

Escape the Oklahoma summer with a heavy handful of exciting performances and concerts this month. At the Tulsa PAC, enjoy World Stage Theatre Company’s presentation of The Wiz, Jr., running July 7-9. Stick around for Celebrity Attraction’s two offerings: Bluey’s Big Play, July 15-16, which will be perfect for the kiddos; and The Book of Mormon, running July 26-27. Lyric Theatre...

With spring in full swing, performing arts are around every corner.  In Tulsa, Celebrity Attractions brings two shows to the PAC this month. The first, Ain’t Too Proud from April 4-9, follows the life and times of vocal group The Temptations – from their roots in Detroit all the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Second, see...

Theatre and symphonic showcases rule the April calendar. In Tulsa, visit the Tulsa PAC on April 2 for The Titan, where you can enjoy esteemed conductor James Bagwell as he leads the Tulsa Symphony in this commanding performance featuring Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture.” Visit the TCC Van Trease PACE on April 9 to enjoy Signature Symphony’s America – An Era of...

Every Saturday at Tulsa’s Spotlight Theatre, you can catch the longest-running play in the United States – The Drunkard. The family-friendly production opened Nov. 14, 1953, and shows no signs of slowing down. Stage manager Jere Uncapher, a part of the Spotlight since 1957, says the show’s long-term success comes from patrons. “We have continued our run for 66 years by...

A spring lineup of classic symphonic melodies, along with some out-of-the-box presentations, beckons music lovers. Signature Symphony’s Pops 5 – Tulsa Sings! is April 5-6 with the latest rendition of its popular vocal contest, this time focused on the works of composer Leonard Bernstein and director/choreographer Jerome Robbins. On April 20, Signature Symphony is back with Classics 5 – Mahler’s...

Whether you fancy smooth jazz or classical music, Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond welcomes two world-class groups to the stage this month. For a top-shelf Valentine’s Day gift, take your beloved to the Julian Bliss Septet, which performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Plucked from the masses by the famed jazz clarinetist for whom the group is named, these seven talented...

Tulsa Symphony covers both the tragedy of war and the magic of Harry Potter during its November concert series. Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, conducted by James Bagwell, has been described as a defining masterwork of the 20th century due to its complexity and grave subject matter. “Completed in 1962, the War Requiem weaves together the Latin Mass with wartime poetry by...