Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma's leading professional theatre company, announces its 2011 Season, including Always... Patsy Cline (January 26- February 5); Boeing Boeing (March 30- April 9); Oliver! (June 21-25); Hairspray (July 5-9); Ragtime (July 19-23); A Chorus Line (August 2-6); Altar Boyz (October 12-22) and A Christmas Carol (December 9-31).
Lyric Theatre's new Artistic Director,
Michael Baron, wants to make Lyric Theatre's 2011 Season full of fun and excitement with eight great shows including Lyric Theatre's new holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. During the 2011 Season, Lyric Theatre will perform on two separate stages. Four shows will be performed at Lyric's Plaza Theatre on NW 16th Street and the remaining four shows will be performed during the summer at the Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City.
Starting Lyric's 2011 Season is Always... Patsy Cline. See country music legend Patsy Cline come to life this winter at Lyric Theatre's Plaza stage. This show introduces 27 musical renditions of her unforgettable hits such as "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", "Sweet Dreams" and "Walking After Midnight". Share the power of friendship between Patsy and her number one fan, Louise Seger, before Cline's tragic death in 1963. This endearing true story combines humor, with sincerity and gives fans a chance to remember the most acclaimed female country vocalist of the 20th century.
Lyric presents its only play, Boeing Boeing, at the Plaza. The Tony Award-winning comedy is a hilarious 1960's romp, immortalized by
Jerry Lewis and
Tony Curtis on film, has a handsome bachelor juggling three international flight attendant fiancés.
Lyric will continue its 2011 Season with Oliver! at the Civic Center Music Hall. Based on the Dickens novel, Oliver Twist, this new production combines heartbreak and triumph, while delighting audiences with outstanding musical theatre gems like "Food, Glorious Food", "I'd Do Anything", "Where is Love?" and "As Long As He Needs Me". Dickens characters come alive once again through music and dancing for a new generation of theatre-goers to experience for the first time.
The second show on the Civic Center stage is the Tony Award-winning fun-loving musical, Hairspray. Watch Baltimore's new teen celebrity, Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger voice, as she dances her way into everyone's hearts. Enjoy hit tunes like "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" and "Welcome to the ‘60s" that take Tracy from the crazy local TV dance show to the hippest downtown rhythm and blues record shop.
In July, come to Civic Center and enjoy the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime. A show about a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America and a moving, relevant story for today. Based on E.L Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront history's timeless contractions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.
The ultimate "Singular Sensation", A Chorus Line, will dance its way this summer onto the Civic Center Music Hall stage. This timelessly stunning musical will astonish those who have ever had a dream for the Broadway stage. For 25 dancers, it's the one opportunity to do what they've always wanted -- to have the chance to dance. With its brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama, you will love this brand-new production as Lyric Theatre re-invents a classic.
Back on the Plaza stage, Lyric Theatre will perform its Oklahoma premier of Altar Boyz. Altar Boyz is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious boy-band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham.
Lyric will close its 2011 Season with a spectacular new Oklahoma holiday tradition at the Plaza Theatre,
Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. Capture the magic and joy of Christmas as the ghosts of Past, Present and Future lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a powerful journey of transformation and redemption. With over 20 Christmas carols, beautiful costumes, and lots of snow! This timeless story will get your family into the holiday spirit with a production that's musically high-spirited and infectiously jolly.
Current season subscribers may renew their season tickets now through October 29th. To become a season subscriber, tickets go on sale November 1st, 2010. For the convenience of our loyal season subscribers, Lyric Theatre is providing three season subscription packages for the 2011 Season. Season tickets range from $94-$322 depending on what musical package you chose. Performances are on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. For information about the 2011 Season subscription packages or to purchase tickets go to www.lyrictheatreokc.com, call (405) 524-9312, come by Lyric Theatre's ticket office located on 1727 NW 16 St., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Single tickets are now available for the remaining 2010 season shows of The Rocky Horror Show, showing from October 14-31 and December Divas, showing December 16-18. Call the Lyric Box office at (405) 524-9312 or go to
www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
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