Celebration Theatre Revives OKLOHOMO!, Kicks Off 11/20
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Celebration Theatre announces that Justin Tanner is reviving OKLAHOMO! at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood Late Nights - beginning Friday, November 20.
In OKLAHOMO!, A sub-99-seat (gay) theatre company in Hollywood attempts to mount an unauthorized adaptation of "Oklahoma!" facing off LA marathon traffic, a power hungry director, an ovation-winning diva-actress, attorneys from the Rodgers & Hammerstein estate and a string of disasters on their way to opening night.WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT OKLAHOMO!"One of the funniest spectacles of spit and bile to be seen in town this year." - LA Weekly
"A screamingly funny collision of cultures...hilariously acerbic." LA City Beat
"A savage send-up of Tanner's own experiences on the locAl Small theater scene, and it's a bitter, uncompromising overview from an artistic survivor." - (CRITIC'S CHOICE) - LA TIMESOKLAHOMO! is produced by Celebration Theatre company member Tijuana Gray. Celebration's Managing Director is Michael Kricfalusi.OKLAHOMO! OPENS NOVEMBER 20.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $15.00 for all performances.
OKLAHOMO! performs at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. For Tickets, please call 323-957-1884.
For more information or for press comps, please contact Tijuana Gray at 323/957-1884 or at publicity@celebrationtheatre.com Celebration Theatre is a community of artists dedicated to presenting innovative, provocative and relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer experience. We endeavor to challenge society's perception of this community and give a vibrant voIce To its evolving identity.The theatre is located at 7051B Santa Monica Blvd. (1/2 block east of LaBrea) in Hollywood. For more information, please visit www.celebrationtheatre.com.
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