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BWW Review: A COMEDY OF TENORS Sings at Carpenter Square Theatre
There's a lot to be said for escapism, especially right now. Sometimes we just want theatre that lets us sit in the dark and laugh for a bit. Carpenter Square Theatre's A Comedy of Tenors offers just that....
BWW Review: Choctaw High School goes on a Magical Journey INTO THE WOODS
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS is a challenging musical with soaring numbers and magical moments. Choctaw High School's performing arts students have overcome a host of obstacles, including a pandemic and a snow storm, to present a breathtaking and gloriously fun romp through the...
BWW Feature: A Year Gone … OKC Rep's Beloved Michael Jones Remembered and Celebrated
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre remembers and celebrates one of their founding members MICHAEL JONES, who passed away a year ago. An Emmy winner and recipient of the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award, Michael was a co-founder and Artistic Associate at OKC Rep. While Michael was a pillar of the OKC th...
BWW Review: OU University Theatre Rouses Hearts and Minds with SPRING AWAKENING
SPRING AWAKENIKNG is a coming-of-age tragedy set in 19th century Germany. It remains shockingly relevant as it explores the ideas of intimacy, and what can happen when people aren't allowed to explore their own physical needs. It's dark and haunting, with a folky rock score that hits hard and strike...
BWW Review: 3rd Act Twists and Turns with Marquis de Sade's OXTIERN
The founder of modern Sadism, Marquis de Sade's works are known for their controversy and sexual violence. More palatable is one of the few surviving plays, written by de Sade during one of his many stints in prison in the late 1700s. OXTIERN is undoubtedly a commentary on the French aristocracy tha...
BWW Review: Southmoore High School's LETTERS TO SALA is a Moving Historical Drama
LETTERS TO SALA tells the true story of Sala Kirschner. During World War II, Sala endured seven Nazi Labor Camps. Along the way, she corresponded with friends and family, and saved every letter. Her letters kept hidden for fifty years. At 67, Sala finally shared the story with her daughter. Her lett...
BWW Review: A Basket Full of Thrills and Chills with Theatre Crude's BASKET CASE
BASKET CASE: The Musical is a creepy, freaky, bloody thrill ride, complete with catchy tunes and an old timey feel. Basket Case premiered at the 2020 Theatre Crude Fringe Festival and is set to make another debut in 2021 at the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. BASKET CASE follows Duane on his quest t...
BWW Review: OU's School of Drama brings Delightful Holiday Cheer with MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY is a cheery Jane Austen tribute piece. It features the beloved characters from the famed novel Pride and Prejudice in an all new holiday story. Patrons can see Lizzie, Mary, Lydia, Jane, and of course, Mr. Darcy. Mrs. Darcy plays hostess to her sisters and some ot...
BWW Review: Lyric Theatre Offers Safe Holiday Storytelling with A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Lyric Theatre's ten year anniversary production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL has been moved outdoors to accommodate COVID-related restrictions. This immersive walk-through experience brings the audience up close and personal with Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future...
BWW Review: Don't Dream It, Be It at THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Boom is an interactive musical theatre experience that is not to be missed!! The Shadow Cast performs in front of the iconic movie, complete with Frank N Furter, his lab, his band of freaky weirdos, and the world's most iconic pair of gold short shorts....
BWW Review: UCO Shines with RADIUM GIRLS
RADIUM GIRLS tells the true story of the radium factory workers who fought against corporate corruption in 1920s New Jersey. Clock dial factories instructed the all-female workforce to lick the tips of their paintbrushes, exposing them many times over to deadly levels of radium. The Radium Girls pav...
BWW Review: Local Classic Repertory's DEADLIFT is Full of Humor and Heart
DEADLIFT is a hilarious, heart-wrenching solo play. Written and performed by storyteller Aviva Pressman, DEADLIFT features the artist in her childhood home. As she gives a virtual tour, she tells childhood stories and recounts her experiences dealing with the caretaking of her dying father. Pressman...
BWW Review: Step into the LYRIC KIDS' CLUBHOUSE CABARET!
Lyric Kids' Clubhouse is a popular online series that debuted during the quarantine. The live cabaret takes children and their grown ups on an adventure in and around The Clubhouse. With original tunes and cameos from puppet friends and super heroes, this show is a chance for patrons to get out and ...
BWW Review: Lyric Theatre's MOONLIGHT CABARET is a Breath of Fresh Air
Lyric Theatre returns in a much anticipated set of performances. Lyric's MOONLIGHT CABARET features a lineup of favorite OKC performers singing in a safe, social-distanced outdoor venue. The Myriad Gardens Water Stage offers a perfect setting for open-air entertainment and a night of music and merr...
BWW Review: 3rd Act Theatre Company's FRANKENSTEIN is Electric
FRANKENSTEIN is presented in black and white by 3rd Act Theatre Company. This truly tragic tale of monsters and the darkness that resides within us all is beautifully adapted by Victor Hannam and directed by Dakota Lee Bryant. 3rd Act presents this play at Northpark Mall, the first in their Noire se...
BWW Review: Go on a musical journey with Local Classic Repertory's NEW WORKS by Adam LaPorte
Local Classic Repertory's online cabaret, NEW WORKS by Adam LaPorte, is a musical theatre journey. This online odyssey is a first for the richly collaborative new theatre company, which was born out of the COVID pandemic. NEW WORKS features gorgeous lyrical storytelling and a long list of incredible...
BWW Review: 3rd Act Superbly In Step with THE ODD COUPLE
3rd Act Theatre Company opens their second season with Neil Simon's classic THE ODD COUPLE. This phsyical-comedy and quick dialogue-laden play has been popular with audiences in the tv, theatre, and movie world for over fifty years. The enduring story of roommates Felix and Oscar is at its heart a u...
BWW Review: Improv and alcohol meet Shakespeare for Drunk Classics: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DRINK
Improv and alcohol flow in this Drunk Classics tour. A Midsummer Night's Drink combines all the wildly unpredictable elements of improv, complete with a drunk actor and two 'royalty' audience members for this fun, outlandish night of Shakespeare....
BWW Review: 3rd Act shines with MOONGLOW
3rd Act Theatre Company closes out their inaugural season with MOONGLOW. The story of two Alzheimer's patients who find each other as they're losing their memories is beautiful and gives a true-to-life account of the cruel effects of Alzheimer's and Dementia....
BWW Review: The Orbit Initiative's Hamlet
Traditionalists might lament the transition of an ancient art form to the medium of a glowing rectangle. However, we all must come to terms with the fact that this is theatre in the age of covid-19, whether we long for the buzz of packed houses or not. The Orbit Initiative has stretched the boundar...
BWW Review: Carpenter Square's THE MALTESE FALCON kicks off new CST LiveOnline video series
Carpenter Square Theatre has started a pandemic-response series. A live video series of theatrical performance, CST LiveOnline will occur monthly. The first of the series is a live radio adaptation of THE MALTESE FALCON, starring legendary actor Ben Hall as Detective Sam Spade....
BWW Review: Pollard Company Members Roll the Dice with D20 To Curtain Podcast
Members of the Pollard Theatre Company in Guthrie, OK have launched a new live gameplay podcast. D20 to Curtain is a bi-monthly podcast featuring a brand new Dungeons & Dragons campaign. This group of self-proclaimed theatre geeks are creating a gorgeous and intricate fantasy world with their DND al...
BWW Review: Lyric Theatre Engages Young Audiences with Digital Clubhouse Series
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is going digital, engaging young audiences and parents with the imaginative, creative, and informative Lyric Kids Clubhouse. All you have to do is shout 'BAM!' and you're a member of the Clubhouse. This weekly series provides a small break from the stressors of the COVID-19...
BWW Review: DRAG TRIVIA AT HOME with Carmen And Vera
The Boom's Wednesday night trivia goes digital with DRAG TRIVIA AT HOME. Hostess Queens Vera Ball and Carmen Deveraux are making the most of the Quarantine with their Facebook Live trivia every Wednesday night. Bring a shot and cover your kids' ears, it's about to get real weird!...
BWW Review: RIVERDALE Seeks to do justice to Hedwig, and Fails, with “Wicked Little Town”
Riverdale Season 4 has attempted another female driven musical. The Hedwig and the Angry Inch musical tribute episode, based on John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's 1998 Off-Broadway rock musical, sorely misses the mark in its attempts to honor the Gender-queer character from Communist East Ber...
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Best in Ten Carpenter Square Theatre (6/20-6/20) |
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Killers of Kill Tony The Criterion (7/16-7/16) |
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The Notebook Chapman Music Hall (6/16-6/21) |
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The Tempest Lynn Riggs Theater (5/14-5/23) |
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ANNIE Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (6/16-6/21) |
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Travis Tritt The Cove At River Spirit Casino Resort (10/16-10/16) |
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Little Women Liddy Doenges Theatre (11/21-11/22) |
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Leanne Morgan Paycom Center (11/15-11/15) |
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Matt Rife Choctaw Casino & Resort (9/25-9/26) |
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