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Tulsa Ballet Presents THE LOST NUTCRACKER
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2020
Tulsa Ballet will present The Lost Nutcracker. Performances take place  December 17th – 20th, 2020 at Cox Business Convention Center's Grand Hall.
Last Chance To Submit Nominations For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2020
This is your LAST CHANCE to submit nominations for the BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!
BWW Review: Don't Dream It, Be It at THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
by Adrienne Proctor - October 25, 2020
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
by Adrienne Proctor - October 23, 2020
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 paved the way for workplace safety protocols.
Two Weeks Left To Submit Nominations For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!
CST LiveOnline! Presents SORRY, WRONG NUMBER
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2020
While Carpenter Square Theatre has postponed the opening of its regular Season 37, it is still working to entertain and enrich the community by producing online shows. The theater will present the sixth edition of a?oeCST LiveOnline!a?? by airing 'Sorry, Wrong Number,' a famous old time radio drama, at 7 p.m. October 16-17.
BWW Feature: LCR presents CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by Adrienne Proctor - October 14, 2020
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY tells the story of an American Black family in 1950s Brooklyn. At the dawning of the Civil Rights Movement, Godfrey Crump brings a new wife home to his two teenaged daughters. CRUMBS is a vibrant depiction of Black families. Broadway World has an exclusive interview with the production director Wunmi Fowora.
BWW Feature: UCO's Dept of Theatre Arts Presents the Haunting True Story RADIUM GIRLS
by Adrienne Proctor - October 13, 2020
D.W. Gregory's play RADIUM GIRLS tells the true story of Grace Fryer and the radium factory workers who fought against corruption. Now the face of the dangers of radiation exposure, these pioneers in the battle for workplace safety standards paid the price with their lives. UCO's Dept of Theatre Arts presents this powerful play streaming online.
OKC Civic Center Reopens With Oklahoma City Philharmonic Classics 1: 'Celebrating the Americas'
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2020
OKC Civic Center will reopen with Oklahoma City Philharmonic Classics 1: 'Celebrating the Americas.'
BWW BLOG: Climbing Uphill - College Life 2020
by Jessica Vanek - October 09, 2020
As I attempt to navigate the fall semester of my senior year, I'm finding that this is not what I expected my experience to be. And that's not a bad thing, it's just... a different thing.
Nominations Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards: Best Of The Decade!
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2020
This year the BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites!
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Announces Nationwide Search For Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2020
The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (OKC Rep) announced today the Board of Directors has assembled a broad based committee of Oklahoma City community leaders to conduct a nationwide search for a new Artistic Director, after the announcement that the founding Artistic Director, Donald Jordan, will retire in 2021.
OCU To Open 69th Season With Regional Premiere Of Socially Distanced Monty Python's SPAMALOT
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2020
Oklahoma City University's award-winning Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company will open its 69th season with its first-ever mainstage livestream: a newly unveiled pandemic version of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Monty Python's Spamalot.
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Announces Retirement of Founding Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (OKC Rep), Oklahoma's award-winning professional regional theatre announced today that its founding Artistic Director Donald Jordan will transition and assume the title of 'Founding Artistic Director emeritus' in the Summer of 2021.
BWW Review: Local Classic Repertory's DEADLIFT is Full of Humor and Heart
by Adrienne Proctor - October 01, 2020
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 also creates unique works of art in each scene.
Nominations Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards: Best Of The Decade!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
This year the BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites!
Michael Max Kohl of PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE at Local Classic Repertory
by Adrienne Proctor - September 26, 2020
PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE is a genre bending sci-fi videogaming indigenous new work from Local Classic Repertory. Michael Max Kohl composed the original score, which blends 90s video game sounds with live theatre and a new streaming platform to create the unique experience of this online show. His exclusive interview with Broadway World is here.
Lyric Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Re-imagined Outdoors This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
Lyric Theatre will celebrate its diamond anniversary of its production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL this fall with an all-new outdoor production, whisking audiences away to a magical holiday village nestled in the heart of Oklahoma City.
BWW Review: Step into the LYRIC KIDS' CLUBHOUSE CABARET!
by Adrienne Proctor - September 20, 2020
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 enjoy live theatre again in a safe outdoor space.
BWW Review: Lyric Theatre's MOONLIGHT CABARET is a Breath of Fresh Air
by Adrienne Proctor - September 19, 2020
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 merriment.
CST LiveOnline! Presents FIBBER MCGEE AND MOLLY
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2020
While Carpenter Square Theatre has postponed the opening of its regular Season 37, it is still working to entertain and enrich the community. The theater will present the fifth edition of a?oeCST LiveOnline!a?? by airing an Old Time Radio comedy at 7 p.m. September 18-19.
BWW Feature: Humor and Heavy Lifting with Original Work DEADLIFT
by Adrienne Proctor - September 16, 2020
Local Classic Repertory's new original work, DEADLIFT, features writer and creator Aviva Pressman in her own home, telling the stories of her life. In this multimedia theatre experience, audiences can watch Pressman produce a unique work of art while she shares the stories of her childhood home, including the care-taking and death of her father.
BWW Feature: Local Classic Repertory's Virtual Season opens with PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE
by Adrienne Proctor - September 15, 2020
PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE, a new play by OCU grad Daniel Leeman Smith, blends the cultures of Indigenous People, Video-Gaming, and Queerness into one tale about a journey and a quest that one young man must embark on. Local Classic Repertory offers this new work as a part of their inaugural virtual season.
BWW Review: 3rd Act Theatre Company's FRANKENSTEIN is Electric
by Adrienne Proctor - September 13, 2020
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 series in their second season, POWER.
BWW Review: Go on a musical journey with Local Classic Repertory's NEW WORKS by Adam LaPorte
by Adrienne Proctor - September 10, 2020
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 talent in this unique online event.

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