Lyric Theatre's latest New Work is the Native musical DISTANT THUNDER. Distant Thunder tells the story of Darrell Waters. The young lawyer returns home to a community he doesn't remember and re-learns about his heritage, regaining new friendships and relationships along the way. Native culture is alive and on full display in this beautiful musical.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant totaling $150,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is postponing the opening of its first indoor production of the 2022 season – Head Over Heels – to April 13. The decision was made due to the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant, along with anticipated staffing shortages related to the status of the pandemic.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will usher in a theatrical homecoming celebration, with its dazzling return to indoor theatrical performances starting in February. The 2022 season features seven spectacular productions across Oklahoma City – at the beloved Plaza Theatre, majestic Civic Center Music Hall, historic Harn Homestead and the acclaimed, new First Americans Museum.
Lyric Theatre's internationally acclaimed production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns next month in an all-new, expanded spectacular event, whisking audiences away to a magical holiday village nestled in the heart of Oklahoma City.
Previously Lyric's Associate Artistic Director, Wells joins the organization's executive leadership team, which includes Managing Director Jim Reynolds and Producing Artistic Director Michael Baron.
Patrons are invited to take a seat in the classroom of an opera legend this fall, as Lyric returns to the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage to present the Tony Award-winning play Master Class. Performances are slated September 15 through October 3.
In addition to its six-play membership season, the Montgomery County institution returns with an equally busy schedule of concerts, special productions, presentations, and even more curated programming to build off of the success of its summer series: Olney Outdoors.
America's Musical GREASE is an iconic, nostalgic musical that brings memories and earworms in droves. Lyric Theatre's Summer Production is presented outside at the Bishop McGuinness High School football stadium. Go back to high school with Sandy and Danny, The Pink Ladies, The T-Birds, and some gorgeous musical numbers. LTOK is systematic!
Grease is running at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma June 15, 2021 – June 27, 2021. These were “the good times” where hula-hoops, bouffants and hot rods were all the rage and rock ‘n’ roll was king.
This Tony Award-winning play by American playwright Terrence McNally is presented as a fictional master class by larger-than-life opera singer Maria Callas near the end of her life, in the 1970s.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is inviting you to be a fan in the stands this summer when it presents the hit musical Grease at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Pribil Football Stadium. Grease follows a secret summer romance between the new girl in town and Rydell High School’s coolest cat.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 2021 season kicks off next month under the stars in downtown Oklahoma City with the first of five, fully-staged, outdoor productions planned over the coming months.
Set and production designer Adam Koch has designed sets for over 50 productions worldwide. Recently, Koch designed the set for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's immersive, site-specific, outdoor production of A Christmas Carol in November, where people walked from scene to scene across 10-acres of land at the historic Harn Homestead.
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, as well as the ghost of Jacob Marley. This unique re-imagined telling of the beloved Christmas tale runs through December 27th at the Harn Homestead Museum and Grounds.
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.
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.