Photo Flash: First Look at Trinity Rep's 52nd Season Closer OKLAHOMA!
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2016
Trinity Rep closes out its 52nd season Rebels, Renegades and Pioneers with Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!, directed and choreographed by 2015 Emmy Award winnerRichard Jenkins and Sharon Jenkins. OKLAHOMA! runs now through June 5, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance to Present OKLAHOMA!
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 7, 2016
Oklahoma! is the Broadway hit that ushered in the golden age of musical theatre. The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance is excited to present this dance extravaganza as celebrated choreographer Meg Paul works alongside director Blair Anderson to blend elegant dance into this classic musical.
ESPN College GameDay Basketball Program to Visit No. 1 Oklahoma
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 8, 2016
ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm will make its second-ever visit to No. 1 Oklahoma, in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV matchup between Big 12 opponents – top-ranked Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Kansas on Saturday, Feb. 13
MANN... AND WIFE, Starring Zachary Prince, Opens Tonight at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
by BWW News Desk - Feb 3, 2016
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents its first production of the 2016 season, MANN... AND WIFE. This world premiere musical, running tonight, February 3, through February 21 at Lyric's Plaza Theatre, is the third musical to have its first full production at Lyric in the past three years. Written by Douglas J. Cohen and Dan Elish, and based on Elish's novel Nine Wives, the musical is produced in partnership with Larry Hirschhorn and Jayson Raitt.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Announces MANN… AND WIFE Cast, Creative Team
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2015
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma announces the cast and creative team of its first production of the 2016 season, MANN… AND WIFE. This world premiere musical, running February 3 through 21 at Lyric's Plaza Theatre, is the third musical to have its first full production at Lyric in the past three years. Written by Douglas J. Cohen and Dan Elish, and based on Elish's novel Nine Wives, the musical is produced in partnership with Larry Hirschhorn and Jayson Raitt.
RAGTIME National Tour to Play Oklahoma City Community College
by Reilly Hickey - Nov 3, 2015
Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) will host its first ever Broadway musical production when the national tour of "Ragtime" cakewalks into town for two shows onSunday, Dec. 13 and Monday, Dec. 14 in the new, student-funded Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater (VPAC), 7777 S. May Ave.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Preview of Kristin Chenoweth Singing in OKLAHOMA! Featurette; Hits Theatres on 11/1!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 21, 2015
Academy Award-winning Hollywood musical 'Oklahoma!' returns to theaters nationwide for the first time in wide release in 60 years fully restored and with extended pre-show featurette featuring Okie native Kristin Chenoweth singing songs from the classic musical based on the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II stage production. The limited theatrical re-release, a partnership between BY Experience and Rodgers & Hammerstein, An Imagem Company, begins November 1st with more than 1,300 screenings nationwide. Tickets for the 'Oklahoma!' special event are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.Oklahoma60.com.
Clocktower Players to Present OKLAHOMA!; Performances Begin Today
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 16, 2015
The award-winning Clocktower Players, resident theater company of Irvington Town Hall Theater, is thrilled to announce Rodger's & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! will run October 16-25. Opening night, Today October 16th, includes complimentary frontier vittles for all ticket holders.
Exclusive Photo Coverage: Okie Native Kristin Chenoweth Celebrates 60th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA!
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - Oct 8, 2015
Academy Award-winning Hollywood musical "Oklahoma!" returns to theaters nationwide for the first time in wide release in 60 years fully restored and with extended pre-show featurette featuring Okie native Kristin Chenoweth singing songs from the classic musical based on the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II stage production. The limited theatrical re-release, a partnership between BY Experience and Rodgers & Hammerstein, An Imagem Company, begins November 1st with more than 800 screenings nationwide. Tickets for the "Oklahoma!" special event are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.Oklahoma60.com.
Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen OKLAHOMA! in HD, 11/1
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 8, 2015
Academy Award-winning Hollywood musical 'Oklahoma!' returns to select theaters for the first time in 60 years, fully restored in High Definition and with extended pre-show featurette featuring Okie native Kristin Chenoweth singing songs from the classic musical based on the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II stage production.
OKLAHOMA! Returning to Theaters for 60th Anniversary with Kristin Chenoweth Pre-Show
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 24, 2015
Academy Award-winning Hollywood musical 'Oklahoma!' returns to theaters nationwide for the first time in wide release in 60 years fully restored and with extended pre-show featurette featuring Okie native Kristin Chenoweth singing songs from the classic musical based on the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II stage production.
Photo Flash: OKLAHOMA! Celebrates Opening Night at Paramount Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2015
Everything's up to date in Aurora, where nearly 27,000 subscribers (and still counting) have already signed up for the Paramount Theatre's 2015-16 four-show Broadway Musical Series. That's just one reason why Paramount's Broadway opener OKLAHOMA!, directed by Artistic Director Jim Corti, promises to be the musical everyone will be talking about this fall. Wower of Chicagoland audiences and critics alike since launching its own, self-produced Broadway series four years ago, the Paramount's fifth consecutive Broadway Series kicks off with the epic, much-loved debut collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein about turn of the century American pioneers. Scroll down for photos from opening night on September 19!
Clocktower Players to Present OKLAHOMA!; Performances Begin 10/16
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 16, 2015
The award-winning Clocktower Players, resident theater company of Irvington Town Hall Theater, is thrilled to announce Rodger's & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! will run October 16-25. Opening night, Friday October 16th, includes complimentary frontier vittles for all ticket holders.
Oklahoma Craft Brewing Company to Release Brand New Beer, Ogletoberfest
by Matt Smith - Sep 4, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (September 2, 2015) - Award-winning Oklahoma City-based craft brewer Anthem Brewing, in a first-ever collaboration with TheLostOgle.com, is celebrating the coming fall season with a full-scale release of a brand new beer. Ogletoberfest, a Vienna-style Okie lager, is now available on tap in Oklahoma City restaurants and bars, with a seasonal release six-pack hitting retail stores later in the month.
BWW Reviews: OKLAHOMA! at The Firehouse Theatre
by Kyle West - Jul 20, 2015
Not only is OKLAHOMA! celebrated as the inaugural collaboration between theatre icons Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, but it's also credited as the first "book musical," a musical play where the songs and dances are fully integrated into the context of the show. Based on its reputation as an easy-to-produce, family-friendly favorite, OKLAHOMA! is a staple among theatres across the country. This season, the show happens to appear in several local line-ups, and last Thursday I rode my surrey out to Farmer's Branch to catch the final dress rehearsal of Firehouse Theatre's endearing production.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mary Testa, Damon Daunno, Amber Gray and More in Bard SummerScape's OKLAHOMA!
by Christina Mancuso - Jul 6, 2015
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY: The Bard SummerScape festival presents an entirely new way to experience Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein's quintessential celebration of the American frontier. Starring Damon Daunno, Amber Gray, and two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa, Bard's production is directed by Daniel Fish - 'a magical manipulator' (New York Times) - with new musical arrangements for a six-piece Americana band by Henry Hewes Award-winner Daniel Kluger, and new choreography by Jacob's Pillow Dance Award-winner John Heginbotham. This intimate, revelatory production brings audience and artists together in the round, sharing food and telling the story of a young nation forming its identity. Oklahoma!will be mounted in 25 performances between June 25 and July 19 in the LUMA Theater of the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center. SummerScape also presents Fernando Rubio's Everything by my side, an alfresco performance-installation that takes place outdoors under the trees in Bard's glorious Hudson Valley landscape (July 9-12).