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Your performing arts guide for winter and spring 2019

On stage in the coming months, you’ll find classic tales, beloved characters, and show-stopping Broadway hits. You’ll also find world premieres, innovative expression, and history-making performances. Your seats await you.

Every Saturday
The Drunkard and the Olio
Tulsa Spotlighters perform this melodrama—which is the longest-running play in the country—and its accompanying variety show weekly.
Spotlight Theatre

January

11–Feb. 3
Beauty and the Beast
Theatre Tulsa presents Disney’s “tale as old as time.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre
Theatre Tulsa

17
Concerts with Commentary: German Romantics—Brahms and Spohr
Clarinetist Kristi Sturgeon, soprano Meray Boustani, and pianist Stuart Deaver will perform and discuss Brahms’s Sonata No. 1 in F minor and Spohr’s “Six German Songs.”
Lorton Performance Center
TU School of Music

18
Peter and the Wolf
Tulsa Ballet resident choreographer Ma Cong created this version of the classic adventure for the Ballet’s Children’s Series.
Anne & Henry Zarrow Performance Studio
Tulsa Ballet

18–19
Oklahoma Music Educators Conference
Performances by ensembles comprised of musicians from high schools and colleges around the state.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
OKMEA

19
David Spade
The SNL alum, actor, and stand-up comedian performs.
Hard Rock Casino – The Joint

20
Demetri Martin
The comedian brings his “Wandering Mind Tour” to Tulsa.
Cox Business Center – Assembly Hall

20
Wild Kratts Live 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!
Chris and Martin Kratt bring their PBS Kids show to the stage.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Innovation Arts & Entertainment

25
Golden Hornet’s “The Sound of Science”
World-renowned cellist Jeffrey Zeigler performs in this concert of eight pieces written by celebrated composers in collaboration with scientists in a variety of fields.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre
Choregus Productions

25
Brian Regan
The stand-up comedian performs.
Brady Theater
Live Nation

26
Bach and Sons, Inc.
To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Signature Symphony will recreate their very first program, playing selections by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, and Peter Schickele’s fictitious creation, P.D.Q. Bach.
VanTrease PACE
Signature Symphony

26–27
Kenari Saxophone Quartet
The quartet will perform pieces by Gershwin, Piazzolla, Zarvos, and more.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Westby Pavilion and John H. Williams Theatre​
Chamber Music Tulsa

29
Amy Shoremount-Obra: Recital of Songs and Arias
The Metropolitan Opera soprano will perform pieces by Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Puccini, and others.
Lorton Performance Center – Gussman Concert Hall
TU School of Music

February

1
Lara Logan
CBS News’s chief foreign affair correspondent will speak about covering political and human conflicts.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Town Hall

1–3
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
The actor in this experimental play does not read the script until the performance is underway.
University of Tulsa – Tyrrell Hall
Oklahoma Center for the Humanities

1–10
As You Like It
This Shakespeare comedy is full of betrayal, fighting, love, and confusion.
Clark Youth Theatre

2
Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony
Tulsa Symphony performs Shostakovich’s musical testament to Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War II.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Symphony

3–10
The Green Book
This play was inspired by “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” which listed places throughout the country that welcomed black customers during segregation.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre
Theatre North

6
Jambalaya Jass Band
The Oklahoma band performs New Orleans Jazz, standards, big band music, and Western Swing.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Kathleen Westby Pavilion
PAC Trust

7
Concerts with Commentary: Love Songs and Dances
Performances and discussion of compositions by Saint-Saëns, Hermans, Debussy, Obradors, Ginastera, Piazzola, and Gershwin.
Lorton Performance Center
TU School of Music

8
Mending Masculinity
Spoken word artists Kavie Ade and Vision perform pieces that explore all forms of masculinity and the inherent toxicity of gendered binaries in a patriarchal world.
University of Tulsa – Tyrrell Hall
Oklahoma Center for the Humanities and Association of Black Collegians

8–10
The Resurrection of Black Wall Street
This new play by Rebecca Marks Jimerson and Henry Primeaux is based on childhood memories of Greenwood from Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Lassie Benningfield Randle.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre​
Tulsa Project Theatre

8–17
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged]
Brave performers set out to breeze through the Bard’s entire catalog in just one evening.
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse

10
Second Sunday Serials
See five new one-act plays and vote on which stories will continue in the next month’s installment.
Agora Event Center
Heller Theatre Company

14
Jeff Dunham
The ventriloquist and comedian brings his “Passively Aggressive” show to town.
BOK Center

14–17
Eurydice
Sarah Ruhl’s 2003 play retells the Ancient Greek myth of Orpheus from the perspective of his wife.
University of Tulsa – Kendall Hall
TU School of Theatre & Musical Theatre

15–16
Breaking Good
Signature Big Band performs with featured trumpeter Walter White.
VanTrease PACE
Signature Symphony

15 & 17
The Little Prince
Oscar-winning film composer Rachel Portman (“Emma,” “Chocolat”) composed this operatic adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved book.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Opera

15–17
Seussical KIDS
The world of Dr. Seuss jumps off the page and onto the stage.
Cascia Hall PAC
Clark Youth Theatre and The Penguin Project

15–24
Sunday in the Park with George
This Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is inspired by Georges Seurat’s painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre​
American Theatre Company and Theatre Pops

18
Jersey Boys
The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons comes to Broken Arrow for one night only.
Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

21
Fred Armisen
The “Portlandia” creator performs his show, “Comedy for Musicians but Everyone is Welcome.”
Cain’s Ballroom

21–24
The Sleeping Beauty
The world-famous fairy tale is also one of the great classics in the history of ballet.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Ballet

22–March 2
My Fair Lady
Based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” this beloved musical features such classic musical numbers as “I Could Have Danced All Night.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre
Theatre Tulsa

26–March 3
The Play That Goes Wrong
A classic murder mystery show goes off the rails in this disastrous madcap comedy.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Celebrity Attractions

28–March 3
Best of Enemies
Based on Osha Gray Davidson’s best-selling book, this play tells the story of the 1971 community meeting co-chaired by civil rights activist Ann Atwater and KKK leader C.P. Ellis on the court-ordered desegregation of schools in Durham, NC.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre​
World Stage Theatre Company

March

1
Moonshine Ballads and Various Charms
A performance featuring modern classical ensemble Gryphon Trio and singer Patricia O’Callaghan.
Renaissance Square Event Center
Chamber Music Tulsa

1–3
Oliver Twist
Spotlight Children’s Theatre brings Charles Dickens’s story to life on stage.
Spotlight Theatre​
Spotlight Children’s Theatre

2–3
Gryphon Trio
This performance will include Clarke’s “Trio in E-flat major,” Wijeratne’s “Love Triangle,” and Ravel’s “Trio in A minor.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Westby Pavilion and John H. Williams Theatre​
Chamber Music Tulsa

5
Compagnie Hervé KOUBI
Led by one of Europe’s most distinctive choreographers, the company’s performances combine martial arts and urban and contemporary dance.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Choregus Productions

6
Margaret Singer and Barbara McAlister​
The pianist and opera singer perform.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Kathleen Westby Pavilion
PAC Trust

7
Bruce Bruce
The former host of BET’s ComicView performs.
Hard Rock Casino – The Joint

7
Concerts with Commentary: Vintage Wildflowers
Mandolinist Scott Schmidt and violist Quinn Maher will join Vintage Wildflowers for an evening of Celtic, folk, and bluegrass music.
Lorton Performance Center
TU School of Music

7–10
Bright Star
When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from WWII, she sets out on a journey to understand her past.
Howard Auditorium
ORU Theatre

8
Platon
The internationally acclaimed photographer—who has produced more than 20 covers for Time magazine—will speak about The People’s Portfolio, which aspires to create a visual language that breaks barriers and enlists the public to fight for human dignity around the world.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Town Hall

9
Peter and the Wolf
Tulsa Ballet resident choreographer Ma Cong created this version of the classic adventure for the Ballet’s Children’s Series.
Studio K
Tulsa Ballet

10
Second Sunday Serials
See five new one-act plays and vote on which stories will continue in the next month’s installment.
Agora Event Center
Heller Theatre Company

14
PJ Masks Live: Save the Day
The Entertainment One animated series comes to life on stage.
BOK Center

14
Carrot Top
The comedian performs.
Hard Rock Casino – The Joint

14–15
Professor Smart
Professor Smart demonstrates fascinating science concepts through cool experiments and physical comedy.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre​
PAC Trust

16
Power of Diversity
Signature Symphony will perform Tchaikovsky’s Concerto for Violin in D major, op. 35, and Amy Beach’s Symphony in E minor (Gaelic) featuring 22-year-old award-winning violinist Rubén Rengel.
Vantrease PACE
Signature Symphony

24
Puddles Pity Party
The “Sad Clown with the Golden Voice” performs.
Cox Business Center – Assembly Hall

28
American Girl Live
An all-new musical based on American Girl dolls.
Cox Business Center – Assembly Hall

28–31
C.S. Lewis’s ‘The Screwtape Letters’
In a stylish office in Hell, one of Satan’s senior tempters schemes meticulously to capture the soul of an unsuspecting human.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre​
Fellowship for Performing Arts

29
Impractical Jokers
The comedy troupe behind truTV’s prank show performs.
BOK Center

29–31
Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music
Tulsa Ballet presents the world premier of choreographer Ma Cong’s ballet about the life of the “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker” composer.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Ballet

April

3
Cynthia Simmons Trio
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with one of the area’s best jazz singers.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Kathleen Westby Pavilion
PAC Trust

5–6
Tulsa Sings! The Bernstein/Robbins Centennial
The annual singing competition will pay tribute to the 100th birthdays of Broadways legends Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins.
VanTrease PACE
Signature Symphony

5–14
Steel Magnolias
The bond between the women at Truvy’s Chinquapin, LA beauty salon is as tough as steel.
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse

5–14
The Wedding Singer
Rock on back to the ‘80s in this musical adaptation of Adam Sandler’s 1998 comedy.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre
Theatre Tulsa

5–14
The Emperor’s New Clothes
This musical version of the classic tale was written by Oklahoman Martha Kemm Barrett.
Clark Youth Theatre

10
Frank Abagnale
The cybersecurity and fraud prevention expert, best-selling author, and subject of “Catch Me If You Can” will speak about his adventurous life.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
OSU-Tulsa Business Forums

12
Sarah Parcak
The space archaeologist, Egyptologist, and satellite imagery pioneer will speak about Xplorer, an online platform that will allow citizen-scientists to discover lost civilizations.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Town Hall

12–20
Denim Doves
The Oklahoma Premiere of Adrienne Dawes’s feminist farce lies somewhere between “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Idiocracy.”
Studio 308
American Theatre Company and Theatre Pops

13
Trial by Jury
This four-part dance program is anchored by Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” with a modern tech twist: iPhone or Android?
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre​
Oklahoma Performing Arts Inc.

13
Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances”
This program will also include Strauss’s “Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche,” Op. 28, and Piazzolla’s “Serie Del Angel.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Symphony

14
Second Sunday Serials
See five new one-act plays and vote on which stories will continue in the next month’s installment.
Agora Event Center
Heller Theatre Company

16–21
Waitress
Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film, this adaptation features music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Celebrity Attractions

18
Reimagining the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Songwriter and playwright Ronvé O’Daniel and Jen Latham, author of “Dreamland Burning,” will discuss the role that art, fiction, and music play in helping us remember the Tulsa Race Massacre.
University of Tulsa – Tyrrell Hall
Oklahoma Center for the Humanities

20
Mahler’s Resurrection
Signature Symphony will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor with featured soprano Maria Lindsey and mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski.
VanTrease PACE
Signature Symphony

26–28
TBII: Next Generation
This performance from Tulsa Ballet’s second company will feature three world premiere works from in-demand choreographers.
Studio K and Anne & Henry Zarrow Performance Studio
Tulsa Ballet

27
Meghadootam: The Cloud Messenger
Based on the epic work by the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, this play tells the story of an exiled man who pines for his wife and convinces a passing cloud to take a message to her.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre
South Asian Performing Arts Foundation

28
Carpe Diem String Quartet
This concert will feature pieces by Shostakovitch and Rautavaara and “Fiddle Suite Montana” by the quartet’s violist, Korine Fujiwara.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre​
Chamber Music Tulsa

28–May 5
Sassy Mamas
This comedy by Celeste Buford is about three professional women looking for love from younger men.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre
Theatre North

May

3
Whose Live Anyway?
An evening of improvised comedy with Dave Foley, Greg Proops, Joel Murray, and Jeff B. Davis.
Brady Theater
DCF Concerts

3 & 5
Don Giovanni
Lucia Lucas will make U.S. history, becoming the first trans person to perform a principle role on an operatic stage in the country, in the title role in Mozart’s tragicomic opera.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Opera

3–5
The Wizard of Oz
Follow the Yellow Brick Road in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s take on this classic tale.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – John H. Williams Theatre
Theatre Tulsa

3–12
Pollyanna
The ever-optimistic Pollyanna comes to Bruce Goff’s iconic Riverside theater.
Spotlight Theatre​
Spotlight Children’s Theatre

4
Something Rotten!
Two unsuccessful Elizabethan-era playwrights set out to change the game by producing the world’s first musical.
Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

8
Casii Stephan
The local singer-songwriter performs.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Kathleen Westby Pavilion
PAC Trust

9–12
Signature Series: From Ballet to Broadway
This program features pieces by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Andy Blankenbuehler that fuse classical ballet and Broadway-style dance.
Lorton Performance Center
Tulsa Ballet

12
Second Sunday Serials
The culmination of the current season of serialized audience-chosen one-act plays.
Agora Event Center
Heller Theatre Company

17
Hanson: String Theory with Tulsa Symphony
Isaac, Taylor, and Zac team up with Tulsa Symphony for this one-night-only concert event.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Tulsa Symphony

18–26
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, an autistic teenager seeks to investigate when a neighbor’s dog is found dead.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Liddy Doenges Theatre
Theatre Tulsa

31–June 1
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
The Greek Gods are real and it’s up to Percy Jackson, a son of Poseidon to prevent a war between the gods. Adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Celebrity Attractions

June

5
Kyle Dillingham & Horshoe Road
The Enid fiddle player and Horseshoe Road play a kind of music they call Heartland Acoustic.
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Westby Pavillion

7–16
Godspell
The Gospel of Matthew is reset in modern-day New York City to a rock and roll score.
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse

8
The Tempest
Members of The Orbit Initiative’s intergenerational art classes will perform this musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s
“The Tempest.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
PAC Trust

18–23
Fiddler on the Roof
The classic musical about maintaining cultural identity against encroaching influences features several Broadway hits, including “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center – Chapman Music Hall
Celebrity Attractions

Venues

Agora Event Center
1402 S. Peoria Ave. #200
agoraeventcenter.com

Anne & Henry Zarrow Performance Studio
1901 W. New Orleans St., Broken Arrow
tulsaballet.org

BOK Center
200 S. Denver Ave.
bokcenter.com

Brady Theater
105 W. Reconciliation Way
bradytheater.com

Broken Arrow Community Playhouse
1800 S. Main St., Broken Arrow
bacptheatre.com

Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center
701 S. Main St., Broken Arrow
brokenarrowpac.com

Clark Youth Theatre
4825 S. Quaker Ave.
clarkyouththeatre.com

Nightingale Theater
1416 E. 4th St.
nightingaletheater.com

Spotlight Theatre
1381 Riverside Drive
spotlighttheatre.org

Studio 308
308 S. Lansing Ave.
studio308tulsa.com

Tulsa Ballet Studio K
1212 E. 45th Pl.
tulsaballet.org

Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E. 2nd St.
tulsapac.com

VanTrease Performing Arts Center
10300 E. 81st St.
tulsacc.edu