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The Three Musketeers Dream Catcher: The Ray Scott Story Denise Kiernan Two Gentlemen of Verona Hello, Dolly!

Dvořák and Strauss Back to the Future: The Musical Orbit Arts Festival Kenari Quartet

A Wicked Good Storyteller Valuing Your History Now Little Brown Biscuits

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June–August Events

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May Spotlight

Always, Patsy Cline Alton Brown: Last Bite Brown Bag It: Tulsa Filstrup Artists Signature Series Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature Chicken and Biscuits Debussy and Rachmaninoff Alice in Wonderland Jr. Cheech Marin Wicked

Tulsa Opera Filstrup Artists May 7 at 12:10 p.m.

Westby Pavilion Join us for a free lunchtime concert featuring Tulsa Opera’s up-andcoming opera artists as they fill the room with song!

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110 E. Second St., Tulsa, OK 74103 918-596-7122 • TulsaPAC.com PUBLISHER Tulsa Performing Arts Center WRITER/EDITOR Amanda Nichols CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andrea Maduro ADVERTISING SALES Kaley Jobe CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mark Frie CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jen Alden VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT Sara Phoenix VP OF OPERATIONS Scott McLarty DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Terri McGilbra DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Amanda Nichols TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Craig Ziettlow DIRECTOR OF TICKETING SERVICES Jeff Newsome DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES Tosha Faith DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Blake Rowden DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE James Stewart

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST CEO Mark Frie CHAIR Wendy Garrett VICE CHAIR Jay Krottinger TREASURER Jen Alden SECRETARY Brian K. Shore TRUSTEES Billie Barnett, Ken Busby, Laura Creekmur, Linda Frazier, Kirk Hays, Carlye Jimerson, Martin Newman, Tina Peña, Julie Smith, Hayley Stephens EMERITUS TRUSTEE Robert J. LaFortune

The Tulsa Performing Arts Center is the heart of the amazing arts scene in Tulsa. And as an intern this semester, I have the privilege of seeing firsthand what goes on behind the scenes. I am currently a senior at Bixby High Geneva Dotson School, where I am a cocaptain of the Varsity Pom Team and actively involved in Student Council and the National Charity League. So, I am familiar with performance, leadership, and service. This internship is taking all of that to the next level.

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My interest in the business side of show business started when I was young, tagging along with my mom, who works at Celebrity Attractions. My time as an intern at the TPAC has opened my eyes to the many other programs and events that take place in this building and the impact they have on the community. Recently, I got to witness kids enjoying the experience — many for the first time — of live theatre at one of the TPAC’s Any Given Child events.

I am also a Team Lead for the incredible Orbit Arts Festival, which will take place in April to bring together various groups of all ages, ethnicities, and genres to entertain the community and highlight local artists.

I am inspired by the staff at the Tulsa PAC. They are passionate about making sure the arts are available to everyone and work hard to develop and discover new audiences and artists. Through their dedication and creativity, they accomplish so much backstage so that audiences can enjoy what is on the stage. I will take everything I am learning here with me as I pursue a degree in marketing in college and, hopefully, when I eventually work in the arts industry after graduation.

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april events Tulsa Ballet

The Three Musketeers

Swashbuckling adventure swings into the Tulsa PAC! For the first time in more than a decade, Tulsa Ballet is proud to bring The Three Musketeers back to the stage! A rip-roaring ballet with a classic love story at its heart, The Three Musketeers is an exciting ballet adventure for the whole family.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL April 3 at 7 p.m.

April 4 at 7:30 p.m.

April 5 at 7:30 p.m.

April 6 at 2:30 p.m.

Mystic Cat Society

Dream Catcher: The Ray Scott Story

Get ready to witness an unforgettable celebration of vision, determination, and the birth of a sport beloved by millions.

This original musical takes you on the inspiring journey of Ray Scott, the man who transformed a rainy-day idea into the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE April 4 at 8 p.m.

April 5 at 2 p.m.

April 5 at 8 p.m.

April 6 at 2 p.m.

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Tulsa Town Hall

Pembroke Players

Denise Kiernan

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, and producer who has worked as a writer for more than 25 years. She has covered topics from women’s issues, sports and history to food, travel, and education. She is recognized for her expertise in historical fiction as displayed in her bestsellers, Girls of Atomic City and The Last Castle.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL April 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Join us for a fresh and vibrant twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona, set within the lively backdrop of a college sorority house! This innovative adaptation reimagines the timeless tale of friendship, love, and betrayal through the lens of modern college life, where social media reigns and TikTok sets the stage for a whirlwind of emotions.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE April 10 at 7:30 p.m.

April 11 at 7:30 p.m.

April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

April 13 at 2 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa

Hello, Dolly!

Well, hello! Enjoy the magic of love and laughter as matchmaker Dolly Levi works her charms in Hello, Dolly!

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE April 11 at 8 p.m.

April 12 at 2 p.m.

April 12 at 8 p.m.

April 13 at 2 p.m.

April 18 at 8 p.m.

April 19 at 2 p.m.

April 19 at 8 p.m.

April 20 at 2 p.m.

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april events Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Dvořák and Strauss

Gerard Schwarz returns for an evening of lively and vivid orchestral music. The performance begins with Dvořák’s joyful Carnival Overture, followed by Hanson’s “Romantic” Symphony No. 2, and ends with Schwarz’s arrangement of Strauss’ Suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Back to the Future: The Musical

When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself ... back to the future.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

April 16 at 7:30 p.m.

April 17 at 7:30 p.m.

April 18 at 8 p.m.

April 19 at 2 p.m.

April 19 at 8 p.m.

April 20 at 1 p.m.

April 20 at 6:30 p.m.

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Orbit Arts Festival

The Tulsa area is absolutely overflowing with incredible talent! From acting to dancing, singing, instrumentalists and more, our community has so much to offer. To celebrate that fact, and to make sure as many local artists get to share their art as possible, we’re hosting the Orbit Arts Festival AGAIN this year!

2ND STREET LOBBIES AND THEATRES April 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chamber Music Tulsa

Kenari Quartet

Kenari Quartet’s sold-out concerts in Tulsa in 2019 were a revelation!

Their exhilarating performances and stunning musicality shattered assumptions about saxophones and their place in chamber music.

Join us to celebrate their return!

WESTBY PAVILION April 26 at 7 p.m.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE April 27 at 3 p.m.

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may spotlight American Theatre Company

Always, Patsy Cline

Based on the true story of a pen-pal friendship set to the soundtrack of the country’s most vibrant voice, Always…

Patsy Cline is a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death in a plane crash.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE May 2 at 8 p.m.

May 3 at 8 p.m.

May 4 at 2 p.m.

May 9 at 8 p.m.

May 10 at 8 p.m.

May 11 at 2 p.m.

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Alton Brown: Last Bite

The famed foodist reflects on his decades in food media, presents several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks, sings some of his funny food songs, and in general offers a culinary variety show the likes of which human eyes have never seen.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL May 4 at 7 p.m.

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Brown Bag It: Tulsa Opera Filstrup Artists

Each season, Tulsa Opera engages up-and-coming opera artists as members of the Filstrup Resident Artist program. Join us as these talented Tulsa artists fill the room with song!

WESTBY PAVILION May 7 at 12:10 p.m.

Tulsa Ballet

Signature Series

The Tulsa Ballet closes their season with Signature Series, an always unforgettable evening made up of three works by three exceptionally talented choreographers, sure to please everyone regardless of their taste in dance.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE May 8 at 7:30 p.m.

May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

May 10 at 2:30 p.m.

May 10 at 7:30 p.m.

May 11 at 2:30 p.m.

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Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature

It’s the most sought-after ticket of the season when international superstar soprano Renée Fleming, who has been heard everywhere from the opera stage to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to singing the National Anthem at the 2014 Superbowl, brings her legendary voice to Tulsa.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL May 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Theatre North

Chicken and Biscuits

The Jenkins family is coming together to celebrate the life of their father — hopefully without killing each other. But any hopes for a peaceful reunion unravel when a family secret shows up at the funeral.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE May 17 at 8 p.m.

May 18 at 3 p.m.

May 24 at 8 p.m.

May 25 at 3 p.m.

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Debussy and Rachmaninoff Season XIX concludes with Navarro’s joyful Downey Overture for Orchestra, Debussy’s gorgeous Nocturnes, and Rachmaninoff’s lush and dramatic Symphony No. 2. Guest conductor Marcelo Lehninger and the Tulsa Chorale will help us end the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra 2024–2025 season on a high note.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL May 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa

Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Step into the wild world of Wonderland!

Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of Wonderland on a journey of self-discovery.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE May 23 at 7:30 p.m.

May 24 at 2 p.m.

May 24 at 7:30 p.m.

May 25 at 1 p.m.

May 25 at 4 p.m.

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Cheech Marin

Multi-generational icon Cheech Marin is an actor, director, writer, musician, and humanitarian.

His passion for Chicano culture is reflected in his art and comedy. Cheech has developed a renowned Chicano art collection that celebrates the richness and diversity of this cultural identity.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL May 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Wicked

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED — the untold true story of the Witches of Oz — transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains, heart and courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL May 28 at 7:30 p.m.

May 29 at 2 p.m.

May 29 at 7:30 p.m.

May 30 at 8 p.m.

May 31 at 2 p.m.

May 31 at 8 p.m.

June 1 at 1 p.m.

June 1 at 6:30 p.m.

June 3 at 7:30 p.m.

June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

June 5 at 7:30 p.m.

June 6 at 8 p.m.

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June 7 at 2 p.m.

June 7 at 8 p.m.

June 8 at 1 p.m.

June 8 at 6:30 p.m.

June 10 at 7:30 p.m.

June 11 at 7:30 p.m.

June 12 at 7:30 p.m.

June 13 at 8 p.m.

June 14 at 2 p.m.

June 14 at 8 p.m.

June 15 at 1 p.m.

June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

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The Tulsa area is absolutely overflowing with incredible talent!

To showcase our local artists, we’re hosting the Orbit Arts Festival on April 26 AGAIN this year! From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that Saturday, the doors to our 2nd Street lobbies and theatres will be open wide to admit the public to this FREE event. Every space in that half of our theatre, and even the sidewalks outside, will be brimming with performances, activities, workshops, entertainers and more. Join us for a day of unforgettable fun!

Performances • Workshops Activities & crafts • Food & drink

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For more information, visit tulsapac.com

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A Wicked Good Storyteller Susan Hilferty employs the artistry of costume design to illuminate the unknown yet somehow familiar world of Wicked

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Land of Oz. The musical tells the tale of an intelligent, passionate, misunderstood young girl with emerald-green skin named Elphaba, and how she becomes

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usan Hilferty, the Tony Award– winning costume designer for the blockbuster musical Wicked, describes herself as a storyteller.

“I make the world real,” she says.

Austen Danielle Bohmer as Glinda and Xavier McKinnon as Fiyero in the National Tour of WICKED

The best costume designers assist in reflecting and revealing character and emotions, creating a sense of time and place, and enhancing and illuminating the script. Hilferty is one of the best, and her 200 costumes for Wicked, together with Eugene Lee’s ingenious set and Kenneth Posner’s striking lighting, bring to life the world envisioned by Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics), Winnie Holzman (book) and director Joe Mantello.

Based on Gregory Maguire’s acclaimed novel, Wicked upends expectations as it reveals the heretofore-untold story of the two legendary witches in the 18

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the notorious Wicked Witch of the West. Intricately entwined with her journey is that of her college roommate, the beautiful, blonde, popular and profoundly self-absorbed Glinda. Their instant animosity evolves into an unlikely friendship in a perilous Oz filled with political corruption and intolerance—a place strikingly familiar on this side of the rainbow.

Except, as another legendary character once said, we’re not in Kansas anymore—or anywhere on earth, for that matter. So it was up to Hilferty to create what she calls a “parallel universe,” with costumes that are at once familiar but unlike

anything we know. “This is a show in which I was able to invent everything, including the animals,” says Hilferty. “If you’re going to invent a world, you have to create rules for the world. I chose to look back to the time that the book was written, and then reflect our own time. So I rooted the design in the Edwardian era, but I let Oz go off on a different tangent. Animals talk. We recognize things, but it’s still a very strange place.”

Hilferty drew inspiration from three sources: the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow for L. Frank Baum’s Oz books, Maguire’s novel and the show’s score and libretto. She speaks often of “riffs” when discussing the costumes for the denizens of Oz and Emerald City. For the chase scene that opens the show, she played with the idea of a 1930s mob, all in trench coats. “But everything is deconstructed. None of the sleeves are alike, sometimes there are three sleeves, or a coat is made of all collars,” she says. “They’re all deformed and misshaped.” The dazzling costumes in Emerald City began with the idea of dressy clothes. “A lot of times, I designed the costume twice. First I’d design it as if it was an Edwardian costume, and then I’d twist it on an axis. There are all these spirals and big shoulders and more bustles than you can imagine. But the bustle might be on the side or the shoulder. I don’t think there’s anything that has an even hem.”

The costumes for Glinda and Elphaba reflect who they are and who they become. When we first meet Glinda, she’s all high-fashion style and little substance. Elphaba, by contrast, has one outfit: a bland jumper, turtleneck sweater and oversized blazer, topped off by a cap and glasses.

“The costume makes her look like a scholar, but she is also hiding her greenness,” says Hilferty.

“She’s as covered as she can be. She wears boots, because I wanted her to be weighted. I knew that when she became her most iconic, she should be connected to the earth. There’s a sense of solidity to her. Glinda ultimately needed to reflect the sky: light, air, stars, clouds. All the surfaces of Original Costume Sketches by Tony Award-winner Susan Hilferty INTERMISSION APRIL 2025

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Lauren Samuels as Elphaba in the National Tour of WICKED

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her clothes are iridescent. Her tiara has starbursts. Her skirt looks like a cloud. She sparkles. The dress represents her evolution. She becomes good, and in the end, she earns the clothes she’s wearing.”

Glinda’s “good witch” white dress may be the most memorable, but Hilferty is partial to Elphaba’s “bad witch” black dress. “I’m not a sparkly girl myself, and I actually think Elphaba’s dress is more beautiful.

It accentuates her outer and inner beauty in a non self-conscious way. It also reflects power. The bodice is cut like a corselet and is made of small strips of velvets and laces that are quilted together.

There are about 15 or 20 different fabrics in the skirt alone.”

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Austen Danielle Bohmer as Glinda in the National Tour of WICKED

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CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

WICKED

May 28 at 7:30 p.m.

May 29 at 2 p.m.

May 29 at 7:30 p.m.

May 30 at 8 p.m.

May 31 at 2 p.m.

May 31 at 8 p.m.

Aymee Garcia as Madame Morrible in the National Tour of WICKED

Morrible. At the outset, she appears benign, and she’s first seen wearing a rust dress that makes her seem a bit like a nutty professor. But as her ambition grows, her look changes radically. “You see her being revealed for her wickedness,” says Hilferty.

“For Morrible, I looked at pictures of Queen Elizabeth I, whose clothes made her look like something from another planet. Her hair was pushed way back on her forehead. That’s how Morrible appears at the end.

Her forehead is tight and hard. The front of her bodice has so much beading on it that it’s like a plate of armor. She has high collars that cut off her head, so that her face seems to be pushed forward on a plate.”

The costumes for Wicked look nothing like Adrian’s designs for MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, and that is very deliberate. But there is one costume in the show that is a kind of gesture to the movie. “It’s my own little joke,” says Hilferty.

“Everything’s in color, but the wizard is in black and white.”

June 1 at 1 p.m.

June 1 at 6:30 p.m.

June 3 at 7:30 p.m.

June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

June 5 at 7:30 p.m.

June 6 at 8 p.m.

June 7 at 2 p.m.

June 7 at 8 p.m.

June 8 at 1 p.m.

June 8 at 6:30 p.m.

June 10 at 7:30 p.m.

June 11 at 7:30 p.m.

June 12 at 7:30 p.m.

June 13 at 8 p.m.

June 14 at 2 p.m.

June 14 at 8 p.m.

June 15 at 1 p.m.

June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

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Valuing Your History Now Denise Kiernan has an incredibly eclectic background. From an early background in music, she graduated from New York University with a biology pre-med degree and a master’s degree in environmental conservation education. So how did she end up a New York Times bestselling author writing incredible books about history?

At an early age, Kiernan watched as the United States of America celebrated its 200th birthday. All around her were men and women dressed in period garb, sharpening bayonets and loading muskets.

She couldn’t help but wonder what people ate back then, what they did for fun, and just what life might have felt like. She refers to herself as a curious child who never stopped being curious about people and their pasts.

Fast forward a few years, and Kiernan now has multiple bestselling books under her belt.

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Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home, and Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed The United States Constitution — are historical nonfiction.

When asked about her books, many of the questions she receives are about how she does her research as she writes her books. One thing she finds it important that everyone know is that our country is filled with archives: The National Archives, museum archives, library archives, university archives, and

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more. And though there are rules that must be followed, many of these archives are open to the public.

She notes, “You’re an American citizen; of course you’re allowed to go into The National Archives.”

These are the places she finds her research and, often, her inspiration.

For Kiernan, the point isn’t just that Americans are allowed into the archives scattered throughout our nation, it is that they should use them. “I always encourage people to value their history now,” says Kiernan. She continues: “There is this idea that history is about important people. People who were in places of power. People who made decisions. There is a real value, an irreplaceable value, of folks who just happened to be in a certain place at a certain time and showed up and did their best.”

“Be a citizen historian,” says Kiernan. She notes that there is untold value in family histories and the histories of individuals.

“There are lots of ways for people to share their family histories,” because, she says, “Then people like me, people like you, teachers, etc.,

“I always encourage people to value their history now.” have access to this, and there are perspectives that are very different.

The perspective of a woman in Oakridge, Tennessee, or a widowed woman in New Hampshire in the 1800s is very different than the perspectives of presidents. It is very different and very valuable.”

Kiernan hopes more and more people will begin to capture their family histories and the histories of those who may not be around much longer, because there is such worth in those stories and those perspectives.

For more information on Kiernan, her interesting books, or just funny pictures of her dog, visit her website and join her mailing list at denisekiernan.com. You can also join us for her talk on the Chapman stage on April 11.

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Little Brown Biscuits From EVERYDAYCOOK by Alton Brown. Copyright © 2016 by Brain Food Industries, LLC

Makes fourteen 2-inch biscuits Down South, biscuits are powerful symbols of culture as well as calling cards for cooks who know that regardless of what you’ve got in the pantry, technique holds sway. Now I’m not about to crown this my definitive biscuit — that’s still somewhere out beyond the horizon — but this is now my go-to, everyday biscuit. The combo of AP and whole wheat pastry flour gives these biscuits both a tender texture and nutty flavor.

Though cold shortening or supermarket lard can be used, I prefer leaf lard. Leaf lard is the prime lard rendered from the abdominal fat around a pig’s kidneys.

2 ounces plus 1 teaspoon nonhydrogenated leaf lard 5 ounces all-purpose flour plus more for shaping 5 ounces whole wheat pastry flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 cup cold buttermilk

1. Heat the oven to 450°F. Coat a 9-inch straight-sided aluminum cake pan with 1 teaspoon of the lard.

2. Whisk the all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Quickly cut in the remaining 2 ounces of lard until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using a large wide spatula, stir in the buttermilk until the dough just comes together. The dough will be very loose and shaggy.

3. Dump the dough onto a lightly floured counter, fold it over onto itself 6 to 8 times, and pat into 1/2-inch thickness. Dip a 2-inch biscuit cutter or a 2-inch ring cutter

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into the flour and cut out biscuits.

Press the cutter straight down and do not twist! Place the biscuits in the prepared pan so they are just touching one another and the sides of the pan. Fold together the remaining dough and repeat cutting.

Press down lightly into the center of each biscuit with a fingertip.

4. Set the pan on the middle rack of the oven and then boost the oven to 500°F. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until golden brown. Cool for 3 minutes in the pan before devouring.

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Eric & Stacie Gentry Rocky Goins & Lynn Flinn Kerri Green Emily Grewe-Nelson & Matthew Nelson Mark & Natalie Haggard John & Quin Halpin Kenneth Hess & Matthew Manuel Michael & Lee Anna Higginbottom Charlotte & Ron Hildebrant Larry Hill Teri & Bryan Holmes Kyle & Holly Hubbell Jordan Humes Carlye Jimerson Dewan & Marcia Keesee Kokomo Charitable Fund Craig & Carol Kovin Aprille Krah Wayne & Tracey Larkin Shawn & Caron Lawhorn Ryan & Morgan Lawrence

Allison Lee Janet Lenox Tina Lindenau Jenny Lizama Patricia Love-Renton Michelle Lowry Patrick & Karen Lueker Mr. Raymond Luth & Dr. Maryhelen Hagge Kerry Malone Cynthia Maloy Marla Mansfield & Larry Hill Richard & Susan Marple Olivia Martin & Madeleine Phillips William & Sarah Matthews Sydney May & Aaron Alexander James Monroe Bryce & Katie Eller Murray Beverly Muzzy Amy Nance Louie Napoleone & Cody Davis Dennis Neill & John Southard Martin Newman Thom & Laurie Neylon Joshua Ogden-Davis

Carl Mark & Kris Osborn Sharon Parker Rick & Leslie Payne Tina Peña and Bill Loyd Jackie Peters Kay & Tim Phoenix Betty Pirnat Doug Plunk Ron & Peggy Predl Renetta Reeves Jamie & Katy Rich Shannon Richards Edward & Betty Sherman Brian & Dustin Shore Glenda Silvey Susan & Phil Smauder Ken & Julie Smith Nicole & Sharon Southern Spurrier Family Dr. Adelaide Steed Hayley Stephens & Ryan Schleif Dwayne & Cindy Strasheim Dwight & Jessica Strayer Katha Stricklin Elizabeth Sublett

Richard Sudduth & Robin Selleck Tanninger Philanthropies Casey & Coty Tarp Robert & Jill Thomas Kevin & Carolyn Tillman Charitable Foundation Sandi Tilkin Carmen Toegel & Larry Paden An-Nam Tran Keith & Linda Van Dyke William Vaughn Amanda Vavra Alison Wade Kari Wall Jeffrey Wayland & Brenna Peterson Jeffrey & Jessica West Paul & Stephanie Wheeler Stephen & Jennifer Wierzchowski Mr. & Mrs. Thurber Woods Pamela Wright Steve D. Wright Conor Yob Rev. Richard & Peggy Ziglar

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JUNE–AUGUST EVENTS

photo by Joan Marcus 2024

Austen Danielle Bohmer as Glinda in the National Tour of WICKED

JUNE Celebrity Attractions

Wicked

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

May 28 at 7:30 p.m.

May 29 at 2 p.m.

May 29 at 7:30 p.m.

May 30 at 8 p.m.

May 31 at 2 p.m.

May 31 at 8 p.m.

June 1 at 1 p.m.

June 1 at 6:30 p.m.

June 3 at 7:30 p.m.

June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

June 5 at 7:30 p.m.

June 6 at 8 p.m.

June 7 at 2 p.m.

June 7 at 8 p.m.

June 8 at 1 p.m.

June 8 at 6:30 p.m.

June 10 at 7:30 p.m.

June 11 at 7:30 p.m.

June 12 at 7:30 p.m.

June 13 at 8 p.m.

June 14 at 2 p.m.

June 14 at 8 p.m.

June 15 at 1 p.m.

June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions & TPAC

Discovery Awards

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL June 2 at 6 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company

Half Time

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

June 6 at 8 p.m.

June 7 at 3 p.m.

June 7 at 8 p.m.

June 8 at 3 p.m.

June 13 at 8 p.m.

June 14 at 3 p.m June 14 at 8 p.m.

June 15 at 3 p.m.

Sonic Era Touring

Glenn Miller Orchestra

AUGUST TPAC

Ragtime

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE August 8 at 7:30 p.m.

August 9 at 2 p.m.

August 9 at 7:30 p.m.

August 10 at 2 p.m.

August 15 at 7:30 p.m.

August 16 at 2 p.m.

August 16 at 7:30 p.m.

August 17 at 1 p.m.

August 17 at 6:30 p.m.

August 22 at 7:30 p.m.

August 23 at 2 p.m.

August 23 at 7:30 p.m.

August 24 at 1 p.m.

August 24 at 6:30 p.m.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE June 6 at 7 p.m.

Pembroke Players

Lysistrata

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

June 19 at 7:30 p.m.

June 20 at 7:30 p.m.

June 21 at 7:30 p.m.

June 22 at 2 p.m.

Check out our events page! New shows are scheduled all the time on tulsapac.com! Events are subject to change.

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helpful info TPAC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES are located at 110 E. Second Street, Tulsa, OK., 741033212. Office hours: Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 918-596-7122. Fax 918-5967144. Please subscribe to our monthly TPAC email newsletter online at TulsaPAC.com.

BUYING TICKETS ONLINE Buy tickets at tulsapac.com using VISA, DISCOVER, MasterCard, or American Express. Print your tickets at home or pull them up on your mobile device using the print at home option. Tickets will be scanned by ushers at the door.

PARKING Convenient underground parking is located west of the building, accessed from Second Street. Event parking also is available in several lots across the street to the east and south of the TPAC. Prepay available at https://www.americanparking.com/events

EXCHANGES The ticket office gladly exchanges tickets to events with more than one performance, subject to certain guidelines. Otherwise, all sales are final.

ADMISSION AND LATE SEATING Lobby doors open two hours prior to an event.

Chapman Music Hall doors normally open 30 minutes prior to curtain. The remaining theaters open 30 minutes before curtain.

Late seating is at the discretion of each sponsoring organization. Latecomers may be temporarily held out of the theater or asked to take seats at the back if available.

TICKET OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In addition to regular hours, it opens two hours prior to curtain for events scheduled in Chapman Music Hall. The Second Street ticket office, 110 E. Second Street on the north side of the building, opens two hours prior to each curtain for tickets to events scheduled that day in John H. Williams Theatre, Liddy Doenges Theatre or Charles E. Norman Theatre.

PHONE ORDERS Call the TPAC ticket office at 918-596-7111. Outside Tulsa call 1-800364-7111. Nominal service charges are added to all phone and Internet orders. The TPAC ticket office accepts DISCOVER, MasterCard and VISA. Subscriber hotline: 918-596-7109.

GROUP SALES AND BUILDING TOURS Group discounts are available. Please call 918-5967109 for group sales assistance. Tours of the TPAC are offered free of charge and last approximately 45–60 minutes. Arrangements may be made by calling 918-596-7122.

SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES All Performing Arts Center facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. Please ask about wheelchair-accessible seating when purchasing your ticket. Parking is located on the street level of the parking garage near the TPAC elevators. Use the south elevator to reach Chapman Music Hall. Restroom facilities are located in the Third Street Lobby for Chapman Music Hall events, and adjacent to the John H. Williams Theatre Lobby for events in the TPAC’s other theaters. The TPAC has a Listen Technologies RF system to assist the deaf and hard of hearing. It is available at coat check for Chapman Music Hall events. Ask the house manager on duty for equipment for the Williams, Doenges and Norman Theatres. Devices are provided at no cost.

PLEASE NOTE: The TPAC is a tobaccofree facility. Smoking and vaping are not allowed, nor is the use of chewing tobacco.

Also, as a courtesy to the performers and audience, please turn off all audible message systems and cellular phones.

For more visitor information, please visit us at TulsaPAC.com.

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