Tulsa Performing Arts Center- Spring 2019 Season Brochure

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TICKET OFFICE

Ticket office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A free parking zone is available in front of the Third Street ticket office on the south side of the PAC. Ticket office opens two hours prior to curtain for events scheduled in Chapman Music Hall. The Second Street ticket office on the north side of the building opens two hours prior to each curtain for events scheduled in John H. Williams Theatre, Liddy Doenges Theatre and Charles E. Norman Theatre.

TICKET SALES

Call the Tulsa PAC ticket office at 918-596-7111.

Nominal service charges are added to all phone and internet orders. The ticket office accepts Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Tickets can be bought online at TULSAPAC.COM. Tickets can be printed at home or sent to your cell phone. The ticket office gladly exchanges tickets to events with more than one performance, subject to certain guidelines. Otherwise, all sales are final.

FEBRUARY 6 Jambalaya Jass Band MARCH 6 Margaret Singer and Barbara McAlister APRIL 3 Jazz Appreciation Month Cynthia Simmons Trio MAY 8 Casii Stephan JUNE 5 Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road ALL CONCERTS HELD IN THE WESTBY PAVILION AT 12:10 P.M.

SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

All Tulsa PAC 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 PAC elevators. Use the south elevator to reach Chapman Music Hall. Restroom facilities are located in the Third Street Lobby and Promenade for Chapman Music Hall events and adjacent to the John H. Williams Theatre Lobby for events in the PAC’s other theatres. Headsets and telecoil units for the Sennheiser infrared hearing assistance system in Chapman Music Hall may be picked up at the Coat Check in the Third Street Lobby for Chapman events or from the House Manager on duty in the Williams Lobby for John H. Williams and Liddy Doenges Theatre events.

PARKING

Convenient underground parking is located west of the building, accessed from a one-way street going east on Second Street. Event parking is also available in several lots across the street to the east and south of the PAC.

ADMISSION & LATE SEATING

Lobby doors open two hours prior to an event. Theatres open 30 minutes before curtain. Late seating is at the discretion of each presenter. Latecomers may be temporarily held out of the theatre or asked to take seats at the back, if available.

ADMINISTRATION

Mark Frie - Director, PAC Trust CEO Terri McGilbra - Assistant Director Bryan Clemons - Operations Manager Scott McLarty - Technical Director Jeff Newsome - Ticket Office Manager Adam J. Foreman - Marketing Director ALL EVENTS/DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT TULSAPAC.COM. FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. REMEMBER THAT TICKETS SALES ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH TULSAPAC.COM OR ANY OF THE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER WEBSITES. FRAUDULENT AND PIRATED WEBSITES THAT ARE NOT SANCTIONED BY TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DO NOT SELL TICKETS ON OUR BEHALF AND ARE LOOKING TO SCAM PATRONS OUT OF THEIR MONEY. BEWARE AND BUY WISELY.

Theatre of, by and for all people!

The Orbit Initiative is a new educational endeavor by the Tulsa Performing Arts Center and Trust that reaches beyond our building to work with community partners citywide to provide theatrical education to anyone who is interested.

People of all ages are invited to take classes — free of charge — at satellite sites located within their own neighborhoods. Disciplines include acting, dance/ movement, singing/vocal technique, visual art and stage tech, with master class opportunities in vocal auditions, playwriting/poetry and puppetry.

Satellite sites include the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, Greenwood Cultural Center, Reed Park Community Center, Ellen Ochoa Elementary, Hicks Park Community Center, LIFE Senior Services and Solid Foundation Preparatory Academy.

We invite members of diverse communities to participate in these workshops, take classes, attend performances, and most important: join in the creation of ambitious works of participatory theatre, specifically a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest on June 8 at the PAC. The Orbit Initiative is animated by the idea that theatre is a place of possibility where the boundaries that separate us from each other in the rest of life can fall away. In essence, we are inviting the whole city to celebrate itself, and we hope you’ll join us!

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY TULSA BALLET

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Jan. 25 GOLDEN HORNET’S “THE SOUND OF SCIENCE” FEATURING JEFF ZEIGLER Choregus Productions The Sound of Science is a concert presenting eight pieces of music by seven celebrated composers. Written for amplified cello and electronics, all pieces will be performed by world-renowned cellist Jeffrey Zeigler. Paired with scientists of their own choosing, composers created music inspired by and reflective of each scientist’s life and practice.

Jan. 5 PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO AND JULIET Tulsa Symphony In addition to selections from Prokofiev’s ballet score for Romeo and Juliet, this concert features Mozart’s Overture from The Magic Flute and Michael Gandolfi’s The Garden of Cosmic Speculation.

Gandolfi’s piece, inspired by a garden in Scotland that incorporates modern physics into its design, was nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition at the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Jan. 8-13 THE BOOK OF MORMON Welcomed by Tulsa PAC Trust Presented by Celebrity Attractions Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this outrageous comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. The show makes light of various Mormon beliefs and practices, but ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service.

Contains explicit language.

Jan. 11-26 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Theatre Tulsa Be our guest for a spectacular local production of the enchanting Disney classic. Experience this tale as old as time, as the brutish Beast must break a witch’s curse by winning the heart of the bookish, headstrong Belle. Adapted from Disney’s 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast features music by Alan Menken with lyrics

by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.

Jan. 20 WILD KRATTS® LIVE 2.0 – ACTIVATE CREATURE POWER®!

Innovation Arts & Entertainment In this theatrical production based on the hit PBS KIDS series, the show’s creators, Chris and Martin Kratt, take to the stage to activate new Creature Powers and go “off to the creature rescue!” With some help from Aviva and the rest of the Wild Kratts team, who will be animated and on screen at the Tortuga HQ, the brothers confront a comic villain and once again save the day, sharing fascinating tidbits about some of the world’s most amazing creatures along the way.

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Jan. 27 KENARI SAXOPHONE QUARTET Chamber Music Tulsa Discover the saxophone quartet, one of the hottest trends in chamber music! Applauded for their “flat-out amazing” performances and “stunning virtuosity” (Cleveland Classical), the highly acclaimed Kenari Quartet delivers inspiring performances that transform the perception of the saxophone. The program includes works by Escaich, Mellits, Nagao, Gershwin, Ticheli, Piazzolla, Kapustin and Zarvos.

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Feb. 1 LARA LOGAN Tulsa Town Hall Growing up in South Africa during apartheid, CBS News’ Lara Logan developed a great sense of the injustice surrounding her. Driven by her passion for creating understanding of political and human conflicts, she has built her journalistic reputation covering wars and insurgencies. Bold and battle-tested, reporting from war zones for months at a time, Logan goes to the extremes of human existence to report stories, earning the respect and admiration of her fellow correspondents.

Feb. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH’S 7TH SYMPHONY Tulsa Symphony A musical testament to the Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War II, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 expresses conflict and strength as well as lyricism and loss. Before the performance of this piece, guest conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann will present his “beneath the score” insights into this incredible work with a dramatic visual presentation.

THE LITTLE PRINCE TULSA OPERA

Feb. 3-10 THE GREEN BOOK Theatre North This play is about a time in the 20th century when many AfricanAmericans were traveling by car for the first time. Their excitement was tempered by the knowledge that segregation existed, and laws and customs varied from state to state. Hence, the creation of The Negro Motorist Green Book, which listed accommodations, restaurants, service stations, etc., that would welcome African-Americans. The play reveals how serious a concern safety was for Black travelers during the Jim Crow era, and when a Jewish concentration camp survivor enters the play, the complexities of the times play out.

Feb. 8-17 SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL Tulsa Project Theatre Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie

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and a little boy with a big imagination — Jojo. The colorful characters will transport you from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos!

Feb. 15, 17 THE LITTLE PRINCE Tulsa Opera Prolific film composer Rachel Portman brings Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved book of adventure, friendship and love to the stage. Told with simplicity and poignancy, it’s the story of a prince who befriends a downed pilot and learns to find courage to explore new things, to choose with his heart rather than his eyes, and to appreciate life’s simple pleasures. Sung in English, The Little Prince is a colorful and inspiring tale for the entire family.

Feb. 15-24 SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE American Theatre Company Inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, this masterpiece musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art. Sunday in the Park with George won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

MARCH

Broadway and London’s award-winning smash comedy. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s tons of fun for all ages.

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Feb. 21-24 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Tulsa Ballet True love awakens with a kiss to triumph over evil in one of the most beloved story ballets of all time, featuring a vibrant cast of characters, including the innocent Princess Aurora, her dashing Prince Florimund, the malevolent Carabosse, and many more. With lavish scenery and opulent costumes, The Sleeping Beauty is one of the great classics in the history of ballet.

Feb. 22–Mar. 2 MY FAIR LADY Theatre Tulsa In one of the most beloved musicals of all time, Professor Henry Higgins seeks to prove he can make anyone a lady — even the brash and bawdy cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle. Well-known songs in this Lerner and Loewe show include “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “On the Street Where You Live.”

Feb. 26–Mar. 3 THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Celebrity Attractions What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get The Play That Goes Wrong,

Feb. 28 - Mar. 3 BEST OF ENEMIES World Stage Theatre Company Based on the bestselling book by Osha Gray Davidson, Best of Enemies is a true story about the relationship between C.P. Ellis, a Grand Cyclops of the KKK, and Ann Atwater, an African-American civil rights activist, during the desegregation of the Durham, North Carolina, schools in 1971. The play exposes the poison of prejudice in the hearts of Atwater and Ellis who, by facing each other, are forced to face the worst, and best, in themselves.

Mar. 3 GRYPHON TRIO Chamber Music Tulsa The Gryphon Trio is committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century, commissioning more than 75 new works and often collaborating on projects that push the boundaries of their art. In this concert, they offer an inventive program that reflects their wide-ranging intellectual, cultural and musical curiosity.

Prepare yourself to be charmed by these fascinating musicians as they perform Clarke’s Trio in E-flat Major, Wijeratne’s Love Triangle and Ravel’s Trio in A Minor.

Mar. 5 COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI Choregus Productions French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi is recognized as one of Europe’s most distinctive choreographers. His company of 12 French-Algerian and African male dancers will perform an all-new work Koubi has created that combines capoeira, martial arts, urban dance and contemporary dance with powerful imagery evocative of Orientalist paintings.

Mar. 8 PLATON Tulsa Town Hall Platon’s world-famous photographs give a glimpse into the souls of his subjects: Vladimir Putin, Aung San Suu Kyi, Willie Nelson, Serena Williams, U.S. presidents and many more. A colorful storyteller, Platon is the founder of 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.

Mar. 14-15 PROFESSOR SMART Tulsa PAC Trust Imagination Series Being wild and wacky makes Professor Smart unstoppable in performing his interactive and dynamic shows. He captivates, instructs and inspires, explaining fascinating science concepts through cool demonstrations, theatrical storytelling, juggling and physical comedy. Educators and critics alike call these insightful shows “educational entertainment at its best” and note that the kids have so much fun they don’t even realize how much they are learning.

Mar. 28-31 THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Fellowship for Performing Arts In an eerily stylish office in Hell, one of Satan’s senior tempters, Screwtape, schemes meticulously to capture the soul of an unsuspecting human on earth. An international smash hit, this stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ satiric masterpiece creates a morally inverted universe that reveals unseen spiritual powers and principalities in humorous, vivid and surprising ways.

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physician and lawyer. He escaped police custody twice — once from a taxiing airliner and once from a U.S. federal penitentiary. Abagnale served fewer than five years in prison before starting to work for the federal government.

Apr. 12 SARAH PARCAK Tulsa Town Hall Sarah Parcak’s enthusiasm and research have captivated BBC audiences of Egypt’s Lost Cities and Vikings Unearthed.

Using new technology, she has identified thousands of undiscovered archaeological sites across the globe. Parcak is developing Xplorer, an online platform that will allow citizen-scientists to search for lost civilizations. At a time when much of our shared cultural history is at risk, this task is more critical than ever.

CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET CHAMBER MUSIC TULSA Mar. 29-31 TCHAIKOVSKY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC Tulsa Ballet Don’t miss this world premiere of a fulllength ballet about the life of the famous Russian composer, choreographed

by Tulsa’s own Ma Cong. Tchaikovsky created iconic music for some of the most beloved ballets in history, including The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. But the societal constraints of life in 19th-century Russia created constant inner conflict between his private life and the public persona society required of him.

April 4-7 AMERICAN DREAMS World Stage Theatre Company Made up of 18 monologues and divided into six segments (fantasies, nightmares, hallucinations, sweet dreams, broken reveries and visions), this play uses the voices of real people to convey, with striking effectiveness, a sense of what America and its people are, both in truth and in fantasy. Ranging from the rich and famous (Ted Turner, Arnold Schwarzenegger) to the obscure (a farmer, a bellhop, a Hare

Krishna disciple) to hardbitten cynics and hopeful optimists, the diverse monologues weave an evocative tapestry out of the simple truths and cogent observations that emerge when people speak their minds with honesty and candor.

Apr. 5-14 THE WEDDING SINGER Theatre Tulsa Take a trip back to the rockin’ 1980s for the story of Robbie, an aspiring rock star and down-on-his-luck wedding singer.

After his fiancée dumps him at the altar, Robbie thinks love will never find him — until he meets a whimsical waitress named Julia. Based on the 1998 film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, The Wedding Singer was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Apr. 10 FRANK ABAGNALE OSU Tulsa Business Forums Frank Abagnale is a renowned cybersecurity and fraud-prevention expert and the bestselling author and subject of Catch Me If You Can. Between the ages of 15 and 21, he assumed no fewer than eight identities, including airline pilot,

Apr. 13 TRIAL BY JURY Oklahoma Performing Arts Inc. This four-part dance program is anchored with Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious Trial by Jury with a slight tech twist: iPhone or Android? Edwina is most certainly a “phone-sick girl.” The rest of the performance is filled with “stage and screen” tap dancing and modern movement with music from the Freedom Singers.

Apr. 13 RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES Tulsa Symphony Acclaimed English conductor Matthew Halls leads the orchestra through an exciting and colorful program, featuring a broad range of whimsical musical styles: Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Piazzolla’s Serie Del Angel, featuring principal bassoon Richard Ramey; and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

Apr. 16-21 WAITRESS Celebrity Attractions Brought to life by a groundbreaking allfemale creative team, this irresistible hit musical features original music and

lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles. Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film, Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker, who dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage.

Apr. 27 MEGHADOOTAM: THE CLOUD MESSENGER South Asian Performing Arts Foundation Meghadootam is a ballet based on the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa’s epic work Meghaduta, in which a yaksa, a subject of King Kubera (the god of wealth), has been exiled for a year to Mount Ramagiri for neglecting his duties. The yaksa pines for his wife, and convinces a passing cloud to take a message to her by describing the many beautiful sights the cloud will see on its way.

Apr. 28 CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET Chamber Music Tulsa This American quartet takes a “seize the music” approach to performance, reinvigorating the concert experience with boundary-breaking programs that mix classics with new compositions. The Carnegie Hall audience went wild when the ensemble performed the folk-inspired Fiddle Suite: Montana, composed by their violist, Korine Fujiwara. That piece will be performed, along with works by Rautavaara, Shostakovitch, Nytch and Frank, at this afternoon concert.

Apr. 28–May 5 SASSY MAMAS Theatre North Sassy Mamas by Celeste Buford is a

MEGHADOOTAM: THE CLOUD MESSENGER SOUTH ASIAN PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION hilarious comedy about three black “cougars” looking for love (or a close approximation to it). The “Mamas” are all professional women, including one who is in the top echelon of her vocation. All three have considered younger mates just for the fun of it, and who will question their choices? The play delves into what makes us, as humans, collectively, happy. You will love these women and live and learn with them.

May 3, 5 DON GIOVANNI Tulsa Opera Lucia Lucas will perform the title role of Don Giovanni, an infamous rogue, charmer, seducer and cheat whom everyone finds magnetically sexy and irresistible.

Mozart’s opera is a dazzling blend of stark human tragedy and poignant comedy, as Giovanni pursues the innocent Donna Anna, played by former Tulsa Young Artist Karlye Whitt. Denni Sayers, who directed Tulsa Opera’s critically acclaimed 2016 production of The Pearl Fishers brings this

production to life alongside Uruguayan conductor Andrés Cladera.

May 3-5 THE WIZARD OF OZ Theatre Tulsa Family Follow the yellow brick road to see Theatre Tulsa Academy students perform the family favorite. Lions and tigers and bears — oh my! — join witches and flying monkeys and so much more. This 2011 musical version of L. Frank Baum’s story was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart with lyrics by Tim Rice and Yip Harburg.

May 10-19 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Tulsa Project Theatre This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is based on the Bible story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery because they are jealous that he is their father’s favorite.

When the pharaoh calls on him to interpret a dream, Joseph predicts a famine and is put in charge of preparing for the disaster.

When the famine hits, Joseph’s brothers come to him for relief and forgiveness.

May 17 HANSON: STRING THEORY Tulsa Symphony Homegrown pop rock band Hanson joins forces with Tulsa Symphony to present brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac’s hit music in an entirely new way — accompanied HANSON: STRING THEORY TULSA SYMPHONY

by a full orchestra! Music fans of all ages will love this fun, high-energy special performance featuring catchy, melodic songs, tight vocal harmonies, and lush orchestral accompaniment led by Ron Spigelman.

May 18-26 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Theatre Tulsa Next Stage The show that took New York and London by storm is coming to a Tulsa local theatre stage for the first time. After a neighbor’s dog is found dead, an autistic teenager seeks to investigate — but discovers more than he could have imagined! This play by Simon Stephens based on the novel by Mark Haddon won the 2013 Best New Play Olivier Award and the 2015 Best Play Tony Award.

May 24 THE DISCOVERY AWARDS Tulsa PAC Trust and Celebrity Attractions The Discovery Awards aim to inspire and honor excellence in high school musical theater and to recognize the importance of musical theater and arts education within the Eastern Oklahoma community. This regional program culminates at the Tulsa PAC with an awards ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards, to recognize outstanding musical theater productions and students.

May 31 - June 1 THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Celebrity Attractions The Greek gods are real, and they’re ruining Percy Jackson’s life! As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can’t control and monsters on his trail as he embarks on an epic quest to find Zeus’s lightning bolt and prevent a war between the gods. This new musical is adapted from the best-selling novel by Rick Riordan.

June 8 THE TEMPEST Orbit Initiative and Beck Design The Orbit Initiative offers free intergenerational acting, movement, and visual art classes through community partner sites in diverse communities of Tulsa. The cast of this musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest is primarily composed of community members who participated in these classes. Performances are free to the public, but tickets must be reserved ahead of time.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

June 18-23 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Celebrity Attractions Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love and laughter.

Aug. 20–Sept. 8 HAMILTON Celebrity Attractions Hamilton is the story of Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was America’s first treasury secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s critically acclaimed and wildly popular musical is the story of America then, as told by America now.

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