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20 House Notes

30 2008-09 Season Calendar

features8 Outstanding Artists, Outstanding Performances The lucky ones who experienced Choregus Productions’ brilliant debut offerings last season can’t wait to see what this year brings

10 Class-y Plays, Classic Musicals Theatre Tulsa slates a first-class roster of plays with the theme of “Life’s Lessons” while American Theatre Company reprises three fan favorites and stages a new production

12 Music & More @ 2nd & Cinn. The PAC Trust’s new music series com-bines acoustic, Celtic and more, while their long-running Imagination Series continues to enchant young audiences

14 Something to Talk About For just $12 per speaker, Tulsa Town Hall subscribers get to see — in person! — smart, famous people talking about their lives, jobs and passions

18 Open Season for Entertainment For everything, there is a season? Not necessarily. Some of the most intrigu-ing events at the PAC, such as A Prairie Home Companion and Hamlet: a rock opera, are singular sensations

23 The Music of Friends Chamber Music Tulsa holds up its end of the musical conversation with another roster of acclaimed ensembles

25 The Stuff of Legend Tulsa Symphony Orchestra celebrates “Myths, Heroes and Legends” with out-standing conductors, award-winning pia-nists and works by well-known composers

27 Spellbinding Opera The opera that inspired the musi-cal Rent, a Grimm Brothers fairy tale, and a romantic comedy set under the Mediterranean sun make up Tulsa Opera’s 61st season

28 Tulsa Ballet’s Fairy Tale Season Rags to riches, riches to rags and ragtime music are just some of the themes and elements Tulsa Ballet will dance around this season

29 Something ‘Wicked‘ This Way Comes The highly anticipated prequel to The Wizard of Oz is on its way — along with three other recent Broadway hits and The Rat Pack, direct from London’s West End

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This special edition of INTERMISSION fea-tures articles about your PAC’s primary user groups and what each will present in the upcom-ing season. A quick flip-through reveals highly anticipated Broadway shows such as Wicked; edgy dance and musical performances from Choregus Productions; appearances by big names like Garrison Keillor, Thomas Friedman and Rick Steves; and a new family series presented by Tulsa Children’s Museum.

All this is in addition to consistently excellent offerings year after year from Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Opera, Chamber Music Tulsa, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, American Theatre Company, Tulsa Town Hall, Theatre Tulsa and the PAC Trust.

I invite you to become a regular part of downtown’s vibrant new social scene by purchasing season tickets for your favorite series. In addition to saving money, you’ll insure yourself a seat at potential sell-outs (Did I mention Wicked?), keep the same seats for all performances, and receive other subscriber-only benefits. And you’ll feel good about boosting your favorite presenters’ bottom lines.

Speaking of bottom lines, both Chapman Music Hall and John H. Williams Theatre will have comfy, all-new seats when the new season begins. You can be among the first to try them out. More good news: the street construction around the building will finally be finished in September, and the newly renovated Crowne Plaza Hotel next door is opening a sleek new indoor/outdoor restaurant called the Daily Grill — perfect for pre- and post-theatre drinks and dining.

So call your friends and make plans — or plan to make new friends downtown! At the PAC, we’re all about authentic, live entertainment. Anything can hap-pen onstage or off. Come on down and add a little season-ing to your life.

Thanks for all your support and I’ll see you in the lobby.

P.S. Look for the PAC’s 2008-09 season brochure in our building’s literature racks.

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“QuALITY, QuALITY, QuALITY.” That’s how Choregus Productions Director Ken Tracy describes the events his company brought to Tulsa in its debut season last year. He hopes to build on last season’s success by nearly doubling the number of high quality events in the 2008-2009 season while remaining dedicated to presenting contemporary national and international groups that Tulsa audiences otherwise might not see. “If you come to a Choregus event,” says Tracy, “you will see something special in Tulsa. Outstanding artists, outstanding performances. Thought-provoking and entertaining. And you don’t have to go to New York, Chicago, Fayetteville or Dallas. Just take a drive downtown.”

PianafiddleTake one jazz and ragtime pianist from

Wyoming, pair him onstage with a clas-

sically trained orchestral violinist from Virginia, and you get this sensational, improvisational, musical creation. “These guys are GOOD!” says National Public Radio’s Seth Williamson. “From Bach to ragtime to bluegrass, they play with energy and musicality and a loving atten-tion to detail that makes you a believer no matter what the genre is.” Violinist Adam DeGraff and pianist Lynn Wright have melded their styles to the delight of concertgoers across the country. They get Tulsa toes tapping September 16-17 in Liddy Doenges Theatre.

Nathaniel Dett ChoraleStretching the repertoire of a tradi-

tional chamber choir, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale performs Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, jazz, gospel, folk, R&B and blues. Inspired by the life and work of composer R.

Nathaniel Dett, this 21-voice Canadian group continues the work of its name-sake. Founder Brainerd Blyden-Taylor wants to show that “spirituals aren’t just throwaways or just encores or feel-good stuff. They are serious major pieces of music.” Head over to the John H. Williams Theatre on October 7 to hear everything from “Ave Maria” to “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” from Canada’s fore-most choral ensemble.

DiavoloDiavolo Artistic Director Jacques

Heim hopes to generate a deeper under-standing and appreciation for dance by artistically rendering everyday experienc-es on stage. He believes that art can be found in even the most common activi-ties and movements. His compelling Los Angeles-based modern dance company is composed of dancers, gymnasts, rock climbers and actors who collaborate to create a cinematic experience of power-ful images and abstract narratives. They examine the challenge of relationships, the absurdities of life, and the funny and frightening ways people interact with their environment. Diavolo performs October 16 in Chapman Music Hall.

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Sylvia McNairOne of America’s greatest sopranos,

Sylvia McNair has performed with nearly every major American and European orchestra and opera company during her 28-year career, even throughout months of battling breast cancer. She has recent-ly segued from opera and oratorio to the Great American Songbook. Rex Reed of the New York Observer proclaims, “Her phrasing is exemplary. Her modulations are inspired. I could get used to this kind of ecstasy.” McNair was the recipient of the 2007 Gaudium Award for those whose lives have “illumined the hori-zon of human experience” through their work in the arts and public service. She will light up PAC stages October 28-29.

Forces of Nature Dance TheaterRecently featured in a three-part PBS

special, “Free to Dance,” about the his-tory of African-American dance in the 20th century, Forces of Nature Dance Theater educates and empowers through images from both African and American cultures. Since 1981, this critically acclaimed dance troupe has toured on four continents, was the first American dance company since 1969 to participate in a cultural exchange with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, and led the historic procession for Nelson Mandela’s first appearance in the united States in 1990. The dancers bring their unique blend of contemporary and traditional West African dance, ballet, house and hip-hop forms, as well as martial arts, to Chapman Music Hall on November 12.

Matt Haimovitz, David Krakauer and Friends

Cellist Matt Haimovitz and clarinet-ist/klezmerist David Krakauer and friends present Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. The piece was origi-nally composed by Henri Akoka, who premiered the work in a Jewish prisoner-of-war camp and whom this November 18 concert in Williams Theatre hon-ors. Krakauer is known for his mas-tery of Jewish klezmer music as well as

avant-garde and classical chamber music. Haimovitz has dedicated his career to “reinventing the classical recital for the new millennium” (San Francisco Chronicle) by infiltrating popular culture and expanding the audience for classical music. The duo will also feature a caba-ret of original works on November 19 in Charles E. Norman Theatre.

EthelThis is not your grandmother’s string

quartet — improvising, playing with amplification, loudspeakers and micro-phones, and performing original music as well as works by contemporary compos-ers, Ethel considers itself more a band than a string quartet. Violinists Todd Reynolds and Mary Rowell, violist Ralph Farris and cellist Dorothy Lawson each graduated from Juilliard and have spent the last ten years moving classical music outside the polite, traditional world of chamber music. Their repertoire incorpo-rates rock, blues, classical, jazz and other genres, becoming a favorite among classi-cal and popular music crowds alike. They roar into Tulsa January 27-28.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

One of America’s greatest dancers, Merce Cunningham is now considered one of the world’s greatest living cho-reographers. The subject matter of his dances is dance itself. “What is meant is not license,” he says, “but freedom.” The dancers do not necessarily represent any specific figure, situation or idea; they sim-

ply emphasize movement. Cunningham sees all movement as dance: a man step-ping off of a curb, a woman impatiently jiggling her leg, a bird arching its wings. At age 89, the legendary choreographer presents his company with new works that are on the leading edge of modern dance. The company performs March 10 in Chapman Music Hall.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet“Olympian athleticism, Nobel Laureate

inventiveness, this is a company that lives up to its reputation as one of the most promising and talented up-and-coming dance ensembles in America” (The Maui News). Founded in 1990, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet calls two culturally savvy cities home, performing full-length seasons in each while touring in both the united States and abroad. This dazzling contem-porary company boasts an eclectic rep-ertoire by some of the world’s foremost choreographers. The troupe wraps up the Choregus season April 14-15 in John H. Williams Theatre.

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THE CHiLDrEN’S HOurSeptember 26-28, October 2-4In this controversial 1934 play by Lillian Hellman, an angry student runs away from an all-girls boarding school. To avoid being sent back, she tells her grandmother that the two headmistresses are having an illicit affair.

MASTEr CLASSNovember 7-9, 13-15Based on a series of master classes given by renowned opera singer Maria Callas, Terrence McNally’s 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Play recounts the glories of Callas’ life and career, and the sacrifices she and others make in the name of art.

EDuCATiNg riTAFebruary 20-22, 26-28A 26-year-old hairdresser, eager to discover what an educated lifestyle has to offer, signs up for a univer-sity course. Her tutor is a middle-aged academic with a drinking problem who has no experience teaching working-class students.

uP THE DOWN STAirCASEMarch 27-29, April 2-4Based on the book by Bel Kaufman, a young English teacher who hopes to nurture interest in classic literature becomes discouraged at her students’ indifference and her colleagues’ incompetence.

LONg DAy’S JOurNEy iNTO NigHTMay 15-17, 21-23Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork depicts a day in the life of an aging stage actor, his beauti-ful but sad wife, and their two very different sons at their summer home in 1912.

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THE rOCky HOrrOr SHOWOctober 17-19, 22-25Hot patootie, bless my soul! This outlandish, interactive, sci-fi musical draws bigger and wilder crowds every year. Come in costume and do the “Time Warp” again with Dr. Frank-N-Furter and his freaky castle-mates. A CHriSTMAS CArOLDecember 11-14, 16-23Snow falls on Victorian-era London and Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas in the musical version of Dickens’ classic novel — a Tulsa tradition for more than 30 years.

THE SANTALAND DiAriESDecember 12-14, 17-20Back by popular demand after last year’s debut — an adults-only, behind-the-scenes look at the com-mercial side of Christmas, written by NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris.

TWELvE ANgry MENFebruary 6-8, 13-14In this taut, engrossing drama, 11 jurors believe the defendant in a capital mur-der trial is guilty, while one juror tries to persuade the others to his way of thinking.

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If you’re in the mood for a thought-provoking play, Theatre Tulsa has a five-course curriculum for you. With “Life’s Lessons” as its theme, this venerable local theatre troupe has put together a first-class roster of plays about lessons learned — in and out of school.

A lesson American Theatre Company seems to have learned is, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Encores of three popular shows, including two musicals, are planned for this season. But in February, ATC will stage Twelve Angry Men for the first time.

All performances are in Liddy Doenges or John H. Williams Theatres. Theatre Tulsa season tickets are $65-$75 and are available by calling 587-8402 or visiting www.theatretulsa.org. For information about American Theatre Company’s season, call 747-9494. Tickets to individual performances will be sold through the PAC at a later date.

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By Shirley Elliott

Downtown Tulsa has always been a hotspot for live entertainment of all

kinds. The Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust makes a significant contribution to downtown’s lively music scene with its new series “Music @ 2nd & Cinn.” The series groups together elements from pre-

vious seasons, including acoustic concerts and the longtime Celtic Music Series. Now ticket buyers can enjoy an eclectic mix of music events, and series subscribers can create their own series with a three-event minimum at discounted prices.

The series kicks off on September 20 with three-time Grammy nominee Trout Fishing in America. Arkansas musicians Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet make a likeable duo with the motto “music for people who take their fun seriously.” Their infectious mix of folk and pop earned them three National Indie Awards and multiple Parents Choice Gold and American Library Awards. Performing Songwriter Magazine named TFIA to its 100 Most Influential Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years list in its June 2008

edition, along with another of next sea-son’s artists: singer/songwriter Janis Ian.

Ian, coming to 2nd and Cincinnati November 1, won her first Grammy Award in 1975 for her hit “At Seventeen” and has since received numerous nomi-nations and awards for her writing, pro-ducing and performing. She was one of two musical guests on the very first Saturday Night Live, has written songs for film and television (including episodes of The Simpsons and The Tracy Ullman Show) and has produced nearly 30 CDs in a career that spans four decades. Ian has been both celebrated and criticized for her social commentary and approach to sensitive subject matter. Her book Society’s Child: My Autobiography was published last month.

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Returning for his fourth Tulsa con-cert in as many years is two-time Grammy nominee and “finger style” guitarist extraordinaire Tommy Emmanuel. If you have never seen him perform, put this magazine down and buy your tickets now because this show will sell out. Fans worldwide clamor for this Australian guitar genius and with good reason. The legendary Chet Atkins, Emmanuel’s idol and mentor, gave Tommy the title “certi-fied guitar player” — a rare honor shared by only three other players in the world (Jerry Reed, Steve Wariner and John Knowles). Emmanuel started touring as a professional musician at the age of six and has barely stopped since. He performs October 4.

The best band no one in Tulsa has heard is the young, energized and electrified GrooveLily, coming January 17. The three-piece New York band describes itself as “Rock Band? Musical Theatre? The Best of Both.” In 2007 GrooveLily completed a suc-cessful run off-Broadway in their hit Striking 12, a rock musical concert version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, which was nomi-nated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. Later that year their new production Sleeping Beauty Wakes won an Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical. GrooveLily features Brendan Milburn on key-board, Gene Lewin on drums, and Valerie Vigoda on electric violin a la Jimi Hendrix. Vigoda and Milburn write intelligent original songs filled with wit and feeling that make for a most unusual evening of rock? pop? theatrical? entertainment.

Folded into the mix of musical offerings in the new series are the Celtic music concerts — a favor-ite with Tulsa audiences for more than 20 years. This season brings Irish-American fiddler Liz Carroll on November 7. Carroll is truly a nation-al treasure. The National Endowment for the Arts recognized her work with a National Heritage Fellowship, and the Library of Congress chose her

first solo album as a select record of American folk music. She began her career at 18 by winning the Senior All-Ireland Fiddle Championship but continues to break ground today as a traditional-music recording artist.

On January 23, the Tannahill Weavers return to Tulsa. One of Scotland’s premier traditional bands, the Weavers’ diverse repertoire spans centuries of songs, ballads and instru-mentals, demonstrating the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. Their instrumentation includes guitar, fiddle, flute, whistles, bodhran (Celtic drum), bouzouki (similar to a mandolin), keyboards and bagpipes.

The Celtic music concerts con-clude with the Karan Casey Band on March 13. Casey’s introduction to American audiences was as vocalist with the highly successful Irish band Solas, which appeared in Tulsa in 2003. Now with her own band, she continues touring throughout North America and Europe and is a frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. Casey is one of the most influential voices in traditional Irish music with soulful interpreta-tions of both contemporary and tradi-tional music.

Subscriptions to “Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati” are available by calling the PAC ticket office at (918) 596-7109. Individual tickets are on sale now at (918) 596-7111 and online at MyTicketOffice.com. Visit the PAC Trust’s Web site at TulsaPacTrust.org.

In addition to acoustic and Celtic music, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust is pleased to present pianist Joyce Yang in concert on October 5. Yang has skyrocketed onto the concert scene after winning a silver medal at the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at age 19. She maintains a rigorous international concert schedule and captivates audiences with her warm, generous personality and flawless musicianship.

Shirley Elliott is Program Director of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust.

ImAGINATION SERIESAlong with music, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust presents the Imagination Series for families and children. Subscriptions are available by calling (918) 596-7109.

BONuS SHOWMufaro’s Beautiful DaughtersSeptember 26This Caldecott Award-winning Cinderella story celebrates goodness, generosity and love with traditional chanting and African song.

Seussical October 3-4Specially adapted for young audiences from the Broadway show, Dr. Seuss’s best-loved stories collide and cavort in an unforget-table musical caper!

BONuS SHOWWalk On: The rosa Parks StoryFebruary 13This outstanding production weaves music and drama to tell the story of Rosa Parks from her childhood in rural Alabama to her famous decision to “sit down and be counted.”

Pinocchio February 20-21Outrageous escapades and life lessons are in store for Pinocchio as he travels from Geppetto’s workshop to Candyland to the belly of a whale.

rainbow Fish March 6-7When the other fish ask the beautiful Rainbow Fish for some silver scales, she hesitates to sacrifice the one thing that makes her unique in this touching musical about the value of sharing true friendship with others.

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Tina BrownDecember 5“The Culture of Celebrity in the Tabloid Era”Tina Brown was just 25 when she was placed at the helm of the venerable British monthly The Tatler. After increasing its circulation 300 per-cent, she went on to revive Vanity Fair as its editor-in-chief in 1984. In 1992, she became the first female editor-in-chief of The New Yorker. Since then, Brown has produced specials for CNBC, hosted a weekly talk show, and written a book titled The Diana Chronicles. She is currently working on a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton.

rick StevesMarch 13“Europe Through the Back Door”Rick Steves has built an empire out of his intimate, budget-conscious approach to traveling through Europe. On his popu-lar PBS series, he encourages American travelers to become “temporary locals” by staying at small, family-run inns and spending time in cozy villages as well as

major cities. Known for his lively and irreverent sense of humor, Steves main-tains the enthusiasm of a first-timer for the delicious sights, sounds and tastes of Europe.

David LamptonMay 15“Chinese Power and What it Means to America”The u.S. faces new challenges as China surges into the 21st century as a global economic and polit-ical power. Dr. David Lampton, who has spent more than 30 years study-ing China’s leadership, policy-making process, domestic and foreign policy, and u.S.-China relations, is uniquely qualified to lend his perspective on this complicated relationship. Lampton is the author of numerous books, including The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money and Minds.

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TALK IS CHEAP — or shall we say “a bargain” — for Tulsa Town Hall sub-scribers. For only $60 ($12 per speaker!) you get to see intelligent, famous people talk about their lives, their jobs and their passions. Here’s the lineup for Tulsa Town Hall’s 74th season:

John StosselSeptember 5“Pandering to Fear: The Media’s Crisis Mentality”An Emmy Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC’s 20/20, John Stossel is known as a thought-provoking correspon-dent who often takes a contrarian view of things. His one-hour prime-time spe-cials have examined such issues as greed, gender differences and spurious lawsuits. Stossel is perhaps best known for his use of the catch phrase, “Give me a break,” which is the title of his 20/20 segments challenging “conventional wisdom.” It is also the title of his bestselling autobiog-raphy.

Jeannette WallsOctober 17“The Glass Castle”Journalist Jeannette Walls has penned articles for New York Magazine, USA Today and Esquire, but it was her 2005 memoir, The Glass Castle, that showed the world what a remarkable person she really is. Walls’ father was a brilliant but destructive alcoholic; her mother, a free-spirited artist who chafed at the responsibility of raising four chil-dren. Walls’ courage and determination to escape the crushing poverty of her childhood serve as an inspiration and a testament to the power of education.


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Only divine intervention would keep me from attending DIVAS 2008. This annual showcase of Tulsa talent, produced by ultra-diva Rebecca ungerman, benefits Health Outreach Prevention Education (HOPE) and features music by ungerman, Cindy Cain, Christy Hanewinkel, Fiawna Forte, Annie Ellicott, Susan Herndon, Rev. Carolyn Mobley, Heather Richetto Rumley, John Sawyer and Pam Van Dyke. DIVAS plays September 6 at 8 p.m. and September 7 at 2 p.m. in Doenges Theatre.

Open Season for EntErtainmEnt

by Nancy C. Hermann

Not every event staged at the PAC is part of a season lineup presented by the estab-

lished arts groups that you’ll read about in this special edition of INTERMISSION. Numerous shows are added throughout the year, and here are a few that we know about already.

Hamlet: a rock opera


For Americans, the date September 11 will forever be linked to the tragic events of 2001. It is our fortune this September 11 to welcome the esteemed New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who is guest of the OSu Tulsa Business Forums. Friedman has written extensively about the Middle East and can offer perspective on a variety of global issues, including global warming. A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he is the author of the immensely popular book The World is Flat. His talk in Chapman Music Hall is titled “Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution.”

Enhancing Tulsa’s reputation as a hotbed of creative talent, Tulsan Tracy Letts has been compared to playwright Tennessee Williams. The author of Killer Joe (1998), the Pulitzer-honored Man from Nebraska (2003), Bug (2004) and the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning August: Osage County (2008), Letts is the son of Oklahoma professor and actor Dennis Letts and best-selling author Billie Letts. The New York Times called August: Osage County “… without qualifications, the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years.”

Letts will speak about his writing career and his latest triumphs as guest of the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers on Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. in Chapman Music Hall. The Center’s exec-utive director, Teresa Miller, says, “It’s always a pleasure to celebrate those writ-ers who have touched our lives, but it’s especially thrilling to honor Tracy Letts, our neighbor and friend, who just happens to be a Pulitzer winner and the toast of Broadway.”

Appearing with Letts is author Mitch

Albom, who is best known for his New York Times bestsellers, Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, which were showcased on Oprah and became made-for-TV movies. Oprah also produced Albom’s highly watched 2007 TV film For One More Day.

Broadway entertainer and Tulsa native

John Sawyer celebrates the release of his new solo CD The Real Me with a special concert on September 27 at 8 p.m. in Williams Theatre. Sawyer will be joined by a few of Tulsa’s most talented musi-cians in a standout show featuring some of the greatest songs ever written.

Never go hungry again for light com-edy! Catch Moonlight and Magnolias November 20-23, staged by ORu Communication Arts. This is the fiction-alized story of the three real-life Hollywood moguls, director Victor Fleming, script-writer Ben Hecht and producer David O. Selznick, who ultimately produced the script for Gone With the Wind. In this play, written by Ron Hutchinson, the three lock themselves in an office, sustained on a diet of bananas and pea-nuts, while they wrestle with creating a film from Margaret Mitchell’s landmark novel.

With the desire to bring families together through live performance, Tulsa Children’s Museum will present a series at the PAC beginning with a matinee performance by the comic folk music act

Trout Fishing in America on September 20, followed by “the king of Midwest kids’ rock,” Ralph Covert, in Ralph’s World on January 24. Families can sam-ple orchestral music on March 28 when Tulsa Children’s Museum presents the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra in Symphonic Safari in John H. Williams Theatre.

“We hope that our audiences come away from these concerts with incred-ible memories, a gained appreciation for the arts, and having learned something about themselves and the family that they came with that they didn’t know before,” says Tulsa Children’s Museum’s Tobey Ballenger.

Attracting audiences of all ages and ethnicity is a continuing goal of the Performing Arts Center. In view of that mission, the Center is delighted to host the South Asian Performing Arts Foundation’s events again this year. Two dance performances are scheduled for the John H. Williams Theatre: Kathak on September 28 and Bharata Natyam on November 15.

Nearly 600 public radio stations carry Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion to more than four million loyal listeners each week. Keillor’s win-ning combination of comedy and musical entertainment comes to Chapman Music Hall on October 25, courtesy of local National Public Radio station KWGS, based at The university of Tulsa. Keillor always includes tidbits about the host

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HOuSE NOTESTHE TuLSA PErFOrMiNg ArTS CENTEr was dedicated in 1977, the fulfillment of many Tulsans’ long-held dream. Built with a combi-nation of public and private funds, the facility is operated by The City of Tulsa. The Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust is a non-profit organization of mayoral-appointed citizens who lend expertise and guidance in promoting Performing Arts Center goals. Local arts orga-nizations and entertainment promoters are the Center’s main clients.

ADMiNiSTrATivE OFFiCES are located at 110 E. Second Street, Tulsa, OK., 74103-3212. Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 918-596-7122. Fax 918-596-7144. Please subscribe to our monthly PAC insider e-mail broadcast at www.TulsaPac.com.

LOCATiON. Downtown Tulsa at Third Street and Cincinnati Avenue, accessible from the Broken Arrow Expressway, Interstate 244, Hwy. 75 and Riverside Drive.

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 PAC.

ADMiSSiON AND LATE SEATiNg. Lobby doors open two hours prior to an event. Chapman Music Hall doors normally open 45 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 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A free parking zone is available in front of the Third Street ticket office,101 E.Third Street (Third and Cincinnati) on the south side of the PAC. 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.

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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 PAC’s other theaters. Headsets 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 Theatre events. The PAC’s TDD number is 596-7211.

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city as part of his program, which is broadcast nation-wide and to the armed forces aro-und the globe. The audience is a key part of this live show.

Grace Ann Productions performs four programs at the PAC beginning with John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation October 17-26 in Doenges Theatre. Referencing the premise that all people are only six acquaintances removed from one another, the story follows the insidi-ous actions of a man (and, no, it’s not Kevin Bacon) who tries to insert himself into a privileged New York family. On the lighter side, December 12-21, Grace Ann presents the fanciful The Wind in the Willows in the Norman Theatre. This children’s classic by Kenneth Grahame recounts the adventures of Rat, Mole, Mr. Badger and Mr. Toad. Holy Hit! Altar Boyz is slated for Doenges Theatre March 6-15. It’s a musical comedy about a Christian boy band from Ohio whose members are Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. Grace Ann’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the Peanuts cartoon characters created by Charles M. Schultz, plays May 1-10 in the Norman Theatre.

Shakespeare never rocked like this! Czech pop music star and Grammy Award winner Janek Ledecky will debut his Hamlet: a rock opera in Chapman Music Hall during the summer of 2009. This June premiere is sure to attract a national press following. The musical first opened in Prague in November 1999 and played continuously to sold-out houses for years. The score was so popular, it was eventually recorded by the Czech National Symphony. Ledecky’s version of this classic, telling the tragic story of Denmark’s most noble avenging prince with songs like “Be, Not Be,” “All My Life I’m Diggin’ Graves,” and “To a Nunnery, Go,” has universal appeal. The rock opera continues to enjoy phenomenal success in Korea. A major announcement detailing a stellar lineup of cast members will be made this fall. To find out more, watch for a new Web site coming soon.

Could there be more? Ragtime for Tulsa, Tulsa Oratorio Chorus and Council Oak Men’s Chorale also per-form at the PAC, and don’t forget the PAC Trust-sponsored free Brown Bag It programs presented at lunch hour during the year. Also free is entry to the PAC Gallery any time you are in the build-ing buying tickets, or attending a show in Chapman Music Hall. This year the PAC will feature photographs by Mikhail Baryshnikov, art from the Czech Republic,

Michelle Firment Reid, Darshan Phillips, Jeremy Lamberton, Diane Salamon, David Varmecky, David Cade, Eleanor Carmack and more.

Check our Web site at TulsaPAC.com for more information and for ticket on-sale dates. Sign up to receive Internet-only special offers. Tickets may be purchased at TulsaPac.com and MyTicketOffice.com, by calling 596-7111, and convenience fee-free at our ticket windows.

As downtown entertainment takes center stage, the energy is building. We hope you will be part of this renaissance by attending events in all of the PAC’s four theaters. Keep it real — real enter-tainment that is, at Tulsa’s home to the arts.

Nancy Hermann is Director of Marketing for the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

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What is chamber music, and how does it differ from a

full symphony concert? The short answer is that it’s a small group of musicians carrying on a musical conversation in an intimate space. It has been described as “the music of friends.”

Chamber Music Tulsa keeps the friendly conversation going for its 51st season with another roster of some of the most sought-after groups on the chamber music scene.

Leading the series on September 13 and 14 is one of America’s most exciting ensembles, Biava Quartet. This youthful group, now in residence at Juilliard, has been the subject of a PBS documentary. Their Saturday evening performance on September 13 will be the music of Glazunov and Shostakovich. On September 14 they play Haydn, Debussy, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and Mendelssohn.

Gramaphone has described the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble as “nothing short of stunning.” They are drawn from the principal players of the ASMF Orchestra. The group will play Dvor̆ák and Raff on October 25, and on October 26 they per-form music from Brahms, Shostakovich

and Mendelssohn. Listeners to NPR’s Performance Today

and Chamber Music Tulsa regulars will recognize the work of American Chamber Players. The group is praised for its varied repertoire and instrumental combinations. They play Mozart and Fauré on November 22, and the next day perform a full con-cert featuring Haydn, Paul Schoenfield, Frank Bridge and Schubert.

David Finckel and Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influ-ential classical musicians in the world. This superstar husband and wife duo serve as artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center and also of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival in northern California that they founded in 2003. Finckel also plays cello with the Emerson String Quartet. On January 3 the couple will play Janác̆ek and Rachmaninov, and on January 4, they perform Bach’s Sonata in G minor BWV 1029, along with cello sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

Representing Czech music through-out Europe, the Americas and the Far East, Talich Quartet is the recipient of many international prizes. Talich has recorded the complete works of Mozart

and Beethoven. Czech composer Janác̆ek and Haydn will be featured on February 14, and Schubert, Kalliwoda and Dvor̆ák on February 15.

Trio Fedele’s unique instrumental combination of flute, cello and piano has made a name for these Juilliard and Curtis Institute graduates. Their reper-toire encompasses the baroque and clas-sical masters, as well as modern work. On March 21 they will entertain salon series members with the music of Martinu and Beethoven, closing the season on March 22 with Haydn, Beethoven, Weber, Messiaien and Crumb.

Chamber Music Tulsa patrons will enjoy an intimate concert experience and new seats in John H. Williams Theatre. Purchasing tickets to the Salon series, held in Westby Pavilion, will allow music-lovers to experience chamber music as it was meant to be enjoyed — in a beautiful setting where conversation, spoken or played, flows freely among friends.

Season tickets to the Sunday series of six concerts, held at 3 p.m. in Williams Theatre, are $110 adults, $90 seniors, and $25 for students. Salon Series tickets, which include all Sunday performances plus Saturday evening concerts, a light buffet and wine, are $295 per person. Call (918) 587-3802.

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After two successful seasons at the PAC, the Tulsa

Symphony Orchestra hopes to fill Chapman Music Hall with this year’s “Myths, Heroes and Legends.” TSO celebrates its third season with outstand-ing conductors, award-winning guest pia-nists and moving and delightful works by well-known composers.

Breaking the MoldSeptember 6

The Palm Beach Post declares that guest conductor Alastair Willis “‘paints’ sounds, adding warmth and depth [to the music] the way a visual artist blends col-ors.” He will wet the palette with three pieces that wake listeners to an exciting new season after the summer hiatus: John Estacio’s “Spring’s Promise,” Igor Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55, “Eroica.”

A Winning ComboOctober 18

British-born cellist-turned-conductor David Lockington leads 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition winner Alexander Ghindin and the rest of the orchestra to symphonic victory. Featured

works will be “Symphonic Music for Strings and Brass” by Phillip Sawyers, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major by Sergei Prokofiev and Symphony No. 8 in G Major by Antonín Dvor̆ák.

The Magical Music of DisneyNovember 15

The little hero inside us all will rec-ognize the themes and overtures from some of Disney’s most memorable movies (some of which are now Broadway hits), including Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more. This magical montage is the perfect first sym-phony concert for kids.

Made in AmericaMarch 14

Former Assistant Conductor of the Tulsa Philharmonic Edwin Outwater “has a fine sense for drama and a clear head for nuances of tempo and rhythmic direction” (Toledo Blade). He presides over the orchestra during an evening of music for America by Americans: John Williams’ Summon the Heroes (NBC’s Olympic theme), Charles Ives’ Variations on “America,” John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Randy Newman’s Suite

from The Natural, Samuel Barber’s Second Essay, William Schuman’s New England Triptych, George Gershwin’s “Lullaby for Strings” and three dance episodes from Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town.

Stay up Late and Catch Some Z’sApril 3

Guest conductor Gerhardt Zimmerman returns with guest pianist Zuo Zhang for an evening of soothing melodies. The orchestra will perform Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in E minor.

From Heroes to EternityMay 16

Daniel Hege oversees the epic finale of TSO’s season featuring the Overture to Guiseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, excerpts from Richard Wagner’s The Ring of Nibelungen and Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben.

All performances in Chapman Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. Season tickets may be purchased by calling the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra at (918) 584-3645. Tickets for individual perfor-mances will be on sale through the PAC at a later date.

The Stuff of LegendBy Sarah Dulek

La BohèmeOctober 4, 10 and 12

Giacomo Puccini’s most popular opera, the masterpiece that inspired the hit Broadway musical Rent, returns to Tulsa! This is the timeless story of six young bohemians who dream, laugh and fall in love in the garrets and cafes of 19th-century Paris.

Tenor Yegishe Manucharyan, who played Lenski in Tulsa Opera’s 2005 production of Eugene Onegin, returns as the poet Rodolfo opposite soprano Sara Jakubiak, making her company debut as his great love, Mimi. Donita Volkwijn, Tulsa Opera’s splendid Bess in the com-pany’s Porgy and Bess, returns as the flirtatious Musetta. Metropolitan Opera baritone Hyung Yun debuts as Musetta’s beau, Marcello, and Peter Strummer plays a dual role as Benoit, the bohemi-ans’ landlord, and Alcindoro, a wealthy Parisian who wines and dines Musetta.

Viva La Bohème! Introduce a friend to opera through this classic!

Hansel & gretelFebruary 21, 27 and March 1

The beloved fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm is combined with a lush Wagner-inspired romantic score in this evocative operatic masterpiece. With set designs by Maurice Sendak, creator of the immense-ly popular children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, this phantasmagoric produc-tion will be a memory-maker for the entire family.

Performing the role of Gretel is Maureen McKay, who was lauded by the Washington Post for her “silvery, precisely aimed voice” and “the kind of beauti-fully detailed acting you don’t see often enough on the operatic stage.” Also mak-ing her Tulsa Opera debut is Texas native mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert perform-ing the role of Hansel. The Denver Post wrote of Gaissert, “She has a pure, pow-erful and appealing voice and a forceful stage presence to match.”

Sung in English, Hansel & Gretel is a dream theatre experience that no one will want to miss.

L’Elisir d’AmoreApril 25, May 1 and 3

In Gaetano Donizetti’s spellbinding comedy L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love), a shy Italian peasant, Nemorino, is madly in love with the rich and beautiful landowner Adina, but has little hope of winning her hand. His chances dwindle when the dashing officer Belcore arrives in town and woos Adina with his charm and good looks. Nemorino figures it is time for desperate measures — that only a bit of magic can change his fortune, and that Doctor Dulcamara (a con artist/medicine man) just might have the right potion to help him secure Adina’s love. Opera lovers will recognize the sweet and melancholy melody of Nemorino’s aria “una Furtiva Lagrina,” made famous by Luciano Pavarotti.

Metropolitan Opera soprano Mari Moriya and exciting young tenor Victor Ryan Robertson make their Tulsa Opera debuts; Terry Hodges returns to the Tulsa Opera stage as Dulcamara.

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La Bohème and L‘Elisir d’Amore will be sung in Italian with translations projected above the stage. All performances take place in Chapman Music Hall. Season tickets range from $60 to $265. Call Tulsa Opera at (918) 587-4811, or visit tulsaopera.com. Tickets to individual operas will be sold through the PAC at a later date.



Don QuixoteSeptember 19-21Choreographer: vladimir vasiliev after Marius Petipa Composer: Ludwig Minkus*A fresh breeze will propel the wind-mills of this classic ballet when legend-ary Bolshoi principal Vladimir Vasiliev sets his dynamic choreography on Tulsa Ballet. Based on the novel by Cervantes, this ballet hasn’t been performed here since 2001 — and never quite like this!

LegendsOctober 31, November 1-2

Black TuesdayChoreographer: Paul TaylorMusic: Songs from the Great DepressionWith leaps across the stage instead of out of windows, this ballet’s happy tunes and bouyant movements balance the despair of its setting: the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash. Vintage recordings of popular 1930s songs frame this Kennedy Center honoree’s quirky choreography.

gnawaChoreographer: Nacho Duato Music: Hassan Hakmoun, Adam Rudolph, Juan Arteche, Xavier Paxadino, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Glen velez, Selim Kusur and Setrak SarkissianSet to an evocative fusion of tranquil Spanish and North African melodies, Gnawa displays an array of intricate cho-reographic formations and deftly melds ballet movement with tribal dance motifs. “…seductively hypnotic…” says the Chicago Sun-Times.

Petite MortChoreographer: Jiri KylianMusic: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSix men, six women and six swords. What kind of “small death” will come of this? Provocatively intertwining choreography creates unusual shapes and innovative lifts in this demonstration of sensuality set to two of Mozart’s piano concertos.

The NutcrackerDecember 13-14, 18-21Choreographer and Librettist: Marcello AngeliniComposer: Peter Tchaikovsky*This well-known holiday fairy tale springs

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Season tickets are available through Tulsa Ballet at (918) 749-6407 or tulsaballet.org. Tickets to individual performances will be on sale through the PAC at a later date.

to life through the dreams of a child as The Nutcracker and Mouse King battle under a magical, mammoth Christmas tree. Snowflakes dance, toy soldiers come to life, and visitors from afar per-form exotic dances in this treasured holiday tradition.

CinderellaFebruary 6-8Choreographer: Ben Stevenson Composer: Serge Prokofiev*All-new sets and costumes transform the look of this familiar tale like a glass slipper on a cinder maid! But the story remains the same as the Prince searches for his one true love while Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters simper and scheme.

CarnivalMarch 27-29

Carnival of the AnimalsChoregrapher: Christopher WheeldonMusic: Camille Saint-SaënsLibretto: John Lithgow“This cute, sassy ballet is the best one for children since The Nutcracker,” says the Houston Press. Monkeys, turtles, elephants, lions, hyenas, kangaroos and more come to life when young Oliver Percy spends the night in a museum.

Elite SyncopationsChoreographer: Kenneth MacMillanMusic: Scott Joplin, Max Morath and othersJazzy costumes and music help fashion this ballet fantasy of ragtime America. Set in a dance hall in the early 1900s, characters compete for the limelight as they dance and flirt.

(World Premiere)Choreographer: Massimiliano volponiAs part of his commitment to stag-ing a record five world premieres this season, Tulsa Ballet’s Artistic Director Marcello Angelini has engaged this newly discovered talent, who is also cre-ating works for New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project.*Performed by Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

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The rat PackNovember 18-23

The Rat Pack is back! Direct from a record-breaking run in London’s West End, this show brilliantly rec-reates the ultimate meeting of three leg-endary performers. The Sands is no lon-ger, and Frank, Sammy and Dean have left us, but The Rat Pack transports you back to that moment in popular music history that has never been equaled.

The Color PurpleJanuary 20-25

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg comes a soul-stirring musical and land-mark event produced by Oprah Winfrey. The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who — through love — finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. Set to a joyous score, featuring jazz, rag-time, gospel and blues, it is a story of hope and a celebration of life.

The Pajama gameMarch 3-8

There’s unrest at the Sleep Tite pajama factory when Sid and Babe sit on opposite sides of the negoti-ating table, clashing over a seven-and-a-half cent raise. But love threatens to shut down the plant as the battle of the sexes plays out in this rollicking classic of the Golden Age of musical comedy. Both the original production in 1954 and the 2006 revival won Tony Awards for Best Musical. The Pajama Game is a rambunctious pillow fight full of jazzy songs, hot dance and exuberant laughter.

The Drowsy ChaperoneJune 2-7

A totally original new musical within a comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone has “more laughs per minute than any new

show on Broadway” (WWCR-TV), the most 2006 Tony Awards of any musical on Broadway and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical! It all begins when a die-hard musical-theatre fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts into life in his living room, telling the stellar tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

WickedJuly 15-August 9

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the Land of Oz. One — born with emerald green skin — is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beauti-ful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. “Wicked has brains, heart, and, yes … courage,” says the Columbus Post-Dispatch.

All events are in Chapman Music Hall. Tues.-Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Season tickets are $95 - $285. Visit celebrityattractions.com or call (918) 596-7109. Tickets for individual perfor-mances will be on sale through the PAC at a later date.

Compiled by Sarah Dulek

From Frank and Dino to Oprah to the Wizard and much more in between, Celebrity Attractions presents another season of Broadway favorites!

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SEPTEMBEr 085 John Stossel

Tulsa Town Hall6 Breaking the Mold

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra6-7 Divas 2008

Health Outreach Prevention Education

11 Thomas Friedman OSU Business Forums

14 The Biava Quartet Chamber Music Tulsa

16-17 PianaFiddle Choregus Productions

19-21 Don Quixote Tulsa Ballet

20 Trout Fishing in America Tulsa Children’s Museum PAC Trust

26 Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters PAC Trust

26 An Evening with Tracy Letts and Mitch Albom Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers

26-28 The Children’s Hour Theatre Tulsa

27 John Sawyer – The Real Me Best Friends Productions

28 Kathak South Asian Performing Arts Foundation

OCTOBEr 082-4 The Children’s Hour

Theatre Tulsa3-4 Seussical

PAC Trust4 Tommy Emmanuel

PAC Trust4,10,12 La Bohème

Tulsa Opera5 Joyce Yang

PAC Trust7 Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Choregus Productions10-12 Brain Storms

PAC Trust15,22,29 Brown Bag It

PAC Trust16 Diavolo

Choregus Productions17 Jeannette Walls

Tulsa Town Hall17-25 The Rocky Horror Show

American Theatre Company17-26 Six Degrees of Separation

Grace Ann productions18 A Winning Combo

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

25 A Prairie Home Companion KWGS

26 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Chamber Music Tulsa

28-29 Sylvia McNair Choregus Productions

31 Legends Tulsa Ballet

NOvEMBEr 081 Janis Ian

PAC Trust1-2 Legends

Tulsa Ballet5,12,19 Brown Bag It

PAC Trust7 Liz Carroll

PAC Trust7-15 Master Class

Theatre Tulsa12 Forces of Nature

Dance Theatre Choregus Productions

13 Ivory and Gold Trio Ragtime for Tulsa

15 Bharata Natyam South Asian Performing Arts Foundation

15 The Magical Music of Disney Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

18 Akoka (Messiaen REMIX) Choregus Productions

18-23 The Rat Pack Celebrity Attractions

19 Krakauer/Haimovitz Concert Choregus Productions

20-23 Moonlight and Magnolias ORU Communication Arts

23 American Chamber Players Chamber Music Tulsa

DECEMBEr 083 Brown Bag It

PAC Trust5 Tina Brown

Tulsa Town Hall11-23 A Christmas Carol

American Theatre Company12-20 The Santaland Diaries

American Theatre Company12-21 The Wind in the Willows

Grace Ann Productions13-21 The Nutcracker

Tulsa Ballet

JANuAry 094 David Finckel and Wu Han

Chamber Music Tulsa17 GrooveLily

PAC Trust

20-25 The Color Purple Celebrity Attractions

23 The Tannahill Weavers PAC Trust

24 Ralph’s World Tulsa Children’s Museum

27-28 Ethel Choregus Productions

30-31 All-State Music Festival OMEA

FEBruAry 096-8 Cinderella

Tulsa Ballet6-14 Twelve Angry Men

American Theatre Company13 Walk On:

The Rosa Parks Story PAC Trust

15 Talich Quartet Chamber Music Tulsa

20-21 Pinocchio PAC Trust

20-28 Educating Rita Theatre Tulsa

21, 27 Hansel & Gretel Tulsa Opera

MArCH 091 Hansel & Gretel

Tulsa Opera3-8 The Pajama Game

Celebrity Attractions6-7 Rainbow Fish

PAC Trust6-15 Altar Boyz

Grace Ann Productions10 Merce Cunningham

Dance Company Choregus Productions

11,18,25 Brown Bag It PAC Trust

13 Rick Steves Tulsa Town Hall

13 Karan Casey Band PAC Trust

14 Made in America Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

22 Trio Fedele Chamber Music Tulsa

27-29 Up the Down Staircase Theatre Tulsa

27-29 Carnival Tulsa Ballet

28 Symphonic Safari Tulsa Children’s Museum

APriL 091,8,15 Brown Bag It

PAC Trust2-4 Up the Down Staircase

Theatre Tulsa

3 Stay Up Late and Catch Some Z’s Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

14-15 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Choregus Productions

24-30 TBA American Theatre Company

25 L’Elisir d’Amore Tulsa Opera

MAy 091-2 TBA

American Theatre Company1,3 L’Elisir d’Amore

Tulsa Opera1-10 You’re a Good Man,

Charlie Brown Grace Ann Productions

15 David Lampton Tulsa Town Hall

15-23 Long Day’s Journey Into Night Theatre Tulsa

16 From Heroes to Eternity Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

17 Recital Miss Shelly’s School of Dance

30 Recital Nancy Clarke School of Dance

JuNE 09TBA SummerStage Festival

PAC TrustTBA Hamlet:

a rock opera2-7 The Drowsy Chaperone

Celebrity Attractions

JuLy 0915- Aug 9 Wicked

Celebrity Attractions

PAC gALLEry ExHiBiTSSEPTEMBER .................. David Cade

OCTOBER .......Michelle Firment Reid

NOVEMBER ............. Jeremy Burton

DECEMBER ............ Darshan Phillips

JANUARY .............................. TBA

FEBRUARY ............ Eleanor Carmack

MARCH ............ Mikhail Baryshnikov

APRIL ................................... TBA

MAY ............................. Czech Art

JUNE ..................... Diane Salamon

JULY ....................David varmecky

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