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Presenter: Encore! Playhouse Tulsa
Show Dates: Sept. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Joseph Robinette’s retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale follows the life of young Mowgli who is raised by wolves and befriended by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. As he learns the "Laws of the Jungle," Mowgli meets many fascinating creatures, including Kaa the snake, Hathi the elephant and Rann the parrot. He even faces the ferocious tiger Shere Khan, and his sidekick, Tabaqui the jackal.

Enter the incredible jungles of India and experience the excitement and humor along with the struggle of good versus evil, the value of friendship and family, and the importance of loyalty.

The Jungle Book is directed by Joshua and Mindy Barker. Anthony Conroy (pictured) stars as Mowgli.

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Presenter: The Playhouse Tulsa
Show Dates: Sept. 10-11, 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 12 at 2 p.m.

Shakespeare's Macbeth has been interpreted many ways in the 400 years since it was written. Much like the 1996 film ROMEO + JULIET, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, this version of MACBETH is set in modern times but keeps Shakespeare's brilliant dialogue.

The play tells the story of Macbeth, a general in the Scottish king’s army, who is told by a trio of witches he will be one day be king. This prophecy fuels Macbeth's ambition, leading him to murder. His wife, Lady Macbeth, wants nothing more than for her husband to be king, and she helps plot his treacherous deeds. Soon friends become enemies and lives are lost to greed and power.

Playhouse principals Chris Crawford and Courtneay Sanders star as the Macbeths.
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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

The Tulsa Symphony opens its season with the pure joy of Mendelssohn and Brahms, and closes this concert with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, an appropriate remembrance of Semptember 11, 2001. In Shostakovich's own words: "The theme of my symphony is the making of a man. I saw man with all his experiences at the center of the composition...In the finale the tragically tense impulses of the earlier movements are resolved in optimism and the joy of living."

Alastair Willis, guest conductor (pictured)

Mendelssohn - Overture from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5


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Presenter: Theatre Tulsa
Show Dates: Sept. 17-18, 23-25 at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 19 at 2 p.m.

A beauty pageant is coming to the Tulsa PAC this September! Miss Great Plains, Miss Industrial Northeast, Miss Deep South and many more will strut their stuff before a panel of judges pulled directly from the live theatre audience. This beautiful extravaganza is also a hilarious musical. And, if all that wasn't enough to interest you in this comedic experience, all the lovely contestants will be played by cross-dressed men!

Conceived by Robert Longbottom with book and lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly and music by Albert Evans, Pageant — The Musical is an uproarious satire of beauty pageant culture that is sure to have you rolling in the aisles.
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Presenter: Tulsa Ballet
Show Dates: Sept. 24-25 at 8 p.m.; Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.

True love comes when you least expect it!

Choreography by Marcello Angelini after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The world's most popular ballet, this enchanting tale of everlasting love exemplifies dramatic storytelling and classical grandeur for all audiences. A handsome prince unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful white swan, but is soon tricked into pledging his love to her evil twin, the black swan. Tchaikovsky's spellbinding score gives rise to an emotional journey of hope, despair, passion and ultimate romance.


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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Sold-out tours and standing ovations testify to the electricity and excitement generated when these three amazing fiddlers from different countries come together. Kevin Burke (Ireland), Christian Lemaître (France) and André Brunet (Canada) combine their talents, musical traditions and spontaneous humor for an evening of dazzling energy and subtle grace.

Originally conceived as a unique touring project in 1992, the trio proved such a success that a live recording was released. Three albums and numerous international tours later, the ensemble is now one of the most popular on the Celtic circuit.

In concert, each artist plays a solo set showcasing his individual musical style and tradition. A collaborative set featuring all three fiddlers follows. Together they play with such relentless precision and fire that the tunes transcend all cultural and geographical barriers, leaving the audience with a memorable musical experience.

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Presenter: Odeum Theatre Company
Show Dates: September 30, October 1-2, 7-9 at 8 p.m.; October 3, 10 at 2 p.m.

Bug, the Obie Award-winning play by Tracy Letts takes audiences to a seedy motel room outside Oklahoma City, where a darkly disturbing but strangely fascinating story of conspiracy, paranoia, love, madness and, yes, bugs inexorably unfolds. A woman on the run from her abusive ex-con ex-husband is introduced to an AWOL Gulf War veteran who exposes her to an insane conspiracy that becomes all too real. Bug was adapted into a motion picture in 2006.

Tracy Letts is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, which played in Chapman Music Hall in January 2010. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and his dramatic works imaginatively revisit his home state again and again. Bug is presented by the Odeum Theatre Company.

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Presenter: PAC Trust Imagination Series
Show Dates: Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.; Oct. 2 at 11 a.m.

"Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!" Farmer Brown cries.

When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declares the farm a "tech-free zone." He confiscates her laptop and puts it in the cold barn where the shivering cows use it to type messages requesting blankets.

"No way," replies Farmer Brown. "No blankets!"

So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity. No blankets? No milk! No eggs!

Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals' demands? Will Jenny get her computer back? Find out in this hilariously "mooooo-ving" new musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.

This show is produced by Theatreworks/USA and is recommended for Pre-K through 4th grade. ---- 1419

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Oct. 3 at 3:00 p.m.

The six virtuoso string players of Concertante have each won major national and international music competitions. Together they have graced the premiere stages of the world from New York’s Carnegie hall to London’s Royal Festival Hall to Shanghai’s Grand Theatre. Reviews of Concertante’s sextet describe them as exceptional rising musicians performing sextets with a vibrant, fresh and evocative sound. According to the Washington Post, Concertante has “achieved such clear balance…phrased and breathed together as one.”

Strauss, String Sextet from "Capriccio"
Schoenberg, Verklarte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The "Acoustic Ninja" guitarist employs harmonics, looping, multiple capos and unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience.

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Presenter: Tulsa Opera
Show Dates: Oct. 9 and 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Chandeliers illuminate a lavish party. The music is irresistible; the guests are glamorous. Underneath the flawless facade, Violetta Valery, a worldly courtesan, is forced to make a heartbreaking choice — her independence or her one true love — which leads her to meet her fate in her lover's final embrace. Lift a glass of champagne, and step into the world of romance.

Giuseppe Verdi: 1853

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Presenter: South Asian Performing Arts Foundation
Show Dates: Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

A timeless tale of divine love, GITA GOVINDA is based on the famous 12th-century Sanskrit poem by Jayadeva. Renowned Indian Odissi dancer Sujata Mohapatra, in collaboration with the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company from Canada, will present this spectacular dance production with captivating Kangra paintings used as the backdrop. ---- 1568

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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Oct. 12-13 at 7:30 p.m.

"Dancing at its most profound…no movement is without eloquence."

Philadelphia’s Koresh Dance Company is renowned for its powerful stage presence and has been hailed as a vital force on both national and international stages.

The company’s repertory includes over 60 works by founder Ronen Koresh and works by such guest choreographers as Robert Battle, Ohad Naharin, Donald Byrd and Itzik Galili. Koresh’s repertory ranges from explosive and passionate to intimate and restrained. Koresh Dance Company's critically acclaimed performances attract growing audiences across the nation and abroad, and their reputation for passion and outstanding technique results in sold-out houses.

Following a performance during Choregus Productions' inaugural season, The Tulsa World said Koresh Dance Company was one of the top ten "you had to be there" events of the year. For their return Tulsa engagement, the company will perform "Sense of Human," a new full-evening work that has been called Ronen Koresh's masterpiece.

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Presenter: American Indian Theatre Company
Show Dates: Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

This scary Mahenwahdose comedy written by Will Hill and Winona Henderson and performed by Native American actors Will Hill, Jehnean Washington, Mike Buckendorf, Jr., and Mike McEver returns for its second season.

The play, which takes place during the season of the Big Chestnut, known as Otowosko Thlocko (October) is about an unlikely group of Native ghost hunters known as The Fearless Honkah Hunters, led by a brother and sister team, John and Rachel Elkhair, played by Hill and Washington. Something mysterious is happening in Indian Country, and it will take this crack team of ghost hunters to prove or debunk the haunting of an inn and resort in Southeastern Oklahoma. Like many of Hill's plays, it is filled with the comedic antics his personality and professional training provide, as well as the language, history, music and folklore of the beautiful Native culture he so proudly represents in his writing and stage performances.

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Presenter: PAC Trust
Show Dates: Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

Local playwright Michael Wright stages one-act plays written by the winners of the Tulsa City-County Library’s Young People’s Creative Writing Contest. ---- 1439

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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

For many music lovers, Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony is a summation of everything that had happened in symphonic music up to that point and foreshadows the works of Beethoven. Mozart's revolutionary counterpoint in the fourth movement involves five different melodies simultaneously, making it a challenge for any orchestra that programs it.

The Symphonie Fantastique is Berlioz's most well-known work. This revolutionary masterpiece marked a breakthrough in the composer's career and was the starting point of his mature work as a symphonic composer. The influence of Beethoven is clearly evident, as is Berlioz's genius and originality striking out in uniquely new directions of composition, orchestral color and sound.

Ron Spigelman, guest conductor (pictured)

Mozart - Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

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Presenter: Tulsa Children's Museum
Show Dates: Oct. 24 at 3 p.m.

Tulsa Children's Museum's Family Music Series opens its third season with The Composer Is Dead, performed by Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. This performance is similar to Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra but with a modern twist. In this musical "Who done it?" children and families are introduced to the components of the orchestra as each instrument is questioned as a suspect in the suspicious death of the composer. Did the viola commit the murder as revenge for being forced to play second fiddle to the violin? Where was the tuba on the night in question? What is the oboe's alibi? Through musical cross examination, the audience has the opportunity to learn more about the instruments in the orchestra and how they work together to create a symphony.

The narration for The Composer Is Dead was written by the award-winning children's author Lemony Snicket (best known for his "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books). The music was composed by Nathaniel Stookey. Since its debut by the San Francisco Symphony in 2006, The Composer is Dead has been performed by many well-respected symphonies, including the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Tulsa Children's Museum and Tulsa Symphony look forward to sharing this startlingly clever and fresh introduction to the orchestra with Tulsa families.

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Presenter: Tulsa Ballet
Show Dates: Oct. 29-30 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 31 at 3 p.m.

Redefining all theories of space and time...

THEME AND VARIATIONS
Choreography by George Balanchine
Score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The pristine grandeur of 19th-century classical ballet is brought to life and reinvented by one of the masters of 20th-century dance.


THERE, BELOW (Oklahoma Premiere)
Choreography by James Kudelka
Score by Ralph Vaughan Williams

James Kudelka merges the tradition of classical ballet with modern movement to invoke visceral images of spirituality and the afterlife.


AMADE
Choreography by Massimiliano Volpini
Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Created for Tulsa Ballet in 2008, Amadé is a vibrant tribute to the musical legacy of Mozart, titled after the name he used when he signed his letters in Italian and dedicated to his love for Italy.

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Presenter: Theatre Tulsa
Show Dates: Oct. 29-30, Nov. 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.

By James McLure

This one-act play recreates the feeling of surreal shock experienced by thousands in the wake of John Lennon's 1980 assassination. ---- 1520

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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Nov. 3-4 at 7:30 p.m.

"Dazzles with explosive choreography and thrilling spectacle…" (Showbiz Chicago)

DRUMLINE LIVE is an international theatrical event based on the historically black college and university marching band tradition. With riveting rhythms, bold beats and ear-grabbing energy, this stage show is a synchronized musical showcase of the HBCU experience.

Incorporating original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of Top 40 hits, group performances will range from
colorful, choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences.

Get ready to rock! "It’s a marching band extravaganza that parades out of the football stadium onto the stage with explosive percussion, resounding brass and dazzling choreography.” (The Morning Call, Bethlehem PA)

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Presenter: PAC Trust
Show Dates: Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

Michael Cooper spins tales and weaves stories using an unusual and colorful cast of characters. In Masked Marvels & Wondertales, he creates a world where dogs wear hats, wild stallions are tamed, giant noses sneeze, and fish use candy as bait to catch children in a pond. It's an unforgettable experience recommended for 3rd grade and up. ---- 1420

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Presenter: Tulsa Youth Symphony
Show Dates: Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Nov. 7 at 3:00 p.m.

An intimate quartet composed of a husband, a wife, a sister, and a friend, the Jupiter String Quartet has been the recipient of numerous awards, including an Avery Fisher Career Grant and membership in the prestigious Lincoln Center Chamber Society Two Program. The musicians met at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where they received instruction by eminent musicians, including the Takacs Quartet. The New York Sun calls them “one of the strongest string quartets in the country.”

Beethoven, String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Anton von Webern, Satze (5) for String Quartet, Op. 5
Schubert, String Quintet in C major, Op. 163 (D. 956) with cellist Denise Djokic


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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Nov. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m.

"Big, bold, joyous, whooping, flowing rivers of dance that come pouring out of the nine company members’ bodies like some crazy, rushing flood." (Willamette Week online)

In July 2005, Trey McIntyre Project burst onto the national dance scene as a summer touring company with its debut performance at The Vail International Dance Festival. Trey McIntyre Project's "fresh and forward-thinking choreography" (Washington Post) was an immediate sensation with critics and audiences alike. The company went on to perform at some of the most prestigious summer venues in the country, including Jacob's Pillow and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Galvanized by overwhelming critical success during the summer
tours and an eager demand for national and international touring, Trey McIntyre Project is now a full-time, year-round company that uses the inherent beauty of ballet vocabulary to create dances that authentically and clearly convey the emotion and grace of life's journey, while meaningfully engaging audiences in the experience of art.

The company will perform "Wild Sweet Love," "Pork Songs," and the newly created "Jaialdi." Don’t miss this one!

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Presenter: Odeum Theatre Company
Show Dates: November 11-13, 18-20 at 8 p.m.; November 14, 21 at 2 p.m.

Patrick Marber’s sensual adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is set in July, 1945, on the night of the British Labour Party’s General Election victory, which opened some cracks in the British social system. In this examination of sexual and class domination and servitude, the high-born Miss Julie is determined to have an affair with her father’s chauffeur, John. They steal away from the festivities to the kitchen where they drink and eventually consummate their mutual lust while John’s fiancée Christine, the cook, sleeps in the adjoining room. Afterward, faced with impending consequences and dreading a scandal, the three argue and scheme, but are powerless to prevent the impending tragedy. This timeless drama explores class and gender conflict: the power struggle between an aristocratic woman and a lower-class man. Who is superior, or are they equals? Suggested for mature audiences only.

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Presenter: ORU Theatre
Show Dates: Nov. 12-13 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.

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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Susan Werner is a musical triple threat: she sings, she plays the piano and she can even compose original and well-crafted music. When all these talents come together what emerges is a singer-songwriter you don't want to miss. Come hear Werner's music as she effortlessly moves between folk, jazz and pop, never losing the wit and charm that are all her own.

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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate Mozart at his best featuring the outstanding solo work of Tulsa Symphony's musicians both in front and throughout the orchestra. In a memorable scene from the film Amadeus, the emperor, upon hearing The Abduction from the Seraglio, tells Mozart, "Too many notes. Just cut a few and it will be perfect." Music critic Alfred Einstein profoundly disagreed with such an assessment, commenting on the second selection on the evening's program, the Sinfonia Concertante, as the "crowning achievement in the field of the violin concerto, superior to his five earlier concerti."

The musical and solo artistry continues with Ravel's La Valse, inspired by Johann Strauss, known affectionately as the "Waltz King." The concert closes with orchestral music from one of Richard Strauss' most enduring and light-hearted works, Der Rosenkavalier.

David Lockington, guest conductor (pictured)
Rossitza Goza, violin, and Jeffrey Cowen, viola

Mozart - Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
Ravel - La Valse
Strauss - Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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Presenter: Theatre Pops
Show Dates: Nov. 18-21

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Nov. 21 at 3:00 p.m.

The Prazak Quartet has been at home on worldwide music stages for nearly 30 years and is well known as one of today’s leading international chamber music ensembles. Established while students at the Prague Conservatory, the ensemble exemplifies the Czech quartet tradition of musical virtuosity. This talented ensemble is a frequent competition winner, and Their 20 award-winning CDS are considered the “gold standard” in recorded literature today. The L.A. Times referred to a Prazak performance as “poetic…powerful…the kind that grabbed you by the collar and refused to behave.”

Frantisek Adam Mica, Quartet No.2
Martinu, Quartet No. 6
Beethoven, Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: Dec. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 11-12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Charlie's dog, Snoopy, has an over-decorated doghouse. His sister, Sally, can only think about receiving presents. And Charlie's Christmas tree is falling apart! Can Charlie find the true meaning of Christmas? Celebrate the season with Charlie and friends in this well-loved holiday classic by Charles M. Schulz with music by Vince Guaraldi.

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Presenter: Tulsa Ballet
Show Dates: Dec. 11-12, 18-19 at 2 p.m.; Dec. 17-18, 22-23 at 7 p.m.

A spectacular journey brimming with holiday magic!

Choreography by Marcello Angelini
Score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

A young girl's fantasy unfolds in this remarkable production that mixes the visuals of a Broadway show with the heartwarming story of a fairytale Christmas. More than 120 local children and students join the professional company to help the larger-than-life Mouse King battle the Nutcracker Prince and his toy soldier brigade. An awe-inspiring flurry of snowflakes and a celebration at the Prince's castle help create a lifetime of holiday memories for children young and old.

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Jan. 9 at 3:00 p.m.

Founded in 2004 by three friends who love and embrace chamber music, the Monument Piano Trio has quickly proven itself a rising star, in high demand. After a critically acclaimed debut, the Trio was invited to be the first Artists-in-Residence at An die Musik in Baltimore. Coming from different award-winning musical backgrounds, each artist in this ensemble brings a unique style to the group, creating a distinctive sound that critics have called “one intricately voiced stream of music, taking the audience through lands of wonder, worry, pleasure and pain.”

Haydn, Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy”
Arensky, Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op.32
Brahms, Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

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Presenter: Theatre Tulsa
Show Dates: Jan. 14-15, 20-22 at 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.

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Presenter: OMEA
Show Dates: Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

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Presenter: OMEA
Show Dates: Jan. 22

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Presenter: PAC Trust
Show Dates: Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.

Explore African-American history from the slave era through the Civil Rights movement in this musical play. The story is told and illustrated through the music of the times: spirituals, Civil War songs, jazz and contemporary music.

"Black Journey has plenty to say and does it with dignity and exceptional talent...There's an electricity there."
-- Newhouse Newspapers

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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

This unusually gleeful string band celebrates both tradition and improvisation, stumping the categorizers. Are they an agnostic gospel band? A homeopathic bluegrass band? Or are they just crazy?

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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

The iconic music of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, the David and Goliath-like triumph of Colas Breugnon, the Billboard chart-topping "Blue Tango," and the power and tension of "Danse Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah make up this program of popular light classic and Broadway favorites. As if that isn't enough for an unforgettable evening, we also are very proud to present the innovative and exciting Quartet San Francisco.

Non-traditional in their delivery, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music. "When the music says swing, we swing. When the music says groove, we groove." Since its concert debut in 2001, the Grammy nominated Quartet San Francisco has offered its exclusive and ground-breaking literature in a variety of venues that include tango and concert halls, jazz festivals, museums, and classrooms all over the world.

Crafton Beck, guest conductor (pictured)
Quartet San Francisco, guest artists

Kabalevsky - Overture to Colas Breugnon
Webber - Selections from Evita
Anderson - Blue Tango
Bernstein - Selections from West Side Story
Saint-Saens - "Danse Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah
Selections with Quartet San Francisco

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Presenter: Tulsa Children's Museum
Show Dates: Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, the phenomenal and influential founder of the "Kid Hop" movement, brings his unique blend of storytelling, rhythm and rhyme to Tulsa Children's Museum's Winter Family Concert. In Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's concerts, full respect is paid to both the vibrant tradition of hip hop and the magic of childhood, without compromising the integrity of either. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's music features a rollicking gumbo of sounds, bringing funk, hip hop, bluegrass and reggae together and populating this musical landscape with robot aliens, dragons and mermaids.

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Presenter: Theatre North
Show Dates: Feb. 4-5, 11-12 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.

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Presenter: Tulsa Ballet
Show Dates: Feb. 4-5 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.

The battle of the sexes has never been funnier!

Choreography by John Cranko
Score by Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Shakespeare's uproarious comedy about a fiery woman and her arrogant suitor is told through masterful choreography by the legendary John Cranko. This critically acclaimed production, in its Oklahoma premiere, sheds a hysterical light on the path to the couple's stormy relationship and the multiple bumps and bruises along the way. Stunning scenery and remarkable costumes bring the Elizabethan period to life for a side-splitting examination of love and marriage.

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: Feb. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

In this offbeat romantic comedy by John Kolvenbach, Beane is invisible to his career-focused sister and her cynical husband. Beane's life is a shrinking, darkening world, but when he discovers Molly, suddenly all of the old love songs finally make sense. ---- 1572

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Feb. 13 at 3:00 p.m.

Winners of the 2009 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition, Trio Cavatina is rapidly emerging as one of today’s outstanding chamber ensembles. The trio formed at the Marlboro Music Festival in 2005, went on to give notable debut appearances in Maine’s “Emerging Artists” Series, and is slated for their Carnegie Hall debut in 2010. Chamber Music America’s Harris Goldsmith refers glowingly to Trio Cavatina’s “potent, intense interpretations.”

Fanny Mendelssohn, Trio in D major, Op. 11
Torres, “Trifoleum”
Thomas “Moon Gig,” and “Circle around the Sun”
Felix Mendelssohn, Trio in D minor, Op.49

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Presenter: Odeum Theatre Company
Show Dates: February 17-19, 24-26 at 8 p.m.; February 20, 27 at 2 p.m.

A brief comment can shatter a relationship, as Greg and Steph discover in this brutally honest play by Neil LaBute. Reasons to be Pretty throws you directly into the couple’s painful breakup. Greg, the play’s leading male, discovers that a small comment about his girlfriend Steph’s physical appearance can have disastrous results as the woman he adores stomps out of his apartment and, eventually, his life. LaBute wastes no time launching into his themes of superficiality and double standards in this masterful work of drama. Reasons to be Pretty was nominated for three Tony awards. It is LaBute’s first play to be performed on Broadway.

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Presenter: PAC Trust Imagination Series
Show Dates: Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert want a boy to help with the chores. Instead, they get Anne Shirley, an orphan with a tattered carpetbag and a big imagination. This heartwarming musical tells the popular story of vivacious Anne and her journey to find the family she's always wanted.

Anne of Green Gables is produced by ArtsPower and based on the bestselling novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Recommended for 2nd through 6th grade. ---- 1422

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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Irish vocalist and concertina virtuoso Niall Vallely, pianist Caoimhín Vallely and guitarist Paul Meehan's "galloping, rootsy melodies bubble with jazz, blues and classical colors," says the Boston Globe.

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Presenter: Tulsa Opera
Show Dates: Feb. 19 at 25 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m.

An enticing smile, a wink of the eye — one alluring look from him is all it takes. Don Giovanni is the legendary lothario who loves and leaves women at a shocking rate. Despite the constant warnings of his faithful servant, he refuses to end his womanizing ways, and tonight, his game turns deadly. With this captivating music, you might just be the next one to fall under his spell.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 1787

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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Feb. 22-23 at 7:30 p.m.

"The finest collection of dancers I’ve seen in recent memory. They are fearless, focused and formidable.” -- Palm Beach ArtsPaper

A joint project of two former Alvin Ailey members, Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, and cultures, creating an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement. Whether it be the limiting traditions of a single style, period, venue, or culture, Complexions transcends them all, creating an open, continually evolving form of dance that reflects the movement of our world -- and all its constituent cultures -- as an interrelated whole.

For their first-ever Oklahoma performances, the company will perform the critically acclaimed Mercy, a new work currently under development, and a third work from the company’s extensive repertory.

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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Mar. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Les Preludes is perhaps the best known of Liszt's tone poems. The composer explained its meaning by saying: "What is our life but a series of preludes to that unknown chant, the first solemn note of which is sounded by death?"

Unlike any previous piano concerto, the Prokofiev Op. 10 Piano Concerto required powerful technique, dazzling speed and unusual strength, which propelled him into the limelight as one of the premier performers and composers of his time.

Symphony No. 3 was Brahms' present to Clara Schumann on her 64th birthday. Brahms had adored Clara from the moment he met her, although the two were reportedly never romantically involved. Clara writes in her letter of thanks to Brahms for his unique present: "I have spent such happy hours with your wonderful creation...What a work! What a poem!...From start to finish one is wrapped about with its mysterious charm."

Gisele Ben-Dor, guest conductor (pictured)
Michael Noble, pianist - Winner of the 2009 Crescendo Award

Liszt - Les Preludes
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1
Brahms - Symphony No. 3

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: Mar. 16, 18-19 at 7:30 p.m.

Set in present-day Dublin, a priest-turned-therapist is visited by a man who says he's been visited by the ghost of his dead wife and is terrified to return home. In this contemporary ghost story, the playwright Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, relationships and one's self.

For mature audiences. ---- 1577

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: Mar. 17 at 7:30; Mar. 19 at 2 p.m.

Written by Mark O'Rowe, HOWIE THE ROOKIE is a white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable and the most brutal events take on a mythical significance.

For mature audiences. ---- 1576

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Presenter: Theatre Tulsa
Show Dates: Mar. 18-19, 24-26 at 7:30 p.m.; Mar. 20 at 2 p.m.

Broadway's longest running non-musical play is a hilarious tour de force by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Life With Father presents a humorous look into the life of an over-busy, overcritical Wall Street broker and the family that somehow manages to put up with him. ---- 1522

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Presenter: Chamber Music Tulsa
Show Dates: Mar. 20 at 3:00 p.m.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet’s mission is to play every piece in vivid color with pronounced teamwork and great respect for the composer. Since winning both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1992, the quartet has continued to build on its reputation for imaginative, spontaneous music making. The St. Lawrence String Quartet is in residence at Stanford University and the musicians instruct their students to “play every concert like it’s your last, every phrase like it’s the most important thing you’ve ever said.”

Haydn, Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 (Hob.3:74)
Osvaldo Golijov, Commission
Schubert, Quartet in D major, Op. 161 (D. 887)

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Presenter: Tulsa Ballet
Show Dates: Mar. 25-26 at 8 p.m.; Mar. 27 at 3 p.m.

So much greater than the sum of its parts!

PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (Oklahoma premiere)
Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Joseph Lamb and Joseph Haydn

The landmark piece created for Mikhail Baryshnikov that set the ballet world on fire! From the Tony Award-winning choregrapher of Movin' Out.


SLICE TO SHARP (Oklahoma premiere)
Choreography by Jorma Elo
Music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Antonio Vivaldi

An exhilarating display of virtuoso dancing, described by The New York Times as "a musical blast of unstoppable energy."


ELITE SYNCOPATIONS
Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Scott Joplin

A 20-century dance master's comedic panache combined with flamboyant costumes paints a jubilant portrait of the Ragtime Era.

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Presenter: Tulsa Children's Museum
Show Dates: Mar. 26 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Tulsa Children's Museum's Family Music Series closes its 2010-2011 season at the PAC with a performance by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience. "Creole for Kidz" introduces families to the rich history and multi-layered sound of zydeco, the music of the French- speaking Creoles of southern Louisiana. Zydeco is an important part of America's musical heritage. It informs blues and jazz and can itself be traced back to Native American, African and Caribbean sources. Simien is a respected musician in this genre and an accomplished educator. His six-person band has played for more than 250,000 students all over Louisiana and as far away as Mali and Paraguay. Simien's music and voice were recently featured in Disney's movie The Frog Princess.

Lap-sitters under age three are admitted free of charge. ---- 1548

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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Mar. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

In an uncommon and memorable event, legendary opera singers Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Frederica von Stade share the Chapman Music Hall stage for a spectacular duo recital!

Both famed singers have the scarce combination of breathtaking voice and lively personality that makes them beloved stars in
recital as well as on the opera stage. Since their renowned performance together in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera, the two have enjoyed storied, but only occasionally intersecting, careers. The close friendship between the two
stars is evident in the extra sparkle that enlivens their rare joint appearances.

Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight after her
sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. From then, she moved rapidly into the front rank of international opera and has become one of the most famous sopranos in the world. On the concert stage, her natural serenity and vocal beauty have joined with the world's major orchestral ensembles: Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony and the Boston Symphony.

Described by the New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world's most beloved figures. Known to family, friends, and fans by her nickname,"Flicka," the mezzo-soprano has enriched the world of classical music for three decades. Von Stade's career has taken her to the stages of the world's great opera houses and concert halls. Unparalleled in her artistry as a recitalist, von Stade combines her expressive vocalism and exceptional musicianship with a rare gift for communication, enriching audiences throughout the world.

The two renowned singers and accompanist Warren Jones will present a program of songs, arias and duets ranging from Mozart, Berlioz and Poulenc to Copland and Britten. Ticketholders in the Patrons Circle will be invited to attend a special post-performance reception for Dame Kiri and Flicka at no extra charge.

Purchase any Choregus series and add this event with priority seating. Individual tickets go on sale August 21 for $30-$130. Senior, student, and group discounts available.

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Presenter: Theatre Pops
Show Dates: Mar. 31-Apr. 3

"…[a] tremendously mature and multifaceted portrait of the American…at the dawn of the 21st century…goes to the very core of this country's identity." —Chicago Sun-Times.

In this play by Tulsa native Tracy Letts (August: Osage County), a luxury sedan, a church pew and visits to a nursing home form the comfortable round of Ken Carpenter's daily life. And then one night, he awakens to find that he no longer believes in God. This crisis of faith propels an ordinary middle-aged man into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery. This wickedly funny and spiritually complex play examines the effects of one man's awakening on himself and his family. ---- 1570

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Presenter: PAC Trust Imagination Series
Show Dates: Apr. 1 at 7 p.m.; Apr. 2 at 11 a.m.

Meet Ferdinand, an unusual bull who prefers picking flowers to joining the bullfighters in the ring, and Danilo, a reluctant matador. When they meet in the bullring, they refuse to go along with the crowd and strike a blow for individuality and celebrating our differences. This ChildsPlay production, based on Munro Leaf's beloved storybook, integrates Spanish, flamenco dancing and original music to create a memorable theatrical experience.

Recommended for K through 6 grade. ---- 1423

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Presenter: PAC Trust Music @ 2nd & Cincinnati
Show Dates: Apr. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Blistering piping by a two-time world champion bagpiper, imaginative guitar playing, and the driving beat of drums from around the world tell you the Tartan Terrors aren't just a band; they're an event! ---- 1417

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Presenter: Celebrity Attractions
Show Dates: Apr. 3 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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Presenter: Choregus Productions
Show Dates: Apr. 5-6 at 7:30 p.m.

"Dancing that pulls viewers right out of their seats." (New York Times)

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has vaulted into the spotlight as the contemporary dance company to watch. Their daring, athletic choreography and cutting-edge multimedia production designs take audiences on a choreographic journey exploring the infinite possibilities of movement.

Founded in 2003, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has distinguished itself through both its exceptionally talented corp of 16 dancers and its concurrent emphasis on acquiring and commissioning new works by the world’s most sought-after emerging choreographers.

For their Oklahoma premiere, the company will present "frame of view" by Didy Veldman and other works from their wide-ranging spectrum of both American and international repertory.

(Courtesy Choregus Productions) ---- 1471

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Presenter: PAC Trust
Show Dates: Apr. 8 at 7 p.m.

Audience members join Starfleet Academy and are unexpectedly whisked into an adventure steeped in the grand tradition of Star Trek. Star Trek Live combines cutting-edge special effects, unmatched audience integration, cool science and onscreen appearances from Captain Kirk and Spock to create an exhilarating and unforgettable theatrical experience.

Recommended for 3rd grade and up. ---- 1424

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: Apr. 8-9 at 7 p.m., Apr. 9 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Apr. 10 at 2 p.m.

In this delightful adaptation of her popular book, Judith Viorst sets Alexander's rather trying life to music by Shelly Markham, bringing to the stage one of children's literature's feistiest characters. ---- 1575

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Presenter: Tulsa Symphony
Show Dates: Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Egmont by Ludwig von Beethoven is a set of incidental music pieces for the 1787 play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The composition celebrates the life, heroism and sacrifice of a 16th-century Dutch nobleman condemned to death for having taken a valiant stand against oppression.

Symphony No. 9 is the master's final complete symphony and one of the best-known musical works in history. The symphony unfurls Beethoven's belief in universal freedom, equality and the brotherhood of man. His masterpiece culminates n the powerful final movement in which he sets the words to Friedrich Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy" to a tunen so simply perfect that it remains one of the world's most recognized pieces of music.

Join the Tulsa Symphony as it celebrates Beethoven's embracing of all humanity with his vision

Gerhardt Zimmermann, guest conductor
Vocal Soloists TBA
Tulsa Oratorio Chorus - Tim Sharp, director

Beethoven - Selections from the Incidental Music to Egmont
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral"

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Presenter: Odeum Theatre Company
Show Dates: April 28-30, May 5-7 at 8 p.m.; May 1, 8 at 2 p.m.

Can true love blossom between a man and a shark? Which is more detrimental to a Buddhist existence, a pair of sandals or a boyfriend? These are just some of the dire questions raised by Adam Bock's hilarious comedy Swimming in the Shallows, which presents a group of Rhode Islanders into outlandish situations and then waits to see what happens. If you only see one play about the passionate romance between a man and a shark this year, it absolutely has to be Swimming in the Shallows.

Recommended for mature audiences. ---- 1481

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Presenter: Tulsa Opera
Show Dates: Apr. 30 and May 6 at 7:30 p.m.; May 8 at 2:30 p.m.

The moon hangs low in the ancient night sky. The air is filled with secrets. Norma, a powerful Druid priestess, has had a secret affair — and two children — with the centurion of the occupying Roman army. When he threatens to leave her, she must make the ultimate sacrifice to save her children. Let the mystical world of Norma — the greatest bel canto masterpiece — move you.

Vincenzo Bellini: 1831

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Presenter: Theatre Tulsa
Show Dates: May 6-7, 12-14 at 7:30 p.m.; May 8 at 2 p.m.

Winner of the Evening Standard award for Best Play, this darkly comedic work explores politics, art and class. ---- 1523

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Presenter: The Playhouse Theatre
Show Dates: May 19-21 at 7:30 p.m.; May 22 at 2 p.m.

"Adultery, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco and the Ice Capades. Undeniable fun." -- NY Post

With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic housewife, and a stripper on the run, Trailer Park will leave you doubled over with laughter.

Music and lyrics by David Nehls, book by Betsy Kelso.

For mature audiences. ---- 1573

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Presenter: Tulsa Pac Trust
Show Dates: May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

To celebrate his 50th year as a performer, the ever-amazing Australian guitarist brings his all-star Aussie band to Tulsa.

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Presenter: Celebrity Attractions
Show Dates: May 31-June 1

Come to the annual Jellicle Ball where the junkyard cats dance by the light of the Jellicle moon and choose one among them to be reborn. Winner of seven Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical is based on poems by T.S. Eliot. ---- 1581

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