Be their guest
Belle, the Beast and the whole ensemble bring their ‘tale as old as time’ to the Civic Center.
Big ‘Bang’ theory
The Hidden Castle provides a home for Bang Bang’s underground performance art, long missing in Norman’s entertainment options.
You tease
A local burlesque troupe mixes offbeat humor with sensuality for a sinfully fun evening.
Ribald, not ‘Rotten’
The Pollard stages a musical adaptation of the comedy film ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,’ but first, may we go to the bathroom? ... Thank you.
Musical ‘Dream’
Reduxion stages a bold, sexy version of William Shakespeare’s classic ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’
Bam!
Maria Bamford brings her self-deprecating humor to City Arts Center.
Laugh tracks
One-upsmanship abounds for two local comics releasing albums
Lift off
Lyric takes to the skies with ‘Boeing Boeing,’ a comedy that initially idles on the Tarmac.
‘Strange’ magic
The Pollard hits a high note with its latest musical.
Mind Rader
Does this mentalist display psychic prowess or is he simply an astute observer? Decide for yourself Saturday.
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That’s the ticket
Guthrie’s Pollard has done away with classic season tickets to move toward a unique membership group.
Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Would you rather pay $13 a month or $156 per year for a theater season ticket? Wait a minute: They’re the same!
‘5’ star
Take a memo: Former ‘American Idol’ runner-up Diana DeGarmo takes the stage for ‘9 to 5: The Musical.’
Performing Arts
Rod Lott
9 to 5: The Musical
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCCivicCenter.com, 297-2264
$18-$65
Sing out
There’s nothing ‘False’ about a heartfelt local production of a musical chronicling the effect of AIDS on an American family.
Performing Arts
Eric Webb
Falsettos
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing
FalsettosOKC.com
$10-$15
9 to 5: The Musical
The 1980 film makes a smooth jump from screen to stage
Performing Arts
Rod Lott
9 to 5: The Musical
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCCivicCenter.com, 297-2264
$18-$65
Dance cubed
Guest conductors and a revamped aerial apparatus stretch expectations for metro modern dancers Perpetual Motion.
Performing Arts
Charles Martin
Floored!
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 N.W. 16th
$15 advance, $18 door
Slow connection
Carpenter Square’s email-centered comedy doesn’t quite connect.
Performing Arts
Eric Webb
You’ve Got Hate Mail
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Through June 4
Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center, 2001 E. Reno
carpentersquare.com, 232-6500
$16-$19
Beautiful, long ‘Hair’
Reduxion Theatre closes out its ambitious season on a high note with an energetic production of ‘Hair.’
Performing Arts
Eric Webb
Hair
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, midnight Saturday
Reduxion Theatre, 1613 N. Broadway
reduxiontheatre.com, 651-3191
$12-$15
Curtains up
Get a peek at what goes on behind the curtain at Lyric Theatre’s first-ever open house.
Performing Arts
Courtney Silva
To kick off its upcoming season, Lyric Theatre hosts its inaugural open house from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, at its Plaza Theatre, 1727 N.W. 16th, and Thelma Gaylord Academy and Production Center, 1801 N.W. 16th.
Redneck romp
The plot’s as insubstantial as the trailers it’s based around, but ‘Trailer Park Musical’ goes for it with authentic costumes and one-liners.
Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
297-2264
$25-$30, $8 Student rush
Theater on wheels
Local troupes hitch together for ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical.’
Performing Arts
Eric Webb
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Mitchell Hall Theater, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
974-3375
$8-$20
‘Mars’ attacks!
As part of Lyric’s ‘Rokademy’ class, nine students have created an original rock musical, ‘Teenagers on Mars.’
Performing Arts
Richard York
Teenagers on Mars
2 and 7 p.m. Saturday
Lyric at the Plaza, 1727 N.W. 16th
lyrictheatreokc.com, 524-9312
$7 advance, $10 door
By the ‘Saints’
Ghostlight’s ‘Lives of the Saints’ is silly, but mostly successful.
Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Lives of the Saints
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday Through May 28
Ghostlight Theatre Club
3110 N. Walker
$15, $10 students
286-9412
'Carnal' knowledge
Billing itself as Oklahoma’s most ambitious erotic arts event, the Carnality Ball aims to blend performance, art and fetish culture.
Performing Arts
Courtney Silva
On Friday, explore your uninhibited side at the Carnality Ball. Themed “No Taboo,” this year’s installment runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Club Raw, 3034 N. Portland.
Lucky ‘Seven’
Questions abound in ‘Seven Interviews,’ an original work premiering courtesy of Oklahoma City Theatre Company. Should you see it? The answer is ‘yes.’
Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Seven Interviews
8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday
Oklahoma City Theatre Company Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCTC.org 297-2264
$19, $16 seniors
Four for feet
All’s fair in love and war — both of which are explored in a quartet of pieces by Oklahoma Festival Ballet.
Performing Arts
Eric Webb
A Concert of Classics and Contemporaries
Oklahoma Festival Ballet 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 P.M. Sunday through May 8
Rupel J. Jones Theatre University Of Oklahoma 563 Elm, Norman
OU.edu/finearts/dance, 325-4101
$14-$22
