Sex ed

Actors get schooled in onstage intimacy.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
A kiss is just a kiss, unless you’re giving it onstage before an audience, and then it’s choreographed sexual intimacy.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Stripped down

A modest production of the musical classic Gypsy follows the transformation of a young actress into burlesque star.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Gypsy
Oklahoma City Theatre Company
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Freede Little Theatre, Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
$20-$25
297-2264

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Clowning around

A play about aliens of the illegal sort makes its way to Carpenter Square.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Aliens with Extraordinary Skills
Carpenter Square Theatre
7:30 p.m. Thursday,
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
800 W. Main
carpentersquare.com
232-6500
$15-$20

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Artistic endeavors

Creative characters struggle with their limitations in Ghostlight’s production of Credeaux Canvas.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Credeaux Canvas
Ghostlight Theatre Club
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
3110 N. Walker
$15-$18
286-9412

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Inns and outs

Oklahoma City Theatre Company chronicles an affair to remember in ‘Same Time, Next Year.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Same Time, Next Year
Oklahoma City Theatre Company
8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through February 19
CitySpace, Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
$20, $16 students/seniors
297-2264

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

'Xana'-boo

The 1980s and Mt. Olympus come together in the Plaza District.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Xanadu
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, through February 11
Lyric's Plaza Theatre
1725 n.w. 16th
lyrictheatreokc.com
524-9312
$40

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

‘Rain’ on me

Carpenter Square presents a must-see show with excellent direction and stellar acting.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

A Steady Rain
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 4
Carpenter Square Theater
900 W. Main
carpentersquare.com
232-6500
$16-$21

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Save the stage

Admirers of OKC’s unique Stage Center say it’s worth keeping.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Since the 2010 downtown flood forced the closing of Stage Center, Central Oklahoma architects have taken the lead in trying to save and restore the beleaguered structure.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

‘Strange’ and ‘Normal’

Music! Drama! Comedy! That’s the year in theater.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Looking back, theatergoers will note 2011 turned out to be an unusually good year for musicals.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Don’t be a Scrooge

Lyric’s ‘Carol’ warms even the iciest of hearts.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
A Christmas Carol
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, through Dec. 31
Lyric at the Plaza
1725 N.W. 16th
lyrictheatreokc.com
524-9312
$40

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Fore!

Carpenter Square grants admirable acting to a lukewarm script for the farcifal ‘Fairway.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

The Fox On The Fairway
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Carpenter Square Theatre
800 W. Main
carpentersquare.com
232-6500
$15-$20

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Nothin’ ‘Normal’ about it

CityRep excels with an award-winning musical about the mysteries of mental illness.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Next To Normal
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, through Nov. 20
Freede Little Theatre
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$30-$35, $8 student rush

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

‘Buried’ issues

Solid acting about shaky grounds abounds in ‘Buried Child.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Buried Child
8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday
Oklahoma City Theatre Company
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$17-$20

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Earth to ‘Earth’

The science-fiction play ‘Jerome Bixby’s The Man from Earth’ feels about as long as its awkward title.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 5
Ghostlight Theatre Club
3110 N. Walker
ghostlighttheatreclub.com
286-9412
$13-$18

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Boy bands + Jesus = weird

Are you looking for a revival? You may not find it at this ‘Altar.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Altar Boyz
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Oct. 29
Lyric at the Plaza
1725 N.W. 16th
lyrictheatreokc.com
524-9312
$40

Wednesday, October 19, 2011