Ghostlight's take on Neil LaBute's 'reasons to be pretty' is universally well-acted, if unevenly presented

Performing Arts
None

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Dear ‘Diaries’

Performing Arts
Eric Webb
David Sedaris’ stint as a department-store elf makes for a subversive, one-man play in the hilarious ‘Santaland Diaries.’

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Why new plays aren't being presented

Letters to the Editor
Chuck Tweed
Larry Laneer asks in a recent review (Theater, “Enter stage left,” Jan. 19, Gazette) why new works aren’t being presented at theaters. As production director of the Jewel Box Theatre, I would like to respond.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Not too ‘Much’

Shakespeare’s screwball comedy becomes contemporary with Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s somewhat successful staging of ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Much Ado About Nothing
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Through Feb. 20
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker 297-2264
$19, $16 students and seniors

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Look ‘Deep’er

Adept performances elevate an average play

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Skin Deep
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Through March 12
Carpenter Square Theatre, Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center, 2001 E. Reno
CarpenterSquare.com, 232-6500
$19, $16 seniors, $5 student rush

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Quail hunting

It’s easy to find The Damn Quails. The folk rockers have set up weekly gigs at three nests in the metro, and then some.

Music
Joshua Boydston

The Damn Quails
8 p.m. Thursday
Coach’s Brewhouse, 110 W. Main, Norman
CoachsBrewhouse.com, 321-2739
10 p.m. Monday
The Deli, 309 White, Norman
theDeli.us, 321-7048

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

In the Army now

Everything falls in line for Neil Simon’s ‘Biloxi Blues.’

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Biloxi Blues
8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through March 20
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCCivicCenter.com, 297-2264
$25, $30, $8 students and military

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

SXSW FAQ

Well, frequently asked by Oklahoma Gazette, that is. We polled 12 local acts about their expectations for South by Southwest.

Music
Stephen Carradini
If Oklahoma sounds a bit quieter today than usual, it’s for good reason: A slew of state musicians are in Texas, at Austin’s South by Southwest music conference, running through Saturday.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Airing ‘Laundry’

A metro playwright beat international submissions to win Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s Native American New Play Festival competition.

Performing Arts
Charles Martin
Oklahoma City Theatre Company shines the spotlight on emerging playwrights with its international Native American New Play Festival competition.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011