Bam!

Maria Bamford brings her self-deprecating humor to City Arts Center.

Performing Arts
Joshua Boydston
Maria Bamford with Jackie Kashian, James Draper and Zach Smith
7 p.m. Friday City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing
cityartscenter.org
951-0000
$22 Advance, $25 Door

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Itsy bitsy ‘Bikini’

Despite being packed full of hit songs, a slight story and underdeveloped characters keep ‘The Bikinis’ from being much more than a fun musical revue.

Performing Arts
Eric Webb
The Bikinis
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 18
Jewel Box Theatre
3700 N. Walker
521-1786
$15-$19

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Down the ‘Rabbit Hole’

The Pollard presents a tragedy that avoids the maudlin.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer

Rabbit Hole
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 17
Pollard Theatre
120 W. Harrison, Guthrie
282-2800
$21.85

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Mean girl

Insult comic Lisa Lampanelli has built loyal audiences the old-fashioned way: tearing them a new one.

Performing Arts
Rod Lott
Lisa Lampanelli
7 p.m. Friday
Firelake Grand Casino
777 Grand Casino, Shawnee
firelakegrand.com
964-7777
$24

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Time to make the ‘Donuts’

Carpenter Square kicks off its new season with ‘Superior Donuts,’ a superior production.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Superior Donuts
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 24
Carpenter Square Theater
800 W. Main
232-6500
$20, $15 senior/student/military

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Star is born again

Oklahoma City University revives the 1970s hit ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’

Performing Arts
Eric Webb
Jesus Christ Superstar
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Kirkpatrick Auditorium
2501 N. Blackwelder
208-5227
$12-$25

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Pioneer woman

In ‘Quilters,’ OKCTC kicks off its 13th season with a musical about the American West and the women who settled it.

Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
Quilters
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 2
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
297-2264
$25, $20 students/seniors

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

There will be blood

OU’s University Theatre sinks its teeth into ‘Dracula.’ Mwah-ha-ha.

Performing Arts
Eric Webb
Dracula
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Rupel J. Jones Theatre
563 Elm, Norman
325-4101
$14-$22

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Carpenter union

Carpenter Square Theatre puts its pieces back together as it finally settles into a new, permanent space.

Performing Arts
Eric Webb
A performing-arts institution with nearly 30 years of history in Oklahoma City, Carpenter Square Theatre has settled into a new location, after being forced out of its long-term home at Stage Center from heavy rain waters flooding the basement.

Wednesday, October 5, 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