THE DISCOVERY AWARDS Scheduled For Local Broadcast!
Celebrity Attractions in partnership with the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust are excited to announce 2019's THE DISCOVERY AWARDS is now scheduled for viewing. The regional awards program showcasing and awarding excellence in Eastern Oklahoma high school musical theatre will be available via RSU-TV broadcast and streaming online at rsu.tv.
Photo Flash: Go Inside Kristin Chenoweth's 5th Annual Broadway Boot Camp
Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth returned to her hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, just last month to lead the fifth annual Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Boot Camp to help mold dozens of students who hope to make a career in the theatre arts industry.
BWW Interview: In Conversation with Jeremy Stevens of The Orbit Initiative
Last fall, I had the opportunity to chat with Jeremy Stevens, the Education and Development Coordinator at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, about a project called the Orbit Initiative. During a rare break from tech rehearsal, I sat down to chat with Mr. Stevens about the Orbit Initiative's upcoming production of The Tempest and some of what his team has accomplished in the past 6 months.
Winners Announced For The Discovery Awards 2019
Two winners were announced at the conclusion of The Discovery Awards Friday, May 24 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The award for Best Female Performer went to Axyl Langford, a sophomore at Owasso High School, and the award for Best Male Performer went to J. J. Willis, also a sophomore at Owasso High School. The Discovery Awards is a special regional program highlighting and awarding excellence in Eastern Oklahoma high school musical theatre.
Nominees Announced For THE DISCOVERY AWARDS At The Tulsa PAC
The nominees have been announced for the inaugural year of The Discovery Awards, presented by Celebrity Attractions in partnership with the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. This special regional program highlights and awards excellence in Eastern Oklahoma high school musical theatre and will conclude with a one night only special showcase event Friday, May 24 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The best female performer selected and the best male performer selected will represent Oklahoma in New York City at the Jimmy Awards, otherwise known as The National High School Musical Theatre Awards in June 2019. Tickets to The Discovery Awards are on sale now.
Celebrity Attractions And The Tulsa Performing Arts Center Present The Discovery Awards
Celebrity Attractions in partnership with the Tulsa Performing Arts Center is excited to present The Discovery Awards. In its inaugural year, this special regional program highlights and awards excellence in Eastern Oklahoma high school musical theatre and will conclude with a one night only special showcase event Friday, May 24 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The best female performer selected and the best male performer selected will represent Oklahoma in New York City at the Jimmy Awards, otherwise known as The National High School Musical Theatre Awards in June 2019. Tickets to The Discovery Awards are $25 each and are on sale now.
Photo Coverage: Footlighters Honor SARGE with Shecky Green Lifetime Achievement Award
The Footlighters Club was ground zero for Comedy yesterday as Freddie Roman, Dick Capri, Scott Record and Rick Corso celebrated one of their peers, the acclaimed entertainer Sarge who is one of the most admired improvisational comedians, singer and musical piano savant in show business. President and producer of the event Errol Dante started off the afternoon with his stirring rendition of Granada but then it was all laughs as the jokes flew wild and feverishly and there were probably more laughs at the Miami Shores Country Club per square inch than any other place on the planet. The humor heard at the Footlighters event must out of political necessity stay inside the Footlighters but rest assured no one was left unscathed.
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at Theatre Tulsa
Near the end of My Fair Lady, the transformed heroine Eliza Doolittle shares an insight about her experience: 'The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.' The Theatre Tulsa production that just finished its 2-week run at the Performing Arts Center takes this idea one step further. In their interpretation of My Fair Lady, the difference between a lady and a flower girl also has to do with how she is empowered to treat others and advocate for herself.