Tony and Grammy Award winner Odom Jr. to perform at McKnight Center

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Adam Engel Editor-in-Chief

A big-time Broadway talent is Stillwater bound.

Tony and Grammy-Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will perform at OSU’s McKnight Center on April 28 and 29.

Odom replaces fellow “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry, who was originally scheduled for those days. She canceled because of a change in filming schedules. The McKnight Center hopes to bring her back in the future.

All previously bought tickets for Goldsberry’s performances re-

Odom starred as Aaron Burr in “Hamilton” and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. A New York City native, he debuted on Broadway at 17 in “RENT.” He also received Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his achievements in theatre, television, film and music. He recently starred in Netflix’s “Knives Out: Glass Onion.”

Odom is working on production to a sequel to “The Exorcist.” The film will release in October.

“We are thrilled to welcome Leslie Odom Jr. to our stage this April,” said Mark Blakeman, the Marilynn and Carl Thoma Executive Director of the McKnight Center.

“Mr. Odom Jr. has a vast repertoire, and he delivers a charismatic performance that we know will captivate the audience.”

Odom also performed in Apple

TV+’s “Central Park” and Disney+’s “Hamilton.” You can also find him in “Abbott Elementary,” “The Proud Family,” “Louder and Prouder,”

“Love in the Times of Corona” and others. He is also a BMG recording artist and released four full-length albums. He will release his first children’s book, co-written with Nicolette Robinson, “I Love You and More than You’ll Ever Know” on March 28.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit the mcknightcenter.org or call 405-744-9999. Single ticket prices begin at $41.

“In-demand artists like Ms. Goldsberry are always managing multiple projects at once,” Blakeman said. “We know this cancelation is disappointing for her fans, but we’re positive they’ll love Mr. Odom, Jr.’s performance.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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“This is a great win in my life. I’m going to FaceTime my mother.”

Sophomore Regan Congdon, a member of the talent committee, was happy with how the event turned out for the SUAB members and students.

“I feel like we had fun as a committee,” Congdon said. “It also seemed like the audience was having fun. They definitely got into it at the end, which was really nice.” entertainment.ed@ ocolly.com

Pop Culture Bingo is just the first of many events SUAB and the Talent Committee have planned for the semester. The committee is already working on setting an audition date for their feature talent show in March. All of SUAB’s events can be found on its social media @suabokstate. SUAB is also accepting applications for the spring semester until January 29th.

While not everyone walked away a winner from Pop Culture Bingo, they all left a little more cultured and will be back for more.