Lyric Theatre 2011 season brochure by Traction

Message from the artistic director Greetings theatre-lovers, Lyric supporters, and I hope new friends! I’m Michael Baron, Lyric Theatre’s new Artistic Director, and I am excited and proud to make

Do you love beautiful singing? Do you marvel at fantastic dancing? Do you get swept away by powerful storytelling? And do you GET excited when it’s LIVE ON STAGE? Me too!

Oklahoma City my home. I have recently come from Washington, D.C. where I worked at the 2009 Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre, which like Lyric, is known for producing world-class musicals and award-winning plays. I invite you to come take an exciting journey with me as Lyric presents the most ambitious season ever in its 47 year history. Our new season includes 8 brand-new productions, 6 of which Lyric has never produced before! I can’t wait for you to enjoy the sweet country sounds of Always. . . Patsy Cline, laugh at the hysterical Tony Award-winning comedy Boeing Boeing, revisit Dickens’ classic musical tale Oliver!, dance with the kids of Hairspray, experience the emotional American journey of Ragtime, share the hopes of A Chorus Line, raise the roof with the Altar Boyz, and celebrate

// Michael Baron Artistic Director Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma

the holidays with a new musical production of A Christmas Carol. I promise you a year full of the very best talent the American theatre has to offer. So come experience all of the singing, dancing, storytelling, and even a snow-filled theatre as only Lyric, Oklahoma’s leading professional theatre, can give you. See you in the lobby!

Cheers,

ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE Tu We Th

Plaza Theatre January 26 – February 5

See “the velvet-voice of country music” legend,

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Patsy Cline, come to life this winter at Lyric Theatre’s Plaza stage. This musical, complete with down home country humor, true emotion, audience participation and includes 27 musical renditions of

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her unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Walking After Midnight” and “Honky Tonk Merry Go Round,” will share the power of friendship between Patsy and her number

This endearing true story combines humor with sincerity and gives fans, old and new, a chance to remember the most acclaimed female country vocalist of the 20th century.

Julie Johnson from Broadway’s CANDIDE

one fan, Louise Seger. Having first heard Cline on “The Arthur Godfrey Show” in 1957, Seger became an immediate and avid fan constantly hounding the local disc jockey to play Cline’s records on the radio. Their relationship, which began as fan worship, evolved into one of mutual respect for one another.

Written BY // TED SWINDLEY

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Plaza Theatre March 30 – April 9

Fasten your seatbelts and take a first-class flight with

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Lyric Theatre as it presents the 2008 Tony Awardwinning Best Play Revival, Boeing Boeing. Enjoy this hilarious 1960s romp, immortalized by Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis on film. Bernard, an architect

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living in Paris, has been successfully juggling three international flight attendant fiancés, Gabriella, Gloria and Gretchen, with his housekeeper reluctantly playing romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in

Go up, up & away as Boeing Boeing soars right out of its time zone and into the stratosphere of classic comedy.

Matthew Montelongo from Broadway’s A VIEW FROM A BRIDGE

Matthew Alvin Brown from Lyric’s CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Written BY // MARC CAMOLETTI Translated by // Beverley Cross & Francis Evans

and out of his swank bachelor pad. A new, faster Boeing jet is introduced to the mix, and things get rather turbulent as schedules change, flights are delayed and chaos ensues in this whirl of mayhem and matchmaking. You’ll love this hilarious farce.

oliver!

Civic center June 21 – June 25

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“Consider Yourself” lucky to witness the audience

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favorite and classic musical, Oliver! Based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist, this musical adaptation about a 9-year-old orphan boy, who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group

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of young pickpockets, will charm Lyric audiences in the summer of 2011. This new production combines heartbreak and triumph while delighting audiences with outstanding musical theatre gems like “Food,

From the ultimate conniving career criminal, Mr. Fagin, to the colorful Artful Dodger, to the ever-charming Nancy, Dickens’ colorful cast of characters comes alive once again through music and dance.

Glorious Food,” “I’d Do Anything,” “Where is Love?” “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,” “It’s a Fine Life” and “As Long as He Needs Me.”

music, lyrics & book BY // LionEl Bart

hairspray

Civic center July 5 – july 9

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The 1950s are out and change is in the air with the

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Tony Award-winning fun-loving musical, Hairspray. Watch Baltimore’s new teen celebrity, Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger voice, as she wins the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and

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integrates a TV network - all without denting her ‘do! This colorful musical, based on the movie by John Waters, celebrates sock-hops and teen love in the early 1960s. Beneath the hoppin’ and boppin’ good

Everything is bigger in Hairspray– the dreams, the voices, and of course, the hair. You can’t stop Tracy or the beat!

times are themes of rebellion, discrimination and teen triumph. Enjoy hit tunes like “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Welcome to the ‘60s.”

Book BY // MARK O’donnell Music by // Marc Shaiman Lyrics By // Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman

RAGTIME

Civic center July 19 – july 23

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Called by TIME magazine “A triumph for the stage,”

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this Tony Award-winning musical is both a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America and a moving, relevant story for today. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, the musical

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intertwines the stories of three groups of Americans– Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in New York; and Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Watch these three

This modern American musical theatre masterpiece will fill you with pride and make your spirit soar.

extraordinary families as they confront history’s timeless contractions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair. Become entranced with songs like “Journey On,” “Wheels of a Dream,” “Back to Before” and “Our Children.”

Book BY // Terrence McNally Music by // Stephen Flaherty Lyrics By // Lynn Ahrens

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Civic center August 2 – august 6

The ultimate “Singular Sensation,” A Chorus Line,

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will dance its way onto the Civic Center Music Hall stage this summer. Thousands will audition, 24 get to the stage, but in the end only eight will get the opportunity to do what they’ve always wanted –

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to have the chance to dance. This is the story of the ones who make it and the ones who don’t. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Musical Score and Best Choreography, this show

This timeless and stunning musical will astonish those who have ever had a dream for the Broadway stage.

will dazzle you with songs like “I Hope I Get It,” “At the Ballet,” “What I Did for Love” and “ONE.” With its brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama, you will love this brand-new production as Lyric Theatre re-invents a classic.

Book BY // James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante Music by // Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics By // Edward Kleban

Altar boyz

plaza theatre october 12 – october 22

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Hailed as “high-octane entertainment,” Altar Boyz

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is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising musical comedy about a fictitious boy-band on the last night of their national “Raise the Praise” tour. The Altar Boyz are five small-town guys, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan,

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and Abraham, who come together as an all-singing, all-dancing heartthrob group from Ohio. Packed with an extraordinary mix of side-splitting pop songs, uncontrollable laughs and lighthearted fun, this

With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the Altar Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together– and it’s totally hilarious!

award-winning and totally original new musical is 90 minutes of pure delight. Don’t miss the Altar Boyz!

Book BY // Kevin Del Aguila Music & Lyrics by // Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker

A Christmas Carol

plaza theatre December 9 – december 31

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Enjoy a spectacular new Lyric Theatre holiday

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tradition with the production of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. Capture the magic and joy of Christmas as the ghosts of Past, Present and Future lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a powerful

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journey of transformation and redemption. Michael Baron, director of A Christmas Carol at the famous Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., directs this new production with over 20 Christmas yuletide favorites.

Relive the cherished tale of jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and a host of unforgettable characters as they make their way into your heart.

Brimming with joyous song and dance, lavish scenery, authentic costumes, theatrical magic and lots of snow, Lyric’s new annual holiday production celebrates the timeless Spirit of Christmas. This is a beloved family holiday treat you won’t want to miss!

Written BY // Charles Dickens Adapted by // Michael Baron

benefits

When you become a season subscriber, you will ::

Reserve tickets months ahead of the general public and get the best seats in the house at a discount ranging from 11% â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24%. Reserve additional single tickets for friends and family at a discount before tickets go on sale to the general public. Fill your year with the excitement of live theatre right in your own backyard! Receive reprints of lost or destroyed tickets at no extra charge. Receive tax benefits for unused tickets, in case unforeseen circumstances prevent you from getting to the show.

The Flexplanâ&#x20AC;Ś Just $150 ::

Reserve discounted tickets for the 2011 Season before tickets go on sale to the general public. Receive a FlexPlan card credited with $150 (just like a gift card), and use that money to purchase discounted tickets in any combination you wish.

CIRCLE OF STARS AT THE CIVIC CENTER ::

Season Ticket seating in the Circle of Stars, if available, is reserved for yearly donors of $500 and above. Includes center orchestra, rows A through U, as well as the first four seats on either side. Other benefits include paid reserved parking, admission to the donor reception area for complimentary wine and beverage during intermission and more.