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contents APRIL 2022
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra brings The Titan to the Chapman stage.
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Exposition
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Marquee
Spotlight
Brown Bag It April 6 at 12:10 p.m.
God of Carnage Mercurial
The Titan
Moana Jr.
Henry Louis Gates
The Nacirema Society
Clue Onstage
Paw Patrol Live
Verona Quartet
Discovery Awards
Shen Yun
OK, So Tulsa
The Revolutionists Salome Singin’ In the Rain
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CYNTHIA SIMMONS TRIO
Concrete Castle
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Henry Louis Gates
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Salome
On the cover: The Verona Quartet One of the most distinguished ensembles in the chamber music scene today comes to the TPAC. Photo by Kaupo Kikkas
Cynthia has performed in many local venues and has also been featured in several festivals. Over the years, she has become one of the most recognized and popular jazz vocalists in the area. April 2022 INTER M I SSI ON
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The arts have been near and dear to my heart for most of my life. Like many who dream of a life spent creating and participating in art, I was told that was a pipe dream. Art could never and would never support my future, my family or my needs. But you know what? I now get to spend my days sharing that passion with my community. I get to assist others in bringing art to life every day, bringing art to those who haven’t gotten to take part in it before and, sometimes, I even get to participate in it myself.
Amanda Nichols
Nathan Harmon
PUBLISHER Jim Langdon EDITOR Amanda Nichols COVER DESIGN Andrea Maduro CREATIVE DIRECTOR Madeline Crawford ADVERTISING SALES Rita Kirk
With that in mind, I have to say: Living for the creation of art is not a pipe dream. In fact, the arts support well over four million jobs throughout the nation. Art generates billions of dollars in revenue each year and has proven to create economic growth in surrounding communities. While none of the statistics listed above are anywhere close to the most important thing about the arts, after the last couple of years, it has become increasingly important for those involved in the arts to defend their worthiness to continue. For all the incredible things the arts do for culture, society and us as individual humans, art also builds communities and funds surrounding hotels, restaurants and other entities. Last month, the TPAC hit its 45th birthday. Forty-five years of incredible performance art. Forty-five years of bringing people from all over the region to downtown Tulsa. Forty-five years as the heartbeat of the arts in Green Country. As we look toward 45 more, let us remember all that the Tulsa Performing Arts Center has done for us, for the arts and for our city. And more importantly, let us imagine what more we can do in the next half century. And never let anyone tell you what the arts cannot do.
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TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TULSA TOWN HALL
THE TITAN
HENRY LOUIS GATES
Esteemed conductor James Bagwell leads the TSO in
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar and
this commanding performance featuring Beethoven’s
journalist Henry Louis Gates Jr. is both a compelling
Leonore Overture, Mozart’s Symphony No. 25, and
commentator and formidable intellectual force on
Mahler’s magnificent Symphony No. 1 “The Titan.”
multicultural and African American issues.
April 2 at 7:30 p.m. | CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
April 8 at 10:30 a.m. | CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
CHAMBER MUSIC TULSA
VERONA QUARTET Acclaimed for its “bold interpretive strength, robust
FALUN DAFA ASSOCIATION OKLAHOMA
characterization and commanding resonance” by
SHEN YUN
the Calgary Herald, the Verona Quartet has firmly
Through the universal language of music and dance,
established itself amongst the most distinguished
Shen Yun weaves a wondrous tapestry of heavenly
ensembles on the chamber music scene today.
realms, ancient legends, and modern heroic tales.
April 10 at 3 p.m. | JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE
April 12–13 at 7:30 p.m. | CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
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TULSA OPERA WORLD STAGE THEATRE COMPANY
SALOME It’s Herod’s birthday party, and you’re invited! Salome
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
presents a most seductive gift. An immersive audience
Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this
experience as conceived by Thaddeus Strassberger, the
irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French
Tulsa born and raised opera director whose productions
Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
have been acclaimed the world over.
April 21–22, 29 at 8 p.m., April 23, 30 at 2 and 8 p.m.
April 29 at 8 p.m., May 1 at 2:30 p.m.
April 24, May 1 at 2 p.m. | LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE
CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
THEATRE TULSA
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN What a glorious feeling! You’ve never seen a local theatre show like this. Join us for one of the most joyful, exuberant and memorable American musicals of all time! May 29-30, 6,13 at 8 p.m., May 1, 8, 15 at 2 p.m. May 7, 14 at 2 and 8 p.m. | JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE
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MURDER AT THE CONCRETE CASTLE WHO DID IT? WITH WHAT WEAPON? NO, WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FAMOUS BOARD GAME. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A TPAC MURDER MYSTERY. WE HAVE LOTS OF SUSPECTS BUT SO FAR, NO ANSWERS. WE INVITE YOU TO KILL SOME TIME AND PUT YOUR DETECTIVE SKILLS TO WORK. TAKE A STAB AT SOLVING THE WHODUNNIT BELOW, “MURDER AT THE CONCRETE CASTLE.”
MYSTERY: It was a dark and stormy night when the curtains opened for “Murder at the Concrete Castle” on the Williams stage. The groundbreaking show invited the audience to help the cast determine and capture a murderer. Act I opened with a scene in a lounge where a group of prestigious individuals, Colonel Ranch, Mrs. Hummingbird, Miss Velvet, Mr. Verdigris, Mrs. Brown, and Professor Puce, arrived one by one to enjoy a fancy dinner party. Or so they thought. As the play unfolded and Act I ended, giving way to the intermission and then Act II, the curtain opened to Miss Velvet, dead in front of the lounge fireplace. By the end of the show, the audience had solved the mystery. Mrs. Hummingbird, in a fit a jealous rage had murdered Miss Velvet in the lounge with the candlestick. The cast was welcomed with loud applause and started walking to the front of the stage to take their bows, but Miss Velvet hadn’t moved. She remained on the ground in front of the fireplace. Confused, the cast hurried to her side and quickly noticed this wasn’t just great acting — Miss Velvet was dead. 10
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FUN FACT: SOME TPAC EMPLOYEES LOVINGLY REFER TO THE BUILDING AS THE “CONCRETE CASTLE.”
MURDERED: Miss Velvet: The autopsy report states that she was murdered between Act I and II. They’ve determined that the killer used one of the props: A Revolver, Dagger, Lead Pipe, Rope, Candlestick, or Wrench. Can you help solve who killed Miss Velvet and with what?
SUSPECTS: Colonel Ranch (38): Makes sure everyone knows that he was an extra in a Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Likes
CLUES: The murderer knew Miss Velvet prior to being in “Murder in the Concrete Castle.”
playing the Colonel so he can hold a fake gun. Claims he just met Miss Velvet at auditions, but they’ve been friends on social media for four years. Mrs. Brown (30): Likes to go out on the weekends and karaoke to showtunes. She met Miss Velvet last year when they did “The Great Gatsby” together. Mrs. Hummingbird (59): Always has her current role in her IG bio. Was pretty upset when she didn’t get the role of Miss Velvet but would never miss an opportunity to be in a show.
Mrs. Hummingbird had been heard loudly stating that Miss Velvet is a terrible actress and did not deserve her role. No blood was found at the scene. The murderer’s age is more than 3 * 11 - 5, but less than 120 / 2 - 1. Halfway there, old sport. Mrs. Brown heard Miss Velvet accuse someone of overacting and intentionally stepping on her lines during intermission.
Mr. Verdigris (28): Directed and starred in the show. Shy in person but feels like the theatre is a safe place
Part of the stage rigging was missing.
to be himself. Had a crush on Miss Velvet but was too Mr. Verdigris and Mrs. Brown were seen eating in the green room during intermission.
scared to say anything. Professor Puce (53): A theatre professor at the local university. In his prime, lived in NYC to pursue acting but wanted a slower pace so he moved to Tulsa and started teaching. Miss Velvet is a former student.
The prop gun was found on the mantle above the body. We hope we didn’t string you along, the killer had to be pretty strong.
ANSWER: Colonel Ranch murdered Miss Velvet with the rope. April 2022 INTER M I SSI ON
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Finding Your ROOTS At nine years old, Henry Louis Gates attended the burial of his paternal grandfather, Edward St. Lawrence Gates. Surprisingly, Edward St. Lawrence Gates, as opposed to his African American grandson, had such light skin, he passed for white. His family even referred to him as “Casper.” After the services, Henry Louis Gates’ father took Gates and his brother to his grandfather’s home. Upstairs, his father opened a large armoire. He started rifling through the armoire, looking through family scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. Finally, he found what he had been after and handed a particular scrapbook to his sons. In it was an obituary dated January 6, 1888, that read, “Died this day in Cumberland, Maryland, Jane Gates, an estimable colored woman.” Then, his father pulled out a picture from between the leaves of the scrapbook and he said, “This is your great, great grandmother. This is the oldest Gates we’ve ever found. She was a slave. She was a midwife. I never want you to forget her name, and I never want you to forget her face.” This experience planted a seed in Gates’ head that would decide the trajectory of his life. He wanted to know 12
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how a man that passed for white could be his grandfather. He also wanted to know what his connection was to a woman who had been a slave and a midwife. If she had been estimable, perhaps he could be estimable too. Beyond great, great grandparents little could be found about the Gates family tree. In 1977, the series “Roots” was popular, and Gates had what he referred to as “roots envy.” He wanted to untangle the mystery behind his own roots. Out of the blue, he received a letter from a geneticist, telling him that it was possible to find one’s roots through DNA testing. Gates jumped at the chance to be a part of the project and trace his family tree back to Africa. Soon after getting his results, Gates had a stroke a genius in the middle
of the night. He decided to find eight prominent African Americans and trace their roots back to Africa. That was the beginning of Gates’ now very popular show, “Finding Your Roots.” There are many reasons why Gates believes in the power of discovering one’s roots. One of the biggest is that when we start digging into our roots, as Americans, we find that we are all immigrants, down to the Native Americans who traveled here thousands of years ago. “Everybody came here from someplace else,” says Gates. He adds, “At that level of the genome, we are 99.99% the same. That is a message that we urgently need to hear.” On Gates’ show, many guests are surprised by what is found in their family tree’s histories. It can often be an emotional experience. Understanding the past, according to Gates, is the best way to understand who we are now. Hear more from this fascinating man when Tulsa Town Hall brings him to Tulsa on April 8.
Henry Louis Gates Presented by Tulsa Town Hall April 8 at 10:30 a.m. CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
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The Ultimate Birthday party Ever wanted to attend a king’s birthday party? Tulsa Opera is throwing the bash of the year to celebrate King Herod of Judea’s birthday, and you’ve been invited to attend. From stretch Hummers to red carpets, a marching band, gospel choirs and belly dancers, this promises to be a party, and opera, like no other. The visionary and director for this incredible, immersive experience is Thaddeus Strassberger. A Tulsa native and Cherokee tribe citizen, Strassberger worked for many area theatre companies before going on to study at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. He was then awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study at La Scala in Milan, where he graduated from the Accademia Teatro alla Scala. During the first several years of his career, he worked as an assistant director for opera productions at some of the top venues in the world, including the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Houston Grand Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Santa Fe Opera and others. And now, he’s 14
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bringing his incredible talents back to his hometown. Strassberger’s vision for “Salome” is unlike anything the Tulsa opera audience has ever seen — maybe unlike anything most of the world has seen. According to him, it might also be “a bit out of Tulsa’s comfort zone — something totally new.” Part of his vision is to bring in aspects that wouldn’t normally be included in the opera, a melding of multiple types of performance art. Remember the marching band, gospel
choir and belly dancers mentioned earlier? In coming back to where it all started for him, it was important to tap into some of the incredible performing arts resources Tulsa has that don’t always grace the Chapman stage. The show itself is based on the Biblical story of King Herod’s birthday and the death of John the Baptist. As one can imagine, the story is a bit dark and bloody. But it is also a celebration. No one throws a bigger birthday bash than King Herod, and the Tulsa Opera intends to do him justice. An immersive experience, the audience gets to take part in the party. Some audience members will even sit on the stage, sharing a meal with the king himself. Everyone who is anyone will be there. Whether you want to come in flip flops and a T-shirt or a tux with tails, all are invited to come as they are for this oneof-a-kind experience. It promises to be a night of theatre unlike any other.
Salome Presented by Tulsa Opera April 29 at 8 p.m. May 1 at 2:30 p.m. CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
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AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY
GOD OF CARNAGE
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, The God of Carnage (originally in French Le Dieu du carnage) relates an evening in the lives of two couples, residents of a Brooklyn neighborhood, who meet to discuss a playground incident. May 6-7, 12-14 at 8p.m.
TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MERCURIAL
To culminate the season, acclaimed conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann will direct the orchestra in Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and Tchaikovsky’s masterful Symphony No. 4.
May 8 at 2 p.m.
May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE
CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
THEATRE TULSA
THEATRE NORTH
This thrilling and heartwarming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage.
MOANA JR.
THE NACIREMA SOCIETY
May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
It’s 1964 in Alabama, and Martin Luther King is coming to spearhead a voter registration drive in Montgomery. But Grace Dunbar, the matriarch of Montgomery’s most aristocratic Black family and President of the Nacirema Society has other things on her mind.
May 21 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
May 21, 28 at 8 p.m.
May 22 at 2 p.m.
May 22, 29 at 3 p.m.
JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE
LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE
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VSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
PAW PATROL LIVE The last year has been RUFF on all of us but through it all PAW Patrol Live! is back on a roll… IN PERSON AND LIVE ON STAGE! Ryder and your favorite pups have been working hard to get back on the road and they are ready to roll. May 21–22 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL
CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS & TPAC
THE DISCOVERY AWARDS
OK, SO TULSA INC.
OK, SO TULSA
The top high school musical theatre talent from eastern Oklahoma compete for a trip to NYC. One boy and one girl will win an all-expenses paid trip, working with top industry professionals and competing in the national Jimmy Awards.
Every event has a theme, and everyone in the audience is invited to share a personal story related to the theme. Ten tellers are chosen and each storyteller has five minutes on the mic to tell a story and win the crowd.
May 26 at 7 p.m.
May 28 at 8 p.m.
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SALOME April 29 at 8 p.m. May 1 at 2:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall THEATRE TULSA
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN April 29-30, May 6, 13 at 8 p.m. May 1, 8, 15 at 2 p.m. May 7, 14 at 2 and 8 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre
AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY
THEATRE NORTH
GOD OF CARNAGE May 6-7, 12-14 at 8 p.m. May 8 at 2 p.m. Liddy Doenges Theatre
THE NACIREMA SOCIETY May 21, 28 at 8 p.m. May 22, 29 at 3 p.m. Liddy Doenges Theatre
TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
VSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
MERCURIAL May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall
PAW PATROL LIVE May 21–22 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Chapman Music Hall
THEATRE TULSA
CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS & TPAC
MOANA JR. May 20 at 7:30 p.m. May 21 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. May 22 at 2 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre
THE DISCOVERY AWARDS May 26 at 7 p.m. Chapman Music Hall
JUNE TULSA YOUTH OPERA
THE SECOND HURRICANE June 11 at 7:30 p.m. June 12 at 2:30 p.m. Liddy Doenges Theatre CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS
OKLAHOMA June 14–16 at 7:30 p.m. June 17 at 8 p.m. June 18 at 2 and 8 p.m. June 19 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall
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OK, SO TULSA May 28 at 8 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre
HOUSE NOTES
THE TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER was dedicated in 1977, the fulfillment of many Tulsans’ long-held dream. Built with a combination of public and private funds, the facility is operated by the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust through a management agreement with the City of Tulsa. The TPAC Trust is a nonprofit organization of mayor-appointed citizens who lend expertise and guidance in promoting Performing Arts Center goals. Local arts organizations and entertainment promoters are the Center’s main clients. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES are located at 110 E. Second Street, Tulsa, OK., 74103-3212. Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 918596-7122. Fax 918-596-7144. Please subscribe to our monthly TPAC email newsletter online at TulsaPac.com. LOCATION. Downtown Tulsa at Third Street and Cincinnati Avenue, accessible from the Broken Arrow Expressway, Interstate 244, Hwy. 75 and Riverside Drive.
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PARKING. Convenient underground parking is located west of the building, accessed from Second Street. Event parking also is available in several lots across the street to the east and south of the TPAC. ADMISSION AND LATE SEATING. Lobby doors open two hours prior to an event. Chapman Music Hall doors normally open 30 minutes prior to curtain. The remaining theaters open 30 minutes before curtain. Late seating is at the discretion of each sponsoring organization. Latecomers may be temporarily held out of the theater or asked to take seats at the back if available. TICKET OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In addition to regular hours, it opens two hours prior to curtain for events scheduled in Chapman Music Hall. The Second Street ticket office,110 E. Second Street on the north side of the building, opens two hours prior to each curtain for tickets to events scheduled that day in John H. Williams Theatre, Liddy Doenges Theatre or Charles E. Norman Theatre.
PHONE ORDERS. Call the TPAC ticket office, 918-596-7111. Outside Tulsa call 1-800-3647111. Nominal service charges are added to all phone and Internet orders. The TPAC ticket office accepts DISCOVER, MasterCard and VISA. Subscriber hotline: 918-596-7109. BUYING TICKETS ONLINE. Buy tickets at tulsapac.com using VISA, DISCOVER or MasterCard. Print your tickets at home or pull them up on your mobile device using the Tickets@Home option. Tickets will be scanned by ushers at the door. EXCHANGES. The ticket office gladly exchanges tickets to events with more than one performance, subject to certain guidelines. Otherwise, all sales are final. GROUP SALES AND BUILDING TOURS. Group discounts are available. Please call 918-5967109 for group sales assistance. Tours of the TPAC are offered free of charge and last approximately 45-60 minutes. Arrangements may be made by calling 918-596-7122.
SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. All Performing Arts Center facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. Please ask about wheelchair-accessible seating when purchasing your ticket. Parking is located on the street level of the parking garage near the TPAC elevators. Use the south elevator to reach Chapman Music Hall. Restroom facilities are located in the Third Street Lobby for Chapman Music Hall events, and adjacent to the John H. Williams Theatre Lobby for events in the TPAC’s other theaters. The TPAC has a Listen Technologies RF system to assist the deaf and hard of hearing. It is available at coat check for Chapman Music Hall events. Ask the house manager on duty for equipment for the Williams, Doenges and Norman Theatres. Devices are provided at no cost. PLEASE NOTE: The TPAC is a tobacco-free facility. Smoking and vaping are not allowed, nor is the use of chewing tobacco. Also, as a courtesy to the performers and audience, please turn off all audible message systems and cellular phones.
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