January 2023 Intermission

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6 January Events

Amahl & The Night Visitors

Jean Chatzky

INVIGORATING: Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 1776

Jesus Christ Superstar

8 February Spotlight

C.S. Lewis on Stage: Further Up and Further In Terminus

CAPTIVATING: Brahms’ Symphony No. 1

Cinderella

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Live!

Paradise Blue

Rolston Quartet

Pride and Prejudice

Aida in Concert

Theatre Tulsa’s 1776

Photo by Josh New

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VP OF OPERATIONS

Bryan Clemons

VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT

Sara Phoenix

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

Terri McGilbra

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

Amanda Nichols

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Scott McLarty

DIRECTOR OF TICKETING SERVICES

Jeff Newsome

DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES

Tosha Faith

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Jeremy Stevens

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

James Stewart

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Welcome back and happy 2023! A new year always brings new opportunities. We have so many wonderful events headed your way, and we want to invite you to become a part of something new and special this year.

We welcome and encourage you to become a founding member of our Luminary Circle. Our new TPAC membership program brings together likeminded arts lovers for exclusive events, pre-show perks and peeks behind the curtain. Membership tiers also include benefits such as an express lane to the bar, special parking, and access to LaFortune Studio — our newest members-only lounge, coming in 2023.

The mission of the Luminary Circle is to support TPAC programs designed to provide arts experiences to those in our community who might not otherwise have access. We have eight community engagement programs that serve all ages in northeastern Oklahoma. We do everything from bringing every kindergartner in Tulsa Public Schools to see a free live theatrical performance to producing a “senior” musical through Life Senior Services at Eastside. We host classes and workshops throughout Tulsa, taking the arts outside of our building, while also bringing in youth of all ages to experience world class education and performances.

These programs truly make a difference in Tulsa, but we need your help to fund these efforts. This is your opportunity to help us produce those initiatives so that we can continue to reach even more folks through the arts.

May the new year bring you joy, happiness and many special experiences here at the TPAC. We’ll see you again soon for the next show and hopefully for a pre-show drink in the exclusive LaFortune Studio! Thank you for your support and for being such an important part of the TPAC.

Sara Phoenix

Vice

President of

Development and Engagement

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Nathan Harmon

Sara Phoenix

january events

Tulsa Youth Opera

Amahl and the Night Visitors

The Three Kings, following the star to Bethlehem, stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled shepherd boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men’s tale of a kingdom “built on love alone,” Amahl offers his own simple gift to the Christ Child.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

January 7 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

January 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Tulsa Town Hall

Jean Chatzky

American journalist, personal finance columnist, financial editor of NBC’s TODAY show, AARP’s personal finance ambassador, and the founder and CEO of the multimedia company HerMoney, Jean Chatzky stops by to make investing simple.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

January 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

INVIGORATING: Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5

Gerard Schwarz guest conducts as the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra performs Ottorino Respighi’s Gli Ucceli (The Birds) and Church Windows and Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

January 14 at 7:30 p.m.

january events

Theatre Tulsa 1776

American HERstory comes to life with a new twist on a classic musical. It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only the Congress can agree to it!

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

January 13 at 8 p.m.

January 14 at 8 p.m.

January 15 at 2 p.m.

January 20 at 8 p.m.

January 21 at 8 p.m.

January 22 at 2 p.m.

January 27 at 8 p.m.

January 28 at 8 p.m.

January 29 at 2 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Jesus Christ Superstar

With lyrics and music by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award® winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

January 24 at 7:30 p.m.

January 25 at 7:30 p.m.

January 26 at 7:30 p.m.

January 27 at 8 p.m.

January 28 at 2 and 8 p.m.

January 29 at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

february spotlight

Fellowship for the Performing Arts

C.S. Lewis on Stage:

Further Up and Further In

Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and self-deprecating wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep into the soul one of the most influential thinkers of the past 100 years.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 2 at 7 p.m.

February 3 at 8 p.m.

February 4 at 4 p.m.

February 5 at 3 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company Terminus

This is the story of Eller — a progressive white matriarch — and her mixed-race grandson, Jaybo, who live together down by the railroad tracks in rural Georgia.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

February 2 at 8 p.m.

February 3 at 8 p.m.

February 4 at 2 and 8 p.m.

February 5 at 2 p.m.

February 10 at 8 p.m.

February 11 at 2 and 8 p.m.

February 12 at 2 p.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

CAPTIVATING: Brahms’

Symphony No. 1

Yaniv Dinur guest conducts as the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra performs Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Carlos Chavez’s Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonia India,” and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

February 4 at 7:30 p.m.

february spotlight

Tulsa Ballet

Cinderella

An ordinary girl experiences one magical night, thanks to her Fairy Godmother and a pair of glass slippers. Brand new choreography by rising star Andrew McNicol tells this classic love story with stunning new sets and costumes, creating the ultimate romantic comedy.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

February 9 at 7 p.m.

February 10 at 7:30 p.m.

February 11 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

February 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Emery Entertainment Inc. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Live!

The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars — Women Are From Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a lighthearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 11 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Theatre North

Paradise Blue

In Tony Award-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau’s powerful noirinspired drama, a makeshift family and their troubled bandleader find themselves fighting for the future of Paradise.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

February 18 at 8 p.m.

February 19 at 3 p.m.

February 25 at 8 p.m.

February 26 at 3 p.m.

february spotlight

Chamber Music Tulsa Rolston Quartet

With their debut recording, “Souvenirs” recently named BBC Music Magazine ‘recording of the year,’ Canada’s Rolston String Quartet continues to receive acclamation and recognition for their musical excellence.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 19 at 3 p.m.

Pride & Prejudice

As the Bennet sisters try to navigate their way toward love and marriage, Austen humorously skewers the hypocrisies and absurdities of the English class system and puts the thoughts and feelings of her women characters front and center.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 24 at 7 p.m.

Tulsa Opera Aida in Concert

The grandest of grand operas, Verdi’s classic tragedy is performed in concert with festivities to follow. Daniela Candillari, newly appointed Principal Conductor at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, makes her Tulsa debut leading a cast of stars, large orchestra, and chorus of eighty.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

February 25 at 7:30 p.m.

TPAC Presents

From the posters on the wall, to the music pumping through our speakers, to the names of our NY-style pizza pies, it’s always a party at your nearest Empire. We’re committed to awesome service, championing our neighborhoods and nonstop good times. Hang out with us!

Downtown Tulsa’s award-winning restaurant, Juniper, changes with the seasons to bring guests creative, modern cuisine focused on delicious, locally sourced ingredients. Juniper boasts a beautiful and intimate downtown setting with its rustic brick columns, commissioned art by local artists, and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Downtown Tulsa’s award-winning restaurant, Juniper, changes with the seasons to bring guests creative, modern cuisine focused on delicious, locally sourced ingredients. Juniper boasts a beautiful and intimate downtown setting with its rustic brick columns, commissioned art by local artists, and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Located at Center 1 in Brookside, this new concept

Justin Thompson Restaurant Group features classic and re-invented dishes & libations from all of Scandinavia. Whether you join us for lunch, brunch, or dinner, you’ll experience the exceptional cuisine and heart-felt hospitality that Justin Thompson and his team have created at each of its other concepts.

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All people deserve access to quality arts experiences. We dedicate ourselves to sharing varied, enriching performing arts opportunities for diverse audiences, because when the performing arts are a part of our lives, our community becomes more resilient, empathetic, inclusive and innovative — leading to a better future for Tulsa.

TPAC’s Luminary Circle is your chance to join in on our mission to provide arts to all! By helping us fund our community engagement programs, you help us inspire, lead and give light to others; you become a Luminary.

For more information on this incredible new opportunity — and to see all the amazing perks of becoming a member — visit tulsapac.com/luminary-circle or scan the QR code.

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Thank you to our sponsors for their generosity! Community support from these incredible organizations help us provide more art than ever before. For more information on how to become a sponsor, visit tulsapac.com/corporate-sponsorships.

CHARLES & MARION WEBER FOUNDATION

Prismatic

Barnett Family Foundation

Vibrant

Wendy and Chuck Garrett

Dwight and Jessica Strayer

Iridescent

Jill & Bob Thomas

Brilliant

Jana Bingman

Samuel Briggs

Liz Carr

Jennifer Dubois

Wayne and Tracey Larkin

Marla Mansfield

Tim and Kay Phoenix

Betty Pirnat

Jo Ann and Douglas Stall

Hayley Stephens

Richard Sudduth

Dustin and Christy Thames

Amanda Viles

Thank you to our Luminaries for helping us fund our community engagement programs, helping us inspire, lead and give light to others!

Splendid

Sarah and Justin Amador

Kenneth Hess

John and Marge Gaberino

Albert and Susie Gallegos

Mark and Natalie Haggard

Chandler Harris

Teri Holmes

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn

Dennis Neill and John Southard

Sharon Parker

Tina Peña and Bill Loyd

Glenda Silvey

Adelaide Steed

Ann Tierney

Vivid

Bruce and Kami Barton

Ely Bates and Katherine Silvey Bates

Linda and Phillip Berrey

Sarah Block

Alecia Brown

Ken Busby

Cristi Carnahan

Laura Creekmur

Marcus and DeLynn Fairless

Marc and Linda Frazier

Linda Hair-Grant

Mikaelah Howard

Craig and Carol Kovin

Jessica Lawmaster

Amy Nance

Tom and Laurie Neylon

Evelyn Perez

Amanda Vavra

Valerie White

Tanyala Woods

Steve Wright

Rev. Richard and Peggy Ziglar

The TPAC Presents 22–23 Imagination Series continues next month with The Secret Agency, featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo! This electric performance combines golden age hip hop with the raw emotional power of funk to tell stories that encourage listeners to embrace individuality and wonder.

At The Secret Agency, the energy levels stay high and funky, the rhymes come at you rapid fire, and the song topics get the audience thinking about who they are, who they want to become, and how to overcome their fears. Come experience an interactive performance that blurs the line between kids music, young adult narratives, and universal storytelling on February 17 & 18, 2023!

Ready to get funky now? Try your hand at this crossword and test your hip hop history knowledge!

ACROSS

DOWN

legal art in public spaces. Though street art wider range of mediums including stencils wheatpaste, there is a large crossover between and graffiti.

2. Usually legal art in public spaces. Though this type of art uses a wider range of mediums including stencils and wheat paste, there is a large crossover between this type of art and graffiti.

Across

4. A creative culture involving music, dance and art that began in NYC in the 1970s.

culture involving music, dance and art in NYC in the 1970s.

small sections of pre-existing music making new music.

5. The use of small sections of pre-existing music when making new music.

7. An artist who writes words in public and private spaces, usually with spray paint.

who writes words in public and private usually with spray paint.

9. The part of a song where the music becomes more simple and the drums and percussion take the lead.

a song where the music becomes more the drums and percussion take the lead.

1. A style of dance that originated along with hip hop music.

Down

1. A style of dance that originated along with music.

3. A neighborhood in New York City where hip hop is rumored to have gotten its start.

3. A neighborhood in New York City.

6. A lyricist that performs vocals in hip hop

6. A lyricist that performs vocals in hip hop music.

8. A type of music that combines elements of R&B and Soul music.

8. A type of music that combines elements and Soul music.

Most everyone knows the story of Jesus and Judah. But for 50 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” has told the story through rock music, giving it a modern twist.

Oklahoma native Elvie Ellis plays the part of Judas in the current North American Tour, set to arrive in Tulsa this month.

Ellis grew up in Oklahoma City, majored in vocal music education at the University of Oklahoma, and didn’t spend a lot of time thinking he could work as a musical theatre performer. He was prepared to spend a life in tech, behind the scenes, or teaching.

On a whim, he attended an audition while in graduate school, booked the job and has been performing ever since. Judas has been a dream role of his since his sophomore year of college, as he found himself in awe of the incredible performers who have filled the role before him.

Elvie Ellis

Photo by Rebecca Nowak

Elvie Ellis performs in JCS

Photo by Evan Zimmerman for Murphy Made

As a believer in the Bible himself, he still finds he identifies with Judas in many ways, though he knows that sounds strange. But Judas in this show is far more layered and has far more depth than just the betrayer he is often portrayed as.

Ellis hopes audiences attend the show and find themselves thinking of this story in shades of gray instead of black and white. “It makes you think about where you might be in this story and if you would make the same decisions,” he says.

The show moves quickly and doesn’t include an intermission. Ellis’ hope is that audiences attend with open minds and hearts to share this incredible story together, taking a fresh look at a well-known story and the characters who drive it.

Come support Ellis and the rest of this amazing, dedicated cast when they join us in the Chapman Music Hall.

CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS PRESENTS JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 27 at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 28 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 29 at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.

Chapman Music Hall

“It makes you think about where you might be in this story and if you would make the same decisions.”

Jean Chatzky

Founder & CEO of HerMoney

The financial investment world can be extremely stressful and overwhelming to those not well versed in the jargon and language used. Enter journalism student Jean Chatzky.

“I spent college at my school newspaper, so being an English major made all the sense in the world to me,” Chatzky shares. When she got out of school, she got a job at Working Woman magazine, which included articles that were a mix of career, business, food and fashion.

“I worked for the business editor and really liked it,” Chatzky says and continues, “I liked writing about companies and careers and investing and all of those sorts of things.”

She liked it so much that when she left the magazine, she pursued that side of business journalism.

This new passion took her to Wall Street, where she earned the chops to be a business journalist. Afterward, she began covering the world of money from a very personal perspective, which is what she still does in a wide array of mediums.

Chatzky has now founded and is the CEO of HerMoney, which originally started as a podcast. “We very quickly discovered that our listeners wanted more,” says Chatzky. “They wanted a community, they wanted more resources, they were hungry for additional information.”

“There have been roadblocks set up around the financial industry that make it seem more daunting and more complicated than it is.”

Now, the company provides coaching, newsletters, constant online content, a Facebook group, and many other mediums that create a community for women and others who might need help managing their finances.

“It shouldn’t be as complicated as it is. ... There have been roadblocks set up around the financial industry that make it seem more daunting and more complicated than it is.”

HerMoney is a judgment free zone where money and investment are put into simple terms for those not a part of the financial world. Chatzky brings her incredible knowledge and skill at putting complex systems into simple terms when she join us in the Chapman Music Hall this month.

TULSA TOWN HALL PRESENTS

JEAN CHATZKY

Your Money and Your Retirement: Where Do You Go From Here?

Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.

Chapman Music Hall

MARCH

TPAC Presents: Brown Bag It

Jazz This!

WESTBY PAVILION

March 1 at 12:10 p.m.

American Theatre Company

Skeleton Crew

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

March 3 at 8 p.m.

March 4 at 8 p.m.

March 5 at 2 p.m.

March 9 at 8 p.m.

March 10 at 8 p.m.

March 11 at 8 p.m.

Tulsa Town Hall

Richard Dreyfuss

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

March 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Sarah Coburn: An Evening of Opera

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

March 4 at 7:30 p.m.

TPAC Presents

Faith Prince and Jason Graae

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 4 at 8 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Hamilton

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

March 8 at 7:30 p.m.

March 9 at 7:30 p.m.

March 10 at 8 p.m.

March 11 at 2 p.m.

March 11 at 8 p.m.

March 12 at 1 p.m.

March 12 at 7 p.m.

March 14 at 7:30 p.m.

March 15 at 7:30 p.m.

March 16 at 7:30 p.m.

March 17 at 8 p.m.

March 18 at 2 p.m.

March 18 at 8 p.m.

March 19 at 1 p.m.

March 19 at 7 p.m.

TPAC Presents: Imagination Series

Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 10 at 7 p.m.

Chamber Music Tulsa

Akropolis Reed Quintet

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 12 at 3 p.m.

Tulsa Ballet

Tchaikovsky

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

March 23 at 7 p.m.

March 24 at 7:30 p.m.

March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

March 26 at 2: 30 p.m.

TPAC Presents

Second City: Swipes Right

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 25 at 8 p.m.

OK, So Tulsa

Ok, So Story Slam

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 31

APRIL

Theatre Tulsa

American Son

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

March 31 at 8 p.m.

April 1 at 8 p.m.

April 2 at 2 p.m.

April 7 at 8 p.m.

April 8 at 8 p.m.

April 9 at 2 p.m.

Akropolis Reed Quintet presented by Chamber Music Tulsa

Celebrity Attractions

Ain’t Too Proud

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

April 4 at 7:30 p.m.

April 5 at 7:30 p.m.

April 6 at 7:30 p.m.

April 7 at 8 p.m.

April 8 at 2 p.m.

April 8 at 8 p.m.

April 9 at 1 p.m.

April 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Southeast Asian Performing Arts Foundation

Buddha

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

The Princess Bride in Concert

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Sonic Era Touring Glenn Miller Orchestra

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

April 18 at 7 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Legally Blonde

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

Tulsa Town Hall

Jonna Mendez

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

April 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Theatre Tulsa Kinky Boots

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

April 28 at 8 p.m.

April 29 at 8 p.m.

April 30 at 2 p.m.

April 30 at 8 p.m.

May 4 at 8 p.m.

May 5 at 8 p.m.

May 6 at 8 p.m.

Patti LuPone presented by TPAC

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