June 2023 Intermission

Some Girls presented by World Stage Theatre Company

photo by Andrew Nichols

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PUBLISHER Tulsa Performing Arts Center

WRITER/EDITOR Amanda Nichols

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andrea Maduro

ADVERTISING SALES Kaley Jobe

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mark Frie

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Jen Alden

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

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST

CEO Mark Frie

CHAIR Julie Smith

CO-CHAIR Ken Busby

TREASURER Jen Alden

SECRETARY Wendy Garrett

TRUSTEES Billie Barnett, Mayor G.T. Bynum, Laura Creekmur, Lori Decter Wright, Linda Frazier, Taylor Hanson, Carlye Jimerson, Felix Jones III, Jay Krottinger, Tina Peña, Glenda Silvey, Hayley Stephens

EMERITUS TRUSTEE Robert J. LaFortune

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TPAC update

Orbit Arts Update

April 15th was a fun day here at the TPAC. We celebrated art in Tulsa with our inaugural Orbit Arts Festival! Orbit Arts serves thousands of Tulsans every year by making art and performance opportunities accessible to our community.

Our free festival hosted more than 100 local artists who performed throughout the day in our 2nd Street theatres and public spaces. The day was what I call “artistic frenzy” and attendees were able to see everything from Mexican Folkloric dance to a New Orleans jazz band to local hip hop artists and everything in between. Workshops focused on Native American storytelling, belly dancing and much more were offered free to anyone who wanted to join.

One of the highlights of the day was our Orbit Arts partner LIFE Senior Services’ production of Guys and Dolls senior. It was delightful! Another highlight was our TPAC Youth Choir performing with The Tulsa Peoples’ Orchestra and the Voices of Unity Choir. The dance party that broke out in the lobby with the Tulsa Community Drumming was fun too!

We are also celebrating other Orbit Arts successes this year. We assisted another partner, Northside Performing Arts Center, with securing a space from which to teach and share art. We hosted free, creative workshops with national touring companies for local teens and children. And we supported the work of arts organizations in our community that are making a huge impact all over Tulsa.

Bringing everyone together here for the festival was a highlight for our team. We loved it so much we are going to make it an annual event! Join us next year at the festival or through one of our many Orbit Arts programs that run throughout the year. They are free and open to all. Check out our website for more info. We hope you’ll join us!

photo by Nathan Harmon

Sara Phoenix

june events

Celebrity Attractions

The Lion King

Winner of six Tony Awards©, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award©-winning director, Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

June 1 at 1 p.m.

June 1 at 7:30 p.m.

June 2 at 8 p.m.

June 3 at 2 p.m.

June 3 at 8 p.m.

June 4 at 1 p.m.

June 4 at 6:30 p.m.

June 6 at 7:30 p.m.

June 7 at 7:30 p.m.

June 8 at 7:30 p.m.

June 9 at 8 p.m.

June 10 at 2 p.m.

June 10 at 8 p.m.

June 11 at 1 p.m.

June 11 at 6:30 p.m.

June 13 at 7:30 p.m.

June 14 at 7:30 p.m.

June 15 at 1 p.m.

June 15 at 7:30 p.m.

June 16 at 8 p.m.

June 17 at 2 p.m.

June 17 at 8 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company

Some Girls

Your career as a writer is blossoming, and your beautiful, young fiancé is waiting to get married and rush off to Cancun by your side. So what is your natural reaction? If you’re a man, it’s probably to get nervous and start calling up old girlfriends.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

June 1 at 8 p.m.

June 2 at 8 p.m.

June 3 at 2 p.m.

June 3 at 8 p.m.

June 4 at 2 p.m.

June 9 at 8 p.m.

June 10 at 2 p.m.

June 10 at 8 p.m.

June 11 at 2 p.m.

june events

The South Asian Performing Arts Foundation (SAPAF)

Dil Se...

A musical in Hindi on A.R.Rahman “Story of a Generation!” Rahman, rightly known as “Isai Puyal — A musical storm”, recently completed 30 awe-inspiring years in the Indian music industry as a film composer. Dil Se... narrates the story of the musician and the generation that thrived on his music, experiencing varied transitions in music, technology, globalization, films, and human life.

Dil Se... is an audiovisual infotainment program with a confluence of music, drama, dance, and AV.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

June 3 at 7 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

1964 The Tribute

For over 30 years, 1964 The Tribute has thrilled audiences with what is considered the most authentic and endearing tribute to the Beatles.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

June 23 at 8 p.m.

july spotlight

World Stage Theatre Company

The Wiz Jr.

Like an emerald, this precious Broadway gem infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel and soul music.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

July 7 at 7 p.m.

July 8 at 7 p.m.

July 9 at 3 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa Academy

Finding Nemo Jr.

Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by awardwinning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

July 13 at 7:30 p.m.

July 14 at 7:30 p.m.

July 15 at 2 p.m.

July 15 at 7:30 p.m.

July 16 at 2 p.m.

july spotlight

Celebrity Attractions Bluey’s Big Play

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy© award-winning children’s television series. Join the Heelers in their first live theatre show made just for you, featuring the brilliantly created puppets. This is Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

July 15 at 10 a.m.

July 15 at 2 p.m.

July 15 at 6:30 p.m.

July 16 at 2 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa Academy

The Little Mermaid Jr.

Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., adapted from Disney’s Broadway production and the motion picture. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

July 21 at 7:30 p.m.

July 22 at 2 p.m.

July 22 at 7:30 p.m.

July 23 at 2 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions & TPAC Presents The Book of Mormon

This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. With standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, The Book of Mormon has truly become an international sensation.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

July 26 at 7:30 p.m.

July 27 at 7:30 p.m.

TPAC Improve Our

In just a few years, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center will be 50 years young! Fifty years of incredible art on our stages; fifty years of life-changing performances; fifty years of a community coming together to celebrate music, dance, theatre and so much more. As exciting as that is, those years have also taken their toll on the building itself. Years of deferred maintenance have put the TPAC further and further behind industry, safety and ADA standards. As our building falls behind, it gets harder and harder to bring world-class talent to our stages. Other performing

arts centers, casinos and other venues look more and more appetizing to those booking touring routes, and downtown Tulsa is being left out.

Thanks to the City of Tulsa, we’re being given the chance to change the path of our building. Instead of allowing it to fall further behind, they’ve included the TPAC in the upcoming Improve Our Tulsa package. Without increasing taxes, the City has put forth a package that will help not just the TPAC but also other major infrastructure and maintenance issues within our city.

Multiple sewage line ruptures

Crumbling exterior staircases

If the package is approved by voters on August 8, here are a few of the big things we have planned for the TPAC:

• Achieving backstage ADA compliance

The TPAC has many shortcomings when it comes to ADA compliance. The worst of which is backstage, as there is not a safe way to get from the stage door entrance to the backstage areas without using a very steep, for many unusable, ramp.

• Replacing outdated sound equipment in Chapman

The Chapman Music Hall, our biggest theatre, falls far behind industry standards for sound equipment, often making shows very difficult for patrons to hear.

• Adding aisles to the Chapman orchestra level

The orchestra level of the Chapman Musical Hall has continental seating, meaning there are not any aisles, which is not just irritating for patrons, it also makes emergency situations far more difficult and dangerous.

• Overhauling outdated and broken orchestra pit hydraulics

The outdated hydraulics system that controls the height of the Chapman orchestra pit no longer works correctly, causing the pit level to sink over time, making it impossible to keep it at stage level for entire runs of shows.

A steep ramp is the only access to backstage from stage door

No aisles in Chapman Music Hall

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Refurbishing all dressing rooms and backstage areas to industry standards

The backstage areas of the TPAC have been allowed to fall far behind industry standards and are uninviting, uncomfortable areas for performers.

• Renovating and expanding outdated, rusting loading dock

The TPAC has only one loading dock for its four venue spaces. A single show can require up to 20 trucks that need to be loaded and unloaded. The existing dock is also aged, rusted and far below industry standards.

Above and below: the backstage areas, including dressing rooms

While this doesn’t take care of all of our building’s issues, we have additional plans for private funding to help in other areas of need, which includes a way to complete this maintenance without closing our doors.

The TPAC was originally built through groundbreaking cooperation between public and private funds. Now, we’re hoping to find the same magic formula to make sure our building continues to be a gem in Tulsa’s crown, bringing in the very best for Tulsans to see.

Above: the single loading dock, far below industry standards

Enjoy

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THE 23–24 Season is Coming!

As the 22–23 comes to a close, and we look back on the incredible shows and performances we’ve enjoyed over the past year, we can’t help but think: WHAT’S NEXT?! Take a look at all of the amazing events our partners have planned.

American Theatre Company

• The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, Oct 6–14

• A Christmas Carol, Dec 8–23

• Little Wars, March 1–9

• Under the Skin, May 3–11

Celebrity Attractions

• Disney’s Aladdin, Sept 26–Oct 1

• Beetlejuice, Nov 21–26

• Hairspray, Jan 2–7

• My Fair Lady, Feb 27–March 3

• To Kill a Mockingbird, March 26–31

• Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, May 14–19

Chamber Music Tulsa

• Junction Trio, Sept 16–17

• WindSync, Oct 14–15

• Castalian String Quartet, Nov 18–19

• Danish String Quartet, Feb 17–18

• Horszowksi Trio, March 16–17

• Dali Quartet, April 20–21

Theatre North

• Topdog/Underdog, Feb 17–25

• Stew, May 18–26

Many of these amazing groups are constantly adding new dates as well as doing great work outside of our walls. Check out their websites to see all the art they are creating in our community!

Junction Trio presented by Chamber Music Tulsa

Theatre Tulsa

• Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr., July 13–16

• Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., July 21–23

• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sept 15–Oct 1

• Mean Girls: High School Edition, Nov 17–19

• Annie, Jan 19–Feb 4

• Calendar Girls, March 15–24

• Once On This Island, April 26–May 12

• Willy Wonka Jr., May 24–26

TPAC Presents

• Francisco Treviño, Oct 4

• Straight No Chaser, Nov 7

• Janet’s Planet: A Tour Through the Solar System, Nov 15 & 16

• Festival Bell Ringers, Dec 6

• Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, Feb 8

• Call of the Wild, Feb 29

• Vintage Wildflowers, March 6

• Pat Hobbs, May 8

• The Discovery Awards, May 23

Tulsa Ballet

• Don Quixote, Nov 2–5

• The Nutcracker, Dec 9–23

• Strictly Gershwin, Feb 8–11

• Romeo & Juliet, March 21–24

Tulsa Opera

• The Pirates of Penzance, Oct 27 & 29

• La Traviata, May 3 & 5

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

• Prelude: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Sept 9

• Masquerade: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, Oct 7

• Honor, Americana: Price’s Symphony No. 1, Nov 11

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dec 1

• Ebb & Flow: Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Jan 13

• Fantastique Experience: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Feb 3

• Fame & Fate: Mozart’s Requiem, April 13

• Finale: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, May 11

Tulsa Town Hall

• Bill Browder, Oct 6

• Brian Greene, Nov 10

• Rosanne Cash, Feb 2

• Mary Louise Kelly, March 8

• Dawn Porter, April 12

World Stage Theatre Company

• The Wiz Jr., July 7–9

• A Man of No Importance, Sept 15

• Reflections, Oct 19–29

• Choir Boy, April 4–14

• Big, Scary Animals, June 6–16

Straight No Chaser presented by TPAC Presents

Zurin Villanueva as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American touring production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL.

Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022

Mark Frie — TPAC CEO and Tony voter — and the TPAC team are offering a trip to New York City unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before.

October 5–8

Tickets to new, highly anticipated Broadway shows

Hamilton walking tour

Harlem food tour

Pre-show reception with Broadway special guests

At least one lunch and dinner with Mark and the TPAC team

Flights and lodging in an upscale boutique in the theatre district included.*

Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Scan the code or visit tulsapac.com/nyctrip for more info!

*For direct flight information and costs, please email thartnett@worldtvl.com

our supporters

Community support from these sponsors 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

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

Prismatic

Barnett Family Foundation

Vibrant

Wendy & Chuck Garrett

Dwight & Jessica Strayer

Scott & Vanessa

Thompson Foundation

Tanninger

Philanthropies

Iridescent

Dr. Janet Cheek

Jill & Bob Thomas

Kari Wall

Brilliant

Jana Bingman

Samuel Briggs

Liz Carr

Cathy Creekmore Craig

Wendy & Gentner

Drummond

Jennifer Dubois

Ronald & Lindsay Fick

Amy & Blaine Hoyt

Kyle & Holly Hubbell

Eugene & Ellen Ichinose

Wayne & Tracey Larkin

Marla Mansfield

Olivia Martin & Madeleine Phillips

Linsay & Adam Panzer

Tim & Kay Phoenix

Betty Pirnat

Ken & Julie Smith

Jo Ann & Douglas Stall

Hayley Stephens

Richard Sudduth

Dustin & Christy Thames

Amanda Viles

Splendid

Sarah & Justin Amador

John & Marge Gaberino

Albert & Susie Gallegos

Mark & Natalie Haggard

Chandler Harris

Kenneth Hess

Teri Holmes

Carlye Jimerson

Caron & Shawn Lawhorn

William & Sarah Matthews

Dennis Neill & John Southard

Sharon Parker

Tina Peña & Bill Loyd

Brenna Peterson & Jeffrey Wayland

Glenda Silvey

Adelaide Steed

Ann Tierney

Carolyn Tillman

Vivid

Bruce & Kami Barton

Ely Bates & Katherine Silvey Bates

Linda & Phillip Berrey

Sarah Block

Alecia Brown

Ken Busby

Cristi Carnahan

Laura Creekmur

Lori Decter Wright

Marcus & DeLynn

Fairless

Linda Frazier

Linda Hair-Grant

John & Quin Halpin

Mikaelah Howard

Craig & Carol Kovin

Jessica Lawmaster

Patricia Love-Renton

Kerry Malone

Richard & Susan Marple

Nancy & William

McGuinness

Amy Nance

Tom & Laurie Neylon

Evelyn Perez

Katha Stricklin

Amanda Vavra

Valerie White

Tanyala Woods

Steve Wright

Rev. Richard & Peggy Ziglar

SEPTEMBER

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Prelude: Beethoven’s

Symphony No. 5

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

September 9 at 6 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company

A Man of No

Importance

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

September 15 at 8 p.m.

AUGUST – SEPTEMBER EVENTS

*All shows are subject to change. Visit tulsapac.com for the most up-to-date schedule.

Theatre Tulsa Beautiful: The Carole

King Musical

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

September 15 at 8 p.m.

September 16 at 8 p.m.

September 22 at 8 p.m.

September 23 at 8 p.m.

September 24 at 2 p.m.

September 29 at 8 p.m.

September 30 at 8 p.m.

October 1 at 2 p.m.

Chamber Music Trio Junction Trio

WESTBY PAVILION

September 16 at 7:30 p.m. and JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

September 17 at 3 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions

Aladdin

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

September 26 at 7:30 p.m.

September 27 at 7:30 p.m.

September 28 at 7:30 p.m.

September 29 at 8 p.m.

September 30 at 2 p.m.

September 30 at 8 p.m.

October 1 at 1 p.m.

October 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Senzel Ahmady (Jasmine) and Adi Roy (Aladdin) in Aladdin Tour.

photo by Deen van Meer

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