May/June 2024 Intermission

Brown Bag It

Under the Skin

Golden Girls: The Laughs

BBI: Pat Hobbs

Mahler 5

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Stew

Willy Wonka Jr.

Brad

Pat Hobbs

May 8 at 12:10 p.m. | Westby Pavilion

Pat’s program will be full of FIRSTS … recalling all of his first musical theatre experiences. Expect a reprise of his 2015 SummerStage show, with a few added anecdotes and songs, customized to showcase his 47 years of performing at the TPAC. Join us for this free concert!

Zurin Villanueva performing “Higher”as “Tina Turner” and the cast of the North American touring production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL.

Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade, 2022

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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 DEVELOPMENT

Blake Rowden

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

James Stewart

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST

CEO Mark Frie

CHAIR Julie Smith

VICE CHAIR Ken Busby

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SECRETARY Wendy Garrett

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TPAC update

I’ve been lucky enough to be in the performing arts business for over 30 years; I signed my first equity contract when I was 19 years old. Whether as a performer, venue operator, presenter or producer, I have experienced some amazing moments and been able to travel the world.

Somehow, I’ve managed to be in a 200-seat recital hall for a Luciano Pavarotti concert. I was so close, I didn’t just watch the man sing, I literally FELT him breathe and sing. I’ve shared the stage with people ranging from MGM movie stars to TV icons to Broadway legends. As a presenter, I’ve shared a bottle of wine with Lily Tomlin, had dinner with Carol Burnett — she liked Prhyme Steakhouse so much, she ate there twice — took the comedian Sinbad to his favorite Oklahoma restaurant, Dairy Queen, and had a very deep conversation about the meaning of life with William Shatner. From Patti LuPone to Bernadette Peters and Vince Gill to the Oakridge Boys, I’ve had an amazing journey working with incredible artists.

Yet, by far, my favorite thing I’ve ever been a part of is The Discovery Awards. In partnership with Celebrity Attractions, we are now in our fourth year of celebrating the very best of high school musical theatre talent in northeast Oklahoma.

This year, 60 talented kids will spend the week of May 27 working with industry professionals here at the TPAC, culminating in an incredible show on Friday night, May 31. Two students will be chosen that evening to represent us at the Jimmy Awards in New York City and make their Broadway debuts in late June.

Working with these students and watching their talent, joy, love and acceptance of others fills my heart with hope for the future. I hope you’ll consider attending this year’s performance. I promise you it will become a yearly event you won’t want to miss.

photo by Nathan Harmon

Mark Frie

may events

American Theatre Company Under the Skin

Lou needs a kidney. Yesterday. His daughter Raina has one to spare, but she’s also got issues (plenty of these). Time jumps backward, forward, and sideways, secrets get aired and truths revealed, in this comedy that considers what we owe our parents, and our children.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

May 4 at 7:30 p.m.

May 5 at 2 p.m.

May 10 at 7:30 p.m.

May 11 at 7:30 p.m.

May 12 at 2 p.m.

Murray & Peter Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue

Picture it. United States, 2024. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah. This production is rated 18+ only (adult theme comedy).

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

May 4 at 3 p.m.

may events

TPAC’s Brown Bag It Pat Hobbs

Pat’s program will be full of FIRSTS … recalling all of his first musical theatre experiences. Expect a reprise of his 2015 SummerStage show, with a few added anecdotes and songs, customized to showcase his 47 years of performing at the TPAC.

WESTBY PAVILION

May 8 at 12:10 p.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Finale: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5

The Tulsa Symphony ends their 23–24 season with a bang!

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

May 11 at 7:30 p.m.

may events

Celebrity Attractions

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA: The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

May 14 at 7:30 p.m.

May 15 at 7:30 p.m.

May 16 at 7:30 p.m.

May 17 at 8 p.m.

May 18 at 2 p.m.

May 18 at 8 p.m.

May 19 at 1 p.m.

May 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Theatre

North

Stew

Mama is up early to prepare an important meal and, even with her family on hand to help, time is running short. Tensions simmer with three generations of Tucker women under one roof, but things come to a boil as the violence hovering around the periphery of their lives begins to intrude upon the sanctity of Mama’s kitchen.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

May 18 at 8 p.m.

May 19 at 3 p.m.

May 25 at 8 p.m.

May 26 at 3 p.m.

may events

Theatre Tulsa Academy Willy Wonka Jr.

A sweet adventure with a golden prize inside! Join Willy Wonka’s quest to find his heir in this scrumdiddlyumptious musical extravaganza.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

May 24 at 7:30 p.m.

May 25 at 2 p.m.

May 25 at 7:30 p.m.

May 26 at 1 p.m. — sensory friendly

May 26 at 4 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions & TPAC

The Discovery Awards

Presented in partnership with Celebrity Attractions, The Discovery Awards highlight and award excellence in high school musical theatre. Join us as students from all over the region compete for a chance to perform on a Broadway stage in New York City.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

May 31 at 7 p.m.

june spotlight

Celebrity Attractions

1964: The Beatles Tribute

For more than 30 years, “1964: The Tribute” has thrilled audiences with what is considered by many to be the most authentic and endearing tribute to the Beatles.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

June 7 at 8 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company Big, Scary Animals

What begins as polite dinner conversation with their gay, multi-ethnic neighbors careens out of control. A hilarious collision of race, sex, guns, and sports, BIG, SCARY ANIMALS examines shifting generational beliefs and just how hard it is to raise a child regardless of who you are and where you live.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

June 7 at 8 p.m.

June 8 at 3 p.m.

June 8 at 8 p.m.

June 9 at 3 p.m.

June 13 at 8 p.m.

June 14 at 8 p.m.

June 15 at 3 p.m.

June 15 at 8 p.m.

June 16 at 3 p.m.

june spotlight

Emporium Presents

Brad Williams: Tour ‘24

Pound for pound, Brad Williams is the funniest comedian in the country right now and has become one of the most in-demand comedians working today. Williams started doing standup comedy as a teenager and has been touring successfully ever since, routinely selling out prestigious venues all over the country and world.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

June 20 at 7 p.m.

American Parking is now offering online parking reservations at 281 S Cincinnati Ave for all Tulsa Performing Arts Center events! Secure your parking spot ahead of time, and make a great night out even better.

https://www.americanparking.com/events/ Book a parking reservation

A special trip for our Luminary Circle members!

Mark Frie — TPAC CEO and Tony voter — and the TPAC team are offering a trip to New York City unlike any other exclusively for Luminary Circle members. Not yet a member? There’s never been a better time to join!

Private event with special Broadway guests

Multiple dining experiences with Mark and the TPAC Team

Direct flights and lodging at an upscale hotel located in the Theatre District

To sign up to receive details contact luminary@tulsapac.com

tulsapac.com/nyctrip

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.

& MARION WEBER FOUNDATION

Radiant

Barnett Family Foundation

Prismatic

Dwight & Jessica Strayer

Vibrant

Wendy & Chuck Garrett

Scott & Vanessa Thompson Foundation

Tanninger Philanthropies

Iridescent

Liz Carr

Dr. Janet Cheek

Wayne & Tracey Larkin

Jill & Bob Thomas

Ken & Julie Smith

Kari Wall

Brilliant

Brad & Amy Absher

Anonymous

Jana Bingman

Bruce & Nancy Bolzle

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

Samuel Briggs & Robert Young

Shannon & Darren Burgess

C. H. Colpitt Drilling

Cathy Creekmore Craig

Wendy & Gentner Drummond

Jennifer Dubois

Aimee Faust

Matt, Lauren, & Anson Fleenor

Ronald & Lindsay Fick

Eric & Stacie Gentry

Kerri Green

Amy & Blaine Hoyt

Kyle & Holly Hubbell

Eugene & Ellen Ichinose

Jenny Lizama

Michelle Lowry

Marla Mansfield

Olivia Martin & Madeleine Phillips

Dennis Neill & John Southard

Louie Napoleone & Cody Davis

Linsay & Adam Panzer

Tim & Kay Phoenix

Betty Pirnat

Brian & Dustin Shore

Jo Ann & Douglas Stall

Hayley Stephens & Ryan Schleif

Richard Sudduth

Dustin & Christy Thames

Keith & Linda Van Dyke

Amanda Viles

Splendid

Sarah & Justin Amador

Pete & Aesha Beattle

Daniel & Hillary Cupps

Weydan & Angela Flax

John & Marge Gaberino

Albert & Susie Gallegos

Mark & Natalie Haggard

Chandler Harris

Kenneth Hess

CHARLES

Teri Holmes

Carlye Jimerson

Caron & Shawn Lawhorn

Patrick & Karen Lueker

William & Sarah Matthews

Chris Meadows & Tiffany Harris

Sharon Parker

Rick & Leslie Payne

Tina Peña & Bill Loyd

Brenna Peterson & Jeffrey Wayland

Jamie & Katy Rich

Glenda Silvey

Adelaide Steed

Ann Tierney

Kevin & Carolyn Tillman

Charitable Foundation

Conor Yob

Vivid

Ina Agnew

Martha Asher

Eric & Adry Auerbach

Bruce & Kami Barton

Ely Bates & Katherine

Silvey Bates

Linda & Phillip Berrey

Sarah Block

Alecia Brown

Ken Busby

Cristi Carnahan

Laura Creekmur

Lori Decter Wright

Sharon L. D'Souza

Janna & John Edwards

Mariah & Chris Evans

Marcus & DeLynn Fairless

Linda Frazier

Garry & Meghan Gaskins

Linda Hair-Grant

John & Quin Halpin

Charlotte & Ron Hildebrant

Jordan Humes

Dewan & Marcia Keesee

Mikaelah Howard

Craig & Carol Kovin

Jessica Lawmaster

Ryan & Morgan Lawrence

Patricia Love-Renton

Mr. Raymond Luth & Dr. Maryhelen Hagge

Kerry Malone

Richard & Susan Marple

Sydney May &

Aaron Alexander

Nancy & William McGuinness

Bryce & Katie Murray

Amy Nance

Tom & Laurie Neylon

Joshua Ogden-Davis

Evelyn Perez

Jackie Peters

Doug Plunk

Renetta Reeves

Spurrier Family

Katha Stricklin

Elizabeth Sublett

Carmen Toegel & Larry Paden

Amanda Vavra

William Vaughn

Jeffrey & Jessica West

Valerie White

Tanyala Woods

Mr. & Mrs. Thurber Woods

Steve Wright

Rev. Richard & Peggy Ziglar

calendar

JULY–SEPTEMBER EVENTS

AUGUST

Celebrity Attractions Moulin Rouge CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

August 6 at 7:30 p.m.

August 7 at 7:30 p.m.

August 8 at 7:30 p.m.

August 9 at 8 p.m.

August 10 at 2 p.m.

August 10 at 8 p.m.

August 11 at 1 p.m.

August 11 at 6:30 p.m.

August 13 at 7:30 p.m.

August 14 at 7:30 p.m.

August 15 at 7:30 p.m.

August 16 at 8 p.m.

August 17 at 2 p.m.

August 17 at 8 p.m.

August 18 at 1 p.m.

August 18 6:30 p.m.

TPAC

Fiddler on the Roof

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

August 16 at 8 p.m.

August 17 at 8 p.m.

August 18 at 2 p.m.

August 23 at 8 p.m.

August 24 at 2 p.m.

August 24 at 8 p.m.

August 25 at 2 p.m.

August 30 at 8 p.m.

August 31 at 2 p.m.

August 31 at 8 p.m.

September 1 at 2 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

Celebrity Attractions Bluey’s Big Play CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

September 3 at 6:30 p.m.

September 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa Waitress

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

September 7 at 2 p.m.

September 7 at 8 p.m.

September 8 at 2 p.m.

September 13 at 8 p.m.

September 14 at 2 p.m.

September 14 at 8 p.m.

September 15 at 2 p.m.

September 20 at 8 p.m.

September 21 at 2 p.m.

September 21 at 8 p.m.

Check out our events page! New shows are scheduled all the time on tulsapac.com! Events are subject to change.

Tulsa Town Hall

Sanjay Gupta

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

September 13 at 10:30 a.m.

World Stage Theatre Company

Tim Reid

“Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered”

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

September 13 at 8 p.m.

September 14 at 8 p.m.

September 15 at 2 p.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

September 14 at 6 p.m.

Chamber Music Tulsa Formosa Quartet

WESTBY PAVILION

September 21 at 7:30 p.m. and

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

September 22 at 3 p.m.

American Theatre Company

Patrimony

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

September 27 at 8 p.m.

September 28 at 8 p.m.

September 29 at 2 p.m.

October 4 at 8 p.m.

October 5 at 8 p.m.

October 6 at 2 p.m.

HELPFUL INFO

TPAC 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 918-596-7122. Fax 918-596-7144. Please subscribe to our monthly TPAC email newsletter online at TulsaPAC.com.

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. Prepay available at https://www.americanparking.com/events

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 at 918-596-7111. Outside Tulsa call 1-800-364-7111. 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 print at 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 918-596-7109 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.

For more visitor information, please visit us at TulsaPAC.com.