Nov/Dec 2022 Intermission

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PUBLISHER Tulsa Performing Arts Center

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mark Frie

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, Peggy Simmons

EMERITUS TRUSTEE Robert J. LaFortune

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Thankful

Many have heard the story of a blind boy, a hat by his feet, with a sign that reads, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat when a man walked by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign and wrote new words on the back, replacing it so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign returned to check on the boy. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. I wrote, ‘Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.’”

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the second sign reminded people that they were lucky they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the story, be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

I believe the arts give us all an avenue for creativity, innovation and positivity while allowing us to express and feel emotions in a uniquely collaborative way. What a gift! During this holiday season I hope we can all find opportunities to express kindness and love to all who cross our paths.

Happy Holidays to all!

Mark Frie

Chief Executive Officer

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Nathan Harmon

Mark Frie

november events

World Premiere

Theatre Tulsa Spamalot: School Edition

Always look on the bright side of life!

Lovingly ripped off from the classic Monty Python film, Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur with a bevy of showgirls, cows, killer rabbits, and French people.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

November 4 at 7:30 p.m.

November 5 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

November 6 at 2 p.m.

Tulsa Ballet

Carmen

The story of Carmen will leave you breathless. Based on Bizet’s much-loved opera, the ballet tells the tale of the sultry Carmen and her seduction of the soldier Don José, whom she eventually betrays in the arms of the handsome toreador Escamillo. This world premiere, filled with passion, drama, love, and tragedy, is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

November 4 at 7:30 p.m. November 5 at 7:30 p.m. November 6 at 2:30 p.m.

Innovation Arts and Entertainment David Sedaris

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

November 10 at 7:30 p.m.

november events

TPAC: Imagination Series

Pirate School!

This riotous, interactive pirate escapade satisfies children’s universal curiosity for the briny buccaneers of yore, while promoting everyday polite behavior and social courage. Pirate School! has delighted thousands of families with a mischievous blend of improvisational clown theater and its signature brand of boisterous full-audience participation.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

November 11 at 7 p.m.

Theatre Tulsa Our Town

You’ll never look at theatre — or life — the same again. Theatre Tulsa was the first local theatre to perform Thornton Wilder’s tragicomic masterpiece away from Broadway. Eight decades later, we’re honored to return to Grover’s Corners for this moving, life-affirming portrait about small town values and how love transcends everything, even death.

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

November 11 at 8 p.m. November 12 at 8 p.m. November 13 at 2 p.m. November 18 at 8 p.m. November 19 at 8 p.m. November 20 at 2 p.m.

Chamber Music Tulsa Maxwell Quartet

First Prizewinner and Audience Prizewinner at the 9th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017, and hailed as “brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” by The Scottish Herald, and “superb storytelling by four great communicators” by The Strad Magazine, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly regarded as one of Britain's finest young string quartets.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

November 13 at 3 p.m.

november events

Tulsa Town Hall

Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Franklin and Winston, and Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

November 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra SENSATIONAL:

Dvořák's

Symphony No. 7

Guest conductor Stefan Asbury leads violinist Robert Chen and the beloved Tulsa Symphony Orchestra as they perform “Dance of the Comedians” from Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana, “Butterfly Lovers Concerto” by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, and Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

November 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions SIX

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over. The New York Times says SIX “TOTALLY RULES!”

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

November 22 at 7:30 p.m.

November 23 at 7:30 p.m.

November 24 at 7:30 p.m.

November 25 at 8 p.m.

November 26 at 2 and 8 p.m.

November 27 at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

december events

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Elf™ in Concert

Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. This holiday season relive this heartwarming holiday classic on a giant screen as the score is played live!

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

December 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Tulsa Ballet

The Nutcracker

From the epic battle between the Nutcracker Prince’s army of toy soldiers and the Mouse King’s rodent minions, to the enchanting land of the Snow Queen followed by the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom of Sweets, a cast of close to 100 local children joins the dancers of Tulsa Ballet to create a lifetime of memories for young and old.

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

December 9 at 7 p.m. December 10 at 2 and 7 p.m. December 11 at 2 p.m.

December 15 at 7 p.m.

December 16 at 7 p.m.

December 17 at 2 and 7 p.m.

December 18 at 2 p.m.

December 22 at 7 p.m.

December 23 at 2 p.m.

december events

American Theatre Company A Christmas Carol

Robert Odle and Richard Averill's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved novella about the joy of giving has been a Tulsa tradition for more than 40 years. It's a heartwarming story about Scrooge, a lonely humbug who is given the rare chance to change his life and find his heart. Revisit or start your own family tradition this holiday season.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

December 9 at 7:30 p.m. December 10 at 7:30 p.m. December 11 at 2 p.m. December 14 at 7:30 p.m. December 15 at 7:30 p.m. December 16 at 7:30 p.m. December 17 at 7:30 p.m. December 18 at 2 p.m. December 19 at 7:30 p.m. December 20 at 7:30 p.m. December 21 at 7:30 p.m. December 22 at 7:30 p.m. December 23 at 7:30 p.m.

TPAC

David Phelps

Celebrate the holidays with one of the world's best tenors as the TPAC and the University of Tulsa partner to present “David Phelps: It Must Be Christmas”. David is an Emmy and Dove award-winning artist who gained fame as the tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. His seemingly endless vocal range, which extends more than three octaves, will leave you soaring with holiday spirit.

LORTON PERFORMANCE CENTER

December 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Let's Eat!

Enjoy these restaurants for delicious bites before or after the show.

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 by the 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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Steinway Piano Gallery - Tulsa, a family-owned and operated showroom, brings the legendary commitment of quality & customer satisfaction to Oklahoma. Located in the Center 1 shopping center, our showroom o ers new and used Steinway & Sons and Steinway-designed Boston and Essex grand and upright pianos in all sizes and nishes and at prices to meet any budget .

Jon Meacham

Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham is returning to Tulsa. Though Tulsa Town Hall has invited him to the Chapman Music Hall stage once before, he was so fascinating, so popular, so impactful, they’ve decided to bring him back a second time.

In his first visit, Meacham discussed media bias. This time around, he will tackle the historical moment we now find ourselves in, its antecedents and what the past teaches us about overcoming a crisis of trust in our democratic institutions.

In his words, Meacham hopes everyone can “come to this, and all, discussions with both an open mind and an open heart. We have to be willing to engage the uncomfortable. And we do ourselves no favors if we glide over the difficult tasks that face the country. And so, I just ask people to come willing to hear and think about what I have to say.”

Meacham goes on to add: “The task of American citizenship is to arrive at an informed conclusion that, I believe, is rooted in our best allegiance to this idea that we are created equal and thrive under a system of liberty under the law.”

“History is not a roadmap,” Meacham says. But he does hope his study of the past will help audiences make judgments about the present. His aim is that audiences come away from his talk with a sense of hope, but also, he adds, he hopes they walk away with a sense of duty as citizens. Our issues, he says, will only work out if “enough of us decide that we want it to.”

“The only way politics long endures is if it is a mediation of differences. If it is total war,” says Meacham, “every moment, every election, everything becomes a cataclysmic event. And human nature cannot go from cataclysm to cataclysm.” However, he is hopeful because it is up to us to either fix our own mess or make it worse.

Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author

Programs like Tulsa Town Hall, Meacham believes are part of that fix. It is “a bit of light in the darkness,” he says. “Respectfully, thoughtfully, we can discuss important issues about which we may disagree.” If we make it through this difficult time, programs like Tulsa Town Hall will be part of the reason.

TOWN HALL PRESENTS JON

MEACHAM

HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON: John Lewis and the Power of Hope Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. Chapman Music Hall

TULSA

“We have to be willing to engage the uncomfortable. And we do ourselves no favors if we glide over the difficult tasks that face the country.”

The first thing the TPAC staff thought when asked if we’d like to take on tens of thousands of costume pieces? “I’m sorry ... come again?” Or something thereabouts. Strictly speaking, no one on staff at the TPAC is a costumer, seamstress, or really anything else that might be helpful when trying to take care of something so important.

Not to mention, there is absolutely zero space in the TPAC to safely store a costume collection of that size. While we immediately recognized the importance of taking on the collection and furthering our goal of making art attainable for all, the question remained: How on earth could we pull it off?

Let’s back up a bit. When the theatre department at the University of Tulsa came to an end, it left Crista Patrick — who had spent more than 15 years creating and collecting beautiful, handmade costumes for the many shows she helped to stage — with a question: What would become of her stunning collection?

How could her incredible work live on and continue to contribute to the local theatre community?

That’s when Crista contacted the TPAC, which brings us back to, “How do we do that?” Luckily, the City of Tulsa helped out, providing a space big enough to house such a collection. Still, we didn’t feel completely comfortable taking on the huge task. That’s where two of the best costumers Tulsa has to offer came in.

Alice Wegley and Bruce Lewis have been integral to Tulsa theatre costuming. They’ve been working with community theatres for more than 30 years, doing everything from stage management work to backstage costume changes. At one point, Bruce began working with the Broken Arrow Playhouse. While there, he called Alice for help. “I almost killed you for that one,” she laughs, “I had to make 12 Mountie jackets in two days. I was hot gluing the poor actors into them on opening night.”

This dynamic duo has been on boards throughout the region, including Broken Arrow, Owasso, Bartlesville and the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association to name a few. High schools, elementary schools, they’ve curated costumes for just about everyone. But they don’t just curate, they’re also master seamstresses and, quite frankly, artisans in their own right.

Luckily, for the TPAC staff, many of us have had the absolute pleasure of working with these two over the years. And imagine our surprise when they offered to volunteer their valuable time to help us with the gargantuan task of organizing, cataloging and storing this vast collection.

Everything we have been able to do to live up to the incredible task Crista handed to us we owe to Alice and Bruce. Thanks to them, these pieces are being carefully cataloged to allow our local presenting partners to easily find what we have in stock for them to borrow.

Jeremy Stevens, TPAC community engagement director and thick in this costuming endeavor says:

“The more detail we enter into the inventory system the better, because we can look them up. So, if someone is doing a show set in 1910, we can run a report in our system for garments from 1910. We would have no idea what should be categorized as what without the expertise of these two. … They identify everything down to the time period, type of clothing, and distinct attributes the layperson would just pass over. It’s making everything work so much better now and in the long run.”

Thanks to the work of many people, the TPAC Costume Collection is now up and running, allowing local theatre partners to rent costumes for free, which means more arts for all. And we could not have done it without some truly incredible help.

DAVID PHELPS

it must be Christmas

Lthe holidays? We’ve got just the thing! Christian music artist David Phelps is credited with having one of today’s most spectacular voices, and he is bringing his heart-warming show “It Must Be Christmas” to Tulsa.

Phelps’ seemingly endless vocal range, which extends more than three octaves, coupled with his gift for communicating a song, has brought the house down in the world’s most prestigious venues. For more than 15 years, David served as a member of the popular and prestigious Gaither Vocal Band, and during that time, he received numerous Dove Awards and Grammy Awards and completed multiple platinum-selling recording projects.

As a solo artist, he has released multiple albums and videos and has an extensive list of awards to show for them. “It Must Be Christmas” has quickly become a holiday favorite, as Phelps and his fellow artists share their own mesmerizing arrangements of some of our Christmas favorites.

“Everyone loves to sing the same holiday songs over and over again. We put our own twist on it, so we do a mix of some new things and always the great traditional things as well. We just try to create an evening for the whole family so that we can come together and celebrate the joy of the season,” says Phelps.

P u r chas e t ic k e t s t o day : davidphelps.com

He continues by pointing out, “Sometimes the holidays are hard for people, but we try to remind everyone, including ourselves, that the reason is in the hope of the season and in the sense of renewal that we celebrate at Christmas time. Because it is all about a new start.”

DAVID PHELPS

Among his favorites, Phelps lists “O, Holy Night,” “Mary, Did You Know” and a special arrangement of “Joy to the World” he is particularly fond of. His love for the holidays lies largely in the fact that it is about “coming together and spreading love from our own little corner of the world. … and focusing on the things that bring us together instead of separating us.”

Excited for his return to Tulsa, Phelps hopes to spread joy and hope on the Lorton stage! Don’t miss out on hearing one of the best singers in the world sing your holiday favorites.

TPAC

David Phelps

December 16 at 7:30 p.m. TU’s

Lorton Performance Center

TPAC’s Luminary Circle

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.

Sponsorship levels:

Vivid | $200

Splendid | $500

Brilliant | $1,000

Iridescent | $2,500

Vibrant | $5,000

Prismatic | $10,000

Radiant | $25,000

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

Join by November 8 and partake in our firstever members’ only event. Enjoy cocktails, live music and light hors d’oeuvres ON the Chapman Music Hall stage.

Become a Luminary and join in on our mission to provide arts to all.

JANUARY

Tulsa Opera

Amahl and the Night Visitors

LIDDY DOENGES THEATRE

January 7 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. January 8 at 230 p.m.

Tulsa Town Hall Jean Chatzky

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

January 13 at 10:30 a.m. Theatre Tulsa 1776

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.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

INVIGORATING: Prokofiev’s

Symphony No. 5

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

January 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrity Attractions Jesus Christ Superstar 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

Fellowship for Performing Arts C. S. Lewis Further Up Further In

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 2 at 7 p.m.

February 3 at 8 p.m. February 4 at 4 and 8 p.m. February 5 at 3 p.m.

World Stage Theatre Company Terminus

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

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

February 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Tulsa Ballet

Cinderella

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.

Pride and Prejudice presented by Aquila Theatre

TPAC Presents Imagination Series The Secret Agency

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 17 at 7 p.m. February 18 at 7 p.m.

Theatre North Paradise Blue

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.

HELPFUL INFO

Chamber Music Tulsa Rolston Quartet

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE

February 19 at 3 p.m.

TPAC Presents Pride and Prejudice

JOHN H. WILLIAMS THEATRE February 24 at 7 p.m.

Tulsa Opera Aida in Concert

CHAPMAN MUSIC HALL

February 25 at 7:30 p.m.

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.

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

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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 wheelchairaccessible 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.

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