Oklahoma City University Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity (CARE) presented their first major event of the year, Color Cabaret, last Wednesday September 13th. Color Cabaret is an annual musical performance dedicated to showcasing performers of color. This year was the 4th annual cabare which serves as a fundraiser for the organization. The night was…
Kristin Chenoweth hosts Zoom meetings with students
Performing arts students got to have a Zoom Q&A session with OCU alumna and artist-in-residence Kristin Chenoweth March 31.
Kristin Chenoweth named as artist in residence at OCU
The newest artist in residence for OCU was recently announced as being Tony and Emmy award-winner and OCU alumna Kristin Chenoweth.
OPINION: Columnist discusses female-driven gender-bent revival of “Company”
Columnist Francesca Iacovacci discusses the new revival of the musical “Company.”
opinion: Columnist discusses incoming Broadway musical hype
It is impossible to ignore Be More Chill.
‘Playbill’ deems OCU one of ‘most represented’ on Broadway
Playbill’s annual list of “The 10 Most Represented Colleges on Broadway” was published Sept. 10 and ranked OCU seventh.
Melissa’s Broadway job interview
Melissa Feldman, vocal performance junior, has the same dream as countless other OCU students: Broadway. What if, Broadway held interviews, like a normal job?
Broadway star to return to campus
Alumna Kelli O’Hara will return to campus.
Annual spring show presents ‘something for everyone’
The American Spirit Dance Company Spring Show, Hot Shoe Shuffle, is a two-act Broadway revue.
Top ten pickup lines in Hamilton
Everyone recognizes the historical facts and mad rhymes that Lin-Manuel Miranda provides in the new Broadway hit Hamilton. However, audience members often overlook the most useful part: the pickup lines. Here are the top ten pickup lines sure to get you into the room where it happens. They won’t know how to say no…
Entertainment news round-up for March 27
Although the official Cannes lineup won’t be released for another three weeks, a few selections have already been unveiled. Pixar’s Inside Out will premiere at the festival, along with Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which – in keeping with Allen’s no-awards policy – will probably not be in the running for any prizes. For more on Cannes, click…
Entertainment news round-up for Jan. 22
Western star Roy Rogers is headed to Broadway, and Alan Menken is coming along for the ride. Menken, of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid fame, will pen some new tunes for Happy Trails, a new biographical musical about the King of the Cowboys. The show is slated for a 2016 premiere. For more on the musical, click here. Robert Redford kicked…
Entertainment news round-up for March 12
90’s rom-com hit Pretty Woman is making its way to Broadway. The film’s screenwriters, Marshall and J.F. Lawton, are set to pen the book of the musical, with Paula Wagner on board to produce. The production does not yet have a composer, lyricist, or director. For more information on the show, click here. Japan’s Tezuka Productions has…
Entertainment news round-up for Feb. 28
Platinum Dunes, Mandalay Pictures and Universal have selected Dutch filmmaker Diederik Van Rooijen to direct a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Plot details for the remake have not yet been released. Van Rooijen is best known for his film Taped. For more information on the project, click here. The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes has signed on to direct…
Allison Blackwell
Allison Blackwell, musical theatre performer recently seen on Broadway in A Night With Janis Joplin, hosted a question and answer session Thursday afternoon in the Medium Rehearsal Hall of the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
Photo: James Murphy
Entertainment news round-up for Nov. 25
WWE and Blumhouse Entertainment are teaming up for new thriller “Incarnate,” starring Aaron Eckhart. The film will star Eckhart as an exorcist who taps into the mind of a nine-year-old who has been possessed by a demon. Brad Peyton is set to helm the project, with Ronnie Christensen penning the screenplay. For more information on…
OCU Stripped presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
OCU Stripped is performing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a comedic musical centered around a competitive spelling bee. The contestants compete against one another as well as audience members
‘Violet’ to open this weekend
Violet the Musical, one of the most acclaimed Broadway shows of the ’90s, will be presented this weekend at OCU.
The show will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in Burg Theater in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Entertainment news round-up for Oct. 16
Lost creator Damon Lindelof has decided to deactivate his Twitter account. Lindelof was an previously highly active on the social media site and was one of the first film and television producers to use it as a way of communicating with fans. However, many viewers used the site as a way of criticizing his work. His…
Entertainment news round-up for Sept. 5
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Variety has selected its 10 Actors to Watch list for 2013. Highlights include Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station), Lea Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Color), and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis). Profiles of the 10 actors will appear in print on October 8. For the rest of the list, click…
Hurricane Sandy forces cancellation of performances
The disastrous arrival of Hurricane Sandy has caused numerous theatre performances on the East Coast to be cancelled.
