The newest production on campus is based on a true story about one woman’s work to protect the rights of women everywhere. Mrs. Packard is based on the true story of a woman who changed history in the 1860s. Elizabeth Packard was unwillingly admitted to an insane asylum in 1863 for disagreeing with her husband’s…
Entertainment news round-up for Apr. 26
Cleveland Playhouse is the newest recipient of the 2015 Regional Theater Tony Award. The Ohio theater is heading into its 100th season as a champion of new works. The rest of the Tony nominations will be announced on April 28. For more on the Cleveland Playhouse and the Tonys, click here. Jay Z took to Twitter…
Playwright connected to OCU to attend production premiere
The final Stage II production of the season is also a first for the state of Oklahoma and the OCU community.
What to do in OKC this weekend–Valentine’s Special
The most entertaining events off-campus to liven up your Valentine’s weekend.
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 April 4
Sources say that 12 Years a Slave star Chiwitel Ejiofor is MGM and Sony’s top choice to play the villain in the next James Bond film. The studios had no comment. Daniel Craig is set to return as Bond with Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, and Naomie Harris slated to return as well. Skyfall helmer Sam Mendes will again direct….
Entertainment news round-up for March 13
Once Upon a Time actress Rose McIver has joined the cast of iZombie, a new zombie crime fighter from Veronica Mars scribes Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero. She will play a medical student who eats brains and inherits the corpses’ memories, which she uses to solve homicide cases. To read more on the series, click here. Cynthia Nixon…
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…
Entertainment news round-up for Feb. 6
Longtime Oscars sponsors Coca-Cola and Hyundai have dropped their support of the event, for reasons undisclosed. PepsiCo and General Motors will take their places. Other advertisers set to appear during the March 2 telecast are Johnson & Johnson, AARP, American Express, Mars, McDonald’s, Samsung, Sprint, and Unilever. For more information, click here. Evangeline Lilly is…
Reduxion Theatre Company presents Richard III
By Brianna Bohland, Staff Writer Reduxion Theatre Company brings an unusual and unexpected presentation of Shakepeare’s Richard III, bringing it from 15thcentury to 20th century. The modernized version of the classic tragedy includes occasional musical numbers, such as Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.” The classic to contemporary take on Richard III will be performed Thursday, Friday, and…
Hurricane Sandy forces cancellation of performances
The disastrous arrival of Hurricane Sandy has caused numerous theatre performances on the East Coast to be cancelled.
