Month: February 2018

OKC: Painted Sky Opera continues weekend productions of amusing ‘Souvenir’

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Rob Glaubitz

News from Rob Glaubitz, Artistic Director 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. —  Painted Sky Opera features OKC native Molly Cason Johnson as the comically terrible singer Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster  Jenkins continuing  at 8 p.m. Feb. 24 and March 2 – 3; and at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4 at the intimate CitySpace Theatre within Civic Center Music Hall. 

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Review: Tulsa Ballet Dazzles with Strictly Gershwin U.S. Premiere & More

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By Glenda Rice Collins     Updated 2-14-18  

TULSA, Okla.  USA — This past weekend’s North American premiere of Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin ballet extravaganza, presented by Tulsa Ballet, proved to be a fitting and well-received  homage to the genius and versatility of  American composer George Gershwin and the staying-power of his music.    Continue reading →