Excellent Production from Shakespeare in the Park with “The Comedy of Errors”
Jordan Nicholes as Dromio of Syracuse (right) and Tyler John Malinauskas as Dromio of Ephasus (left) eavesdrop on one another. Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
“The Comedy of Errors” is one of the bard’s most delightful and beloved comedies. One of Shakespeare’s favorite humorous devices is mistaken identity and “The Comedy of Error’s has two sets of twins to confuse their fellows. D. Lance Marsh directs the fun at Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park in the Myriad Gardens through June 29, 2019.
Separated at birth, the twin sons of Aegean are both named Antipholus, one… Continue reading
The Lyric’s Summer Series Returns with Singin’ In the Rain!
From left, Jeremy Benton as Don Lockwood, Tatum Grace Ludlam as Kathy Selden and Richard Riaz Yoder as Cosmo Brown in Lyric Theatre’s production of Singin’ in the Rain. Photos courtesy Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.
It’s here again!! The Summer at the Civic Series is the most exciting theatre event of the year. Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents a series of three fabulous, fully produced musicals in six weeks on the Civic Center Thelma Gaylord Stage. It’s a spectacular, blink-and-you-miss-it thrill ride and it’s starting soon!! This year, Summer at the Civic opens with the American classic Singin’… Continue reading
“Disaster!” Unmitigated Success at the Pollard
Charlie Monnot and Kara Chapman “Disaster!” Photo courtesy of James Michael Avance
The Pollard ends this season with a bang! “Disaster!” is an incredibly funny show; music, song and hilarity in a single package directed as well as choreographed by genius Matthew Sipress Banks. Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, with creator Drew Geraci, wrote this spoof on popular catastrophe films, gathering a stellar cast singing with flair and dancing like Fred Astaire—with a perfect grasp of comedic timing creating high-spirited merriment.
Banks cast is incredible, and each member, whether ensemble or main character has a wonderful moment of triumph;… Continue reading
Meet Us!
The OK Art Scene and Hurd Team!
We are growing here at Oklahoma Art Scene and Hurd!! We have a 3-person team covering OKC theatre reviews and features. Theatre is a passion for all of us! You’ll see us in the lobby and sitting among you during your favorite plays and musicals, so we wanted to take an opportunity to introduce ourselves!
Elizabeth Hurd: Our founder and publisher, Elizabeth Hurd has been acting and writing for Oklahoma City theatre for over thirty years. Elizabeth is a true legend in OKC!
- Favorite Play: The Night of the Iguana… Continue reading
The Pollard’s In for a DISASTER!
The cast of The Pollard’s DISASTER! Photo by James Michael Avance.
What a Disaster! The Pollard closes out their 32nd season with one wild boat ride. Inspired by the 1970s natural disaster movies and the music of the disco era, Disaster! is a funny, low-brow comedy romp for (almost) all ages. The casino cruise ship where the chaos plays out rocks with hits of the 70s. Soon it rumbles and shakes as an earthquake wreaks havoc and sets off a cascade of impending doom. Killer tides, infernos, gas leaks, rats and sharks all threaten the evening and everyone… Continue reading
Carpenter Square Presents the Colorful White Guy On the Bus
The cast of White Guy on the Bus. Photo courtesy Carpenter Square Theatre.
Bruce Graham’s 2017 drama White Guy on the Bus offers a surprising and honest take on race relations in the U.S. Bringing a personal touch to the subject matter, Carpenter Square Theatre tackles this heavy topic with a strong cast. Terry Veal is Ray, the titular White Guy who sits on a city bus every week and befriends a black mom who travels the same route for school and work. Time flashes backwards and forwards, showing the audience Ray’s life with his wife Roz, played by… Continue reading
INCOMING! The Pollard Prepares for Disaster!
L to R: James A. Hughes, Kara Chapman, Erin Heatly, and Charlie Monnot rehearse for The Pollard’s Disaster! Photo by Jared Blount.
Downtown Guthrie this June is looking to be quite troubling. The Pollard Theatre’s upcoming production of Disaster!, written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, pays tribute to the great music and stylized catastrophe movies of the 1970s. It includes a large cast full of comedic greats in the local theatre scene, and features some of the best music money can buy. Two of the production’s stars, Emily Pace and Matthew Alvin Brown, sat down with me… Continue reading
Lyric Academy’s Honk, jr. is a Honk of a Great Time!
The cast of Honk, jr. Photo courtesy Rozz Grigsby.
Honk, jr. is a lovely adaptation of The Ugly Duckling, and the Thelma Gaylord Academy presents it with Spring in their step. Featuring a cast made up of the Academy’s 7-14 year olds, these students tell the sweet tale of Ugly, a baby chick who just doesn’t quite belong with his duckling siblings. After being unfortunately separated, Ugly sets off to find his family, and meets some wonderful friends along the way.
The delightful cast is a large ensemble, and they’re ever present and professional. Hanna Andreassen is… Continue reading
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” Heralds Great Summertime Theatre from Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
The Stinky Cheese Man Rejoices
Terry Veal directs “Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” at Oklahoma City Children’s Theatre where a lot of magic happens. When it comes to entertainment that is wildly successful nothing beats children’s theatre. You can see it in the faces of the children, an audience transfixed with wonder; eyes shining. Sometimes they squirm, sometimes they are noisy, sometimes they cry, but they are always entranced with the action on the stage. They are the future of theatre; they are the audience of tomorrow and they love to see the live… Continue reading
Urinetown is The Place to Be!
Urinetown: The Musical. Photo courtesy Nicholas Bartell.
Urinetown: The Musical brings us to a not-so distant dystopian future where vital natural resources are in desperately short supply. The citizens who live in this dusty world must stand in line for hours each day, scraping pennies to use the bathrooms. Public facilities are closely monitored, and big business runs the show. Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy presents this musical with all its wit, irreverence, and surprisingly poignant statements regarding the lifestyles we lead and take for granted every day.
Logan Boyd is Officer Lockstock and the narrator of the show.… Continue reading