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REVIEW: Dead Man Walking by Tulsa Opera

2/26/2012 3:02 PM


Everything that opera should be, Tulsa Opera’s production of “Dead Man Walking” is.

And what, exactly, should an opera be? It should be a theatrical experience ... 

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Got those "Downton's out" blues? Here's a couple of cures.

2/21/2012 12:15 PM


My esteemed colleague Kim Brown has already addressed the despair some are feeling, now that the second season of 'Downton Abbey' has ended.

And though suggesting ... 

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A novel statement in an art gallery

2/20/2012 11:52 AM

Two Oklahoma authors will be discussing 'The State of the Novel,' the latest presentation by BookSmart Tulsa, beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Joseph Gierek Fine ... 

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Preview of a Review: "The Frogs" at the Nightingale Theater

2/18/2012 2:23 PM

Aristophanes’ comedy “The Frogs” has been around since 405 B.C., but it receives a bit of modernization in the production that the Midwestern Theater Troupe opened Thursday ... 

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Put down the phone. Pick up the pen.

2/17/2012 2:24 PM


It’s the 17th of February. Have you written your letter yet?

“Letter?” you say (and by “you,” I am, of course, referring to all seven of you who will happen to ... 

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Affairs of TATE

2/16/2012 1:47 PM

For those interested in the Tulsa Awards for Theatre Excellence, you have the chance to see three of the nominees for the 2012 awards this weekend.

Actors Company ... 

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Dance Magazine praises Tulsa Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"

2/15/2012 2:22 PM

Wendy Perron, the editor of Dance magazine, was in Tulsa this past weekend to watch the world premiere of Tulsa Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet,' choreographed by Edwaard ... 

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Preview of a review: Tulsa Ballet's "Romeo & Juliet."

2/11/2012 1:49 PM


Let’s put it this way: Tulsa Ballet’s new “Romeo and Juliet” is, quite simply, Great Shakes.

The company gave the world premiere of this full-length ballet by Edwaard ... 

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STOMP presale.

2/10/2012 3:15 PM

Tickets for the March 6-11 run of 'Stomp' -- the theatrical percussion show that is one of the few Broadway-style productions that really does include the kitchen sink ... 

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A solution to Elgar's "Enigma"?

2/10/2012 2:52 PM


The story Thursday about the Signature Symphony’s upcoming concert of music by the English composer Edward Elgar concert mentioned that a number of solutions as to ... 

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A better "Mousetrap," and other suburban shows

2/10/2012 11:55 AM

This week – Monday, to be exact – marked the 60th anniversary of England’s Queen Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne, following the death of her father, George VI.

This ... 

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Dickens' best? It's Bleak, apparently.

2/9/2012 12:53 PM


As Tuesday was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, the magazine The Economist decided to figure out which of Dickens' novels sold the most copies during ... 

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James D. Watts Jr. has lived in Oklahoma for most his life, even though he still has people saying to him, "Don't sound like you're from around these parts." A University of Oklahoma Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Watts has received the Governor Arts Award, Harwelden Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Beth Macklin Award for his writing. Before coming to the Tulsa World, Watts worked for the Tulsa Tribune.

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