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REVIEW: "Jekyll & Hyde"

1/23/2013 1:33 PM

Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox may share top billing for the new production of “Jekyll & Hyde” that opened Tuesday at the Tulsa PAC, but the real star of this show ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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Something White, Something Blue, Something Wicked...

1/22/2013 12:46 PM

Celebrity Attractions' 2013-2014 season will feature the return of the extremely 'Popular' musical 'Wicked' June 18-22, 2014, along with the Tulsa premieres of the Broadway ... 

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If you want to be part of the River North Dance Immersion .....

1/18/2013 11:34 AM

... then you need to call 918-688-6112, which is the ticket office number for Choregus Productions. The phone number that was listed on the flyer about this program, ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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Barry Epperley to leave Signature Symphony in 2014

1/11/2013 5:36 PM


G. Barry Epperley, who has led the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College for the past 33 years, will step down as the orchestra’s artistic director at the end ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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REVIEW: "Tuesdays with Morrie."

1/11/2013 2:07 PM

The old theatre adage is, “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.”

Theatre Tulsa’s latest production, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” is all about the former, seasoned with a bit ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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Tokens of family game nights past.....

1/10/2013 3:12 PM


Some days are such that one needs to escape, if only for a few moments, into the realm of the completely and utterly trivial.

To wit: The makers of the game Monopoly ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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Give Sapulpa Theatre some direction....

12/31/2012 2:14 PM

The Sapulpa Community Theatre will begin its 35th season in the fall of 2013, and the company is seeking direction.

The company will conduct interviews beginning ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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Former Tulsa Ballet dancer listed among the year's best.

12/28/2012 2:21 PM

Dance Magazine editor Wendy Perron, in her blog about the best moments in dance for 2012, singles out former Tulsa Ballet dancer Yoshihisa Arai for his performance in ... 

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A little chill on Christmas Eve.

12/24/2012 3:53 PM


For whatever reason, Christmas Eve is -- after Halloween -- the holiday most associated with ghosts.

After all, the song that extols how this is 'the most wonderful ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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REVIEW: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

12/16/2012 9:10 AM

Some reviews are easier to write than others. All that really needs to be said, “This is a great show. Go see it as soon as you can.”

That’s the case with Tulsa ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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REVIEW: "The Eight: Reindeer Monologues"

12/14/2012 12:53 PM

For something that is basically a bunch of reindeer sitting around and talking, “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” delves into some very dark materials.

Jeff Goode’s ... 

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James D. Watts Jr.
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"Dralion" -- What's in a name

12/12/2012 3:19 PM


“Dralion,” the latest Cirque du Soleil show to come to Tulsa, gets its name from mashing together the words “dragon” and “lion.”

It’s also the name of one of the ... 

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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.

Contact him at (918) 581-8478.


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