Message from the artistic director

Greetings theatre-lovers, Lyric supporters, and I hope

new friends! I’m Michael Baron, Lyric Theatre’s new
Artistic Director, and I am excited and proud to make
Oklahoma City my home. I have recently come from
Do you love
Washington, D.C. where I worked at the 2009 Tony
beautiful singing?
Award-winning Signature Theatre, which like
Do you marvel at
Lyric, is known for producing world-class musicals
fantastic dancing? and award-winning plays. I invite you to come take
Do you get swept an exciting journey with me as Lyric presents the most
away by powerful ambitious season ever in its 47 year history. Our new
storytelling? And season includes 8 brand-new productions, 6 of which
do you GET excited Lyric has never produced before!
when it’s LIVE ON
I can’t wait for you to enjoy the sweet country sounds
STAGE? Me too! of Always. . . Patsy Cline, laugh at the hysterical
Tony Award-winning comedy Boeing Boeing, revisit
Dickens’ classic musical tale Oliver!, dance with the
kids of Hairspray, experience the emotional American
journey of Ragtime, share the hopes of A Chorus
Line, raise the roof with the Altar Boyz, and celebrate

// Michael Baron the holidays with a new musical production of A

Artistic Director Christmas Carol.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
I promise you a year full of the very best talent the
American theatre has to offer. So come experience
all of the singing, dancing, storytelling, and even a
snow-filled theatre as only Lyric, Oklahoma’s leading
professional theatre, can give you.

See you in the lobby!

Cheers,
ALWAYS… Plaza Theatre
PATSY CLINE January 26 – February 5

See “the velvet-voice of country music” legend,

Tu Patsy Cline, come to life this winter at Lyric
We 7:30p Theatre’s Plaza stage. This musical, complete with
Th down home country humor, true emotion, audience
participation and includes 27 musical renditions of

FR 8:00p her unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to

Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Walking After Midnight”
and “Honky Tonk Merry Go Round,” will share the
SA 2:00p 8:00p power of friendship between Patsy and her number

This endearing true story combines humor with sincerity

and gives fans, old and new, a chance to remember the most
acclaimed female country vocalist of the 20th century.

one fan, Louise Seger. Having first heard Cline on

Julie “The Arthur Godfrey Show” in 1957, Seger became
Johnson an immediate and avid fan constantly hounding the
from Broadway’s
CANDIDE local disc jockey to play Cline’s records on the radio.
Their relationship, which began as fan worship,
evolved into one of mutual respect for one another.

Written BY // TED SWINDLEY

boeing Plaza Theatre
boeing March 30 – April 9

Fasten your seatbelts and take a first-class flight with

Tu Lyric Theatre as it presents the 2008 Tony Award-
We 7:30p winning Best Play Revival, Boeing Boeing. Enjoy
Th this hilarious 1960s romp, immortalized by Jerry
Lewis and Tony Curtis on film. Bernard, an architect

FR 8:00p living in Paris, has been successfully juggling three

international flight attendant fiancés, Gabriella,
Gloria and Gretchen, with his housekeeper reluctantly
SA 2:00p 8:00p playing romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in

Go up, up & away as Boeing Boeing soars right out of its time
zone and into the stratosphere of classic comedy.

and out of his swank bachelor pad. A new, faster

Matthew Boeing jet is introduced to the mix, and things get
Montelongo rather turbulent as schedules change, flights are
from Broadway’s
A VIEW FROM A BRIDGE delayed and chaos ensues in this whirl of mayhem
and matchmaking. You’ll love this hilarious farce.
Matthew
Alvin Brown
from Lyric’s
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Written BY // MARC CAMOLETTI

Translated by // Beverley Cross
& Francis Evans
 Civic center
oliver! June 21 – June 25

“Consider Yourself” lucky to witness the audience

Tu favorite and classic musical, Oliver! Based on the
We 7:30p Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist, this musical
Th adaptation about a 9-year-old orphan boy, who runs
away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group

FR 8:00p of young pickpockets, will charm Lyric audiences in

the summer of 2011. This new production combines
heartbreak and triumph while delighting audiences
SA 2:00p 8:00p with outstanding musical theatre gems like “Food,

From the ultimate conniving career criminal, Mr. Fagin, to the

colorful Artful Dodger, to the ever-charming Nancy, Dickens’
colorful cast of characters comes alive once again through
music and dance.

Glorious Food,” “I’d Do Anything,” “Where is

Love?” “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,”
“It’s a Fine Life” and “As Long as He Needs Me.”

music, lyrics & book BY //

LionEl Bart
 Civic center
hairspray July 5 – july 9

The 1950s are out and change is in the air with the
Tu Tony Award-winning fun-loving musical, Hairspray.
We 7:30p Watch Baltimore’s new teen celebrity, Tracy Turnblad,
Th a girl with big hair and an even bigger voice, as she
wins the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and

FR 8:00p integrates a TV network - all without denting her ‘do!

This colorful musical, based on the movie by John
Waters, celebrates sock-hops and teen love in the
SA 2:00p 8:00p early 1960s. Beneath the hoppin’ and boppin’ good

Everything is bigger in Hairspray– the dreams, the voices, and

of course, the hair. You can’t stop Tracy or the beat!

times are themes of rebellion, discrimination and teen

triumph. Enjoy hit tunes like “Mama, I’m a Big Girl
Now,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” “You Can’t Stop
the Beat” and “Welcome to the ‘60s.”

Book BY // MARK O’donnell

Music by // Marc Shaiman
Lyrics By // Scott Wittman
& Marc Shaiman
 Civic center
RAGTIME July 19 – july 23

Called by TIME magazine “A triumph for the stage,”

Tu this Tony Award-winning musical is both a powerful
We 7:30p portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America
Th and a moving, relevant story for today. Based on
E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, the musical

FR 8:00p intertwines the stories of three groups of Americans–

Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother,
the matriarch of a WASP family in New York; and
SA 2:00p 8:00p Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Watch these three

This modern American musical theatre masterpiece will fill

you with pride and make your spirit soar.

extraordinary families as they confront history’s

timeless contractions of wealth and poverty, freedom
and prejudice, hope and despair. Become entranced
with songs like “Journey On,” “Wheels of a Dream,”
“Back to Before” and “Our Children.”

Book BY // Terrence McNally

Music by // Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics By // Lynn Ahrens
A Chorus Civic center
line August 2 – august 6

The ultimate “Singular Sensation,” A Chorus Line,

Tu will dance its way onto the Civic Center Music Hall
We 7:30p stage this summer. Thousands will audition, 24 get
Th to the stage, but in the end only eight will get the
opportunity to do what they’ve always wanted –

FR 8:00p to have the chance to dance. This is the story of the

ones who make it and the ones who don’t. Winner
of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best
SA 2:00p 8:00p Musical Score and Best Choreography, this show

This timeless and stunning musical will astonish those who

have ever had a dream for the Broadway stage.

will dazzle you with songs like “I Hope I Get It,”

“At the Ballet,” “What I Did for Love” and “ONE.”
With its brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song
and compellingly authentic drama, you will love
this brand-new production as Lyric Theatre
re-invents a classic.

Book BY // James Kirkwood

& Nicholas Dante
Music by // Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics By // Edward Kleban
 plaza theatre
Altar boyz october 12 – october 22

Hailed as “high-octane entertainment,” Altar Boyz

Tu is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising musical comedy
We 7:30p about a fictitious boy-band on the last night of their
Th national “Raise the Praise” tour. The Altar Boyz are
five small-town guys, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan,

FR 8:00p and Abraham, who come together as an all-singing,

all-dancing heartthrob group from Ohio. Packed with
an extraordinary mix of side-splitting pop songs,
SA 2:00p 8:00p uncontrollable laughs and lighthearted fun, this

With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography,

the Altar Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask
whether or not faith is really holding them together– and
it’s totally hilarious!

award-winning and totally original new musical is

90 minutes of pure delight. Don’t miss the Altar Boyz!

Book BY // Kevin Del Aguila

Music & Lyrics by // Gary Adler
& Michael Patrick Walker
A Christmas plaza theatre
Carol December 9 – december 31

Enjoy a spectacular new Lyric Theatre holiday

Tu tradition with the production of Charles Dickens’
We 7:30p classic, A Christmas Carol. Capture the magic and joy
Th of Christmas as the ghosts of Past, Present and Future
lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a powerful

FR 8:00p journey of transformation and redemption. Michael

Baron, director of A Christmas Carol at the famous
Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., directs this new
SA 2:00p 8:00p production with over 20 Christmas yuletide favorites.

Relive the cherished tale of jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Tiny

Tim, and a host of unforgettable characters as they make
their way into your heart.

Brimming with joyous song and dance, lavish scenery,

authentic costumes, theatrical magic and lots of snow,
Lyric’s new annual holiday production celebrates the
timeless Spirit of Christmas. This is a beloved family
holiday treat you won’t want to miss!

Written BY // Charles Dickens

Adapted by // Michael Baron
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MICHAEL BARON | Artistic director

PAULA STOVER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR