About Us
Over the past 14 years, UCO's Broadway Tonight has served our community exceptionally well providing us with innumerable opportunities to see amazing performers. Now going on its fifteenth year, the tradition of bringing the best talent from Broadway and the silver screen to Mitchell Hall Theater has not changed. This year the performance lineup is one of the most exciting and varied that I have seen in years!
We begin this season with Judy Kuhn, Tony Award-nominee and the voice of Disney's "Pocahontas." She and the Young Voices of Edmond will be presenting a magical evening of Broadway and Disney favorites. Also, later in the season, we will have the opportunity to see Tom Wopat, "Luke Duke" from the Dukes of Hazzard, present an evening of familiar jazz and standards. There is a good chance that, like me, Tom Wopat does not immediately make you think of Broadway stage productions. However, Mr. Wopat is more at home on the Broadway stage than on the television. His Broadway credits include Guys and Dolls, City of Angels and other well-known stage productions.
We are so fortunate to live in an area of Oklahoma that believes in the arts. Broadway Tonight brings together some of the greatest talent from around the United States. I hope you tell your friends and neighbors - I am sure they will thank you for letting them know about these great performance opportunities.
Broadway Tonight is a special place in the College of Fine Arts and Design and at our university. Dr. Greg White, his staff and our faculty have put together a variety of shows that appeal to a broad audience. Beginning with its inaugural season, Broadway Tonight has sought to inform and enrich our entire community with cultural and educational offerings.
I look forward to seeing you during this spectacular season.
Greg White, Director |
Greg White, Director
Greg White is an artist, actor, director, playwright, producer, as well as the Director of Music Theatre and Producer for Broadway Tonight at the University of Central Oklahoma. Favorite professional acting credits include: the Broadway National Tour of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair" (as Harry) with John Davidson, the Original New York Cast of "Nunsense A-men!" (as Amnesia) directed by author/creator Dan Goggin, the Broadway National Tour of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (as Miles Gloriosus) starring Rip Taylor, "Hello, Dolly!" (as Cornelius) with Sally Struthers, "Oklahoma!" (as Will Parker) featuring Broadway greats Terrence Mann and Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley, "Forever Plaid" (as Frankie), the Original Cast of "It's a Wonderful Life!" (as George Bailey), "The Wizard of Oz" (as the Scarecrow,) "This Wonderful Life!" (as the entire town of Bedford Falls) among many others. Greg has also performed as a featured vocalist throughout the world (more than 40 countries to date) on major cruise lines. As a director, Greg has worked throughout the United States and notably at the North Carolina Theatre and the historic Bucks County Playhouse. Favorite directing credits include "Sunset Boulevard," "Sweet Smell of Success," "Summer of '42," "Steel Pier," "State Fair," "Jane Eyre," "Forever Plaid," "Nunsense A-Men!," "She Loves Me," "The Spitfire Grill" and "A New Brain" among others. As a playwright, Greg has written and appeared in a one-man show, "Stewart & Son" (as Jimmy Stewart). Greg's original work "Flipside: The Patti Page Story" (based on interviews with Miss Page) recently received 18 National Kennedy Center Honors (including "Best Musical"). An alumnus of Central Music Theatre, Greg holds a PhD in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University with a focus in Acting/Directing & Playwriting. Greg's students are working artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, internationally and in communities around the world. He couldn't be more proud of their success.
For more information about UCO's Music Theatre program and the College of Fine Arts and Design, visit www.uco.edu/cfad.
Jon Finch, Director
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