“Jodi has a sweetness and purity to her singing voice and a youthfulness to her speaking voice that was very unique. We felt she best captured the innocent and vulnerable quality we were looking for." Ron Clemonts, co-director, The Little Mermaid who auditioned 600 actresses for the role.
“Rose has had some colorful times of it! A tour de force! Her command of this intimte epic is extraordinary." Bruce Weber, The New York Times
“Earlier generations may have had Eleanora Duse or Sarah Bernhardt, but we have Olympia Dukakis, and that's all the proof we need that things just keep getting better and better." Thomas Burke, Talkin' Broadway about her performance in Rose
“An act that literally takes your breath away...she has an impressive range, perfect intonation, and awesome phrasing. In a tired landscape of cabaret yawns, she is seamless enchantment. Serendipitiously discovering this kind of beauty and talent...is like seeing a unicorn in a subway." Rex Reed, NY Observer, about Linda Purl
"Purl is a true American sweetheart. Riveting...a gifted song stylist." LA Times
"'Stormy Weather' is magnificent, gripping...may just be one of the best biographies about show business, race, love, sex, and music ever written." raves Liz Smith
Current Season
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Jodi Benson and The Young Voices of Edmond7:30 p.m. Tony Award-nominee Jodi Benson has received worldwide recognition and critical acclaim as the voice of Ariel in Disney's "The Little Mermaid." Join us for a magical evening of Broadway and Disney favorites and our own Edmond youth chorus. |
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Olympia Dukakis in "Rose"7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 UCO's Mitchell Hall Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis performs her West End and Broadway one-woman hit, "Rose," the story of a true survivor. Ms. Dukakis shares an unforgettable portrait of an 80-year-old Jewish woman who survives everything from Warsaw to today's Miami Beach. "A tour de Force! Her command of this intimate epic is extraordinary."--The New York Times |
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Linda Purl in Concert7:30 p.m.
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"Sunset Boulevard"
A collaboration of UCO's Broadway Tonight series and Music Theater division and an Oklahoma metro premiere, "Sunset Boulevard" is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the 1950 film with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical contrasts the magic of movies and the realities of Hollywood through the characters of fading silent film star Norma Desmond and the young opportunistic screenwriter, Joe Gillis. Directed by Broadway Tonight producer Greg White. |
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Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne ProjectStarring Mary Wilson
Live narrative from author James Gavin ("Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne), vocals from music legend Mary Wilson (The Supremes), and actual film footage from Lena Horne's career help to interweave an exciting, appealing multi-media concert production that follows the life and music of this American icon. |
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