There are quite a few options for the best live theatre in Oklahoma City. One of them is certainly Celebrity Attractions, presenting national touring Broadway shows since 1983 and doing so at Oklahoma City's Civic Center Music Hall. Each year, there are several professional live theatre productions to entertain metro residents.
Here is information on the current season line-up as well as the Civic Center Music Hall, ticket-buying and past productions:
2009-2010 Season Line-Up
Dracula - October 24-25In conjunction with the Tulsa Ballet, Celebrity Attractions begins the season with Ben Stevenson’s Dracula. The frightening spectacle features theatrical stunts and is intended for audiences 12 years of age and older.
Little House on the Prairie: The Musical - November 17-22
From the classic Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books as well as the television series, Little House on the Prairie is an American favorite. Now, the stories celebrating the pioneering spirit come to the stage.
Legally Blonde: The Musical - January 12-17
The well-known comedy film arrives in theatrical form as underestimated sorority girl Elle Woods proves everyone wrong when she goes Harvard Law.
The Wizard of Oz - February 16-21
It's the original classic family musical. Travel down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in the special effects-filled production based on the iconic 1939 film.
Tuna Does Vegas - March 12-14
The new installment of the popular Greater Tuna series, "Tuna Does Vegas" stars Joe Sears and Tony Award®-nominee Jaston Williams and follows the eccentric characters on a romp in Sin City.
Cirque Dreams Illumination - May 4-9
This action-packed stage spectacles sees everyday occurrences "transformed into astounding feats performed by an international cast of acrobatic urbanites, flexible fanatics, world-class athletes, musicians and more."
Rain - June 8-13
With all music and vocals performed live, "Rain" tells the story of the Beatles, from their early beginning to their "long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days."
Location and Tickets
Celebrity Attractions touring productions are presented at the Civic Center Music Hall at 201 N. Walker downtown, Oklahoma City's premiere performing arts facility. A full profile of the Civic Center is available here on About OKC.Tickets for the individual productions typically go on sale about a month before the show dates. They can be purchased by calling the Celebrity Attractions ticket office at (800) 869-1451, the Civic Center box office at (405) 297-2264 or at select Homeland stores.
Tickets range in price from $10 to $80, depending on show, date and seating location. Celebrity Attractions has a detailed Civic Center seating chart available online.
Past Celebrity Attractions Shows in OKC
Several past touring productions brought to OKC by Celebrity Attractions have been detailed here on About.com. They include:- The Will Rogers Follies - See also the interview with Follies star and OU grad Keleen Snowgren as well as the full show review
- Cathy Rigby's farewell performance in Peter Pan
- The famous comedy musical Hairspray
- The biblical tale with rousing music The Rock and The Rabbi
- Tom Bosley and Michael Lerned in On Golden Pond
- Classic musical tale of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha
- The touring production of the Broadway smash Wicked
- The Broadway classic Gypsy
