Lyric brings audience favorite back to Plaza Theatre
(Oklahoma City) Back by popular demand, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will present its hit, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, October 16 through November 2 at the Plaza Theatre. The production comes on the heels of Lyric’s wildly successful run of summer shows. With direction by Matthew Alvin Brown and choreography by Chris Castleberry, the show will be the interactive, live, musical version of the cult classic.
“The Rocky Horror Show audiences can expect to find the ‘same circus, different tent,’ you might say,” said Brown. “This incarnation of The Rocky Horror Show takes place in a broken down, haunted, traveling circus side show. However, the characters and songs you love remain the same pure, unadulterated fun.”
Regional favorite Monte Riegel Wheeler will reprise his 2008 role as Frank ‘N’ Furter this year. Wheeler was last seen on Lyric’s stage as Clayton in this summer’s Tarzan. Starring as the ill-fated lovers Janet and Brad will be Lexi Windsor and Sean Eckart. Colin Anderson will portray Riff Raff with Renee Anderson as Columbia, Vince Leseney as Eddie/Dr. Scott and Sean Burroughs as the title character Rocky. Other cast members include Kate Moore as Magenta, W. Jerome Stevenson as the Narrator and Cristela Carrizales, Elizabeth Koepp, Elliott Mattox and Brian Stockton as Phantoms.
The one-of-a-kind set is being designed by Washington, D.C.’s Collin Ranney. Ranney was nominated for a 2012 Helen Hayes Award for his work on the set of Adventure Theatre’s A Year With Frog and Toad, the same production for which Michael Baron won his Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Resident Musical.
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show artistic team will be rounded out with music direction by Brian T. Hamilton, costume design by Jeffrey Meek and sound design by Brad Poarch. The production is sponsored by Watts & Watts Attorneys at Law, Chesapeake Energy and The Oklahoman. Annual support is provided by Allied Arts, Inasmuch Foundation, Kirkpatrick Foundation, Oklahoma Arts Council and The Shubert Foundation.
The show begins at 7:30pm Tuesdays through Thursdays; and 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. There will also be several midnight performances, including on Halloween. Tickets are just $40 and are now on sale. To purchase, call (405) 524-9310, visit Lyric’s box office at 1727 NW 16th Street or visit LyricTheatreOKC.com.
About Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
Founded in 1963, Lyric is Oklahoma’s leading professional theatre company. For 50 years, Lyric has produced classic and contemporary musicals and plays featuring both nationally known Broadway stars and local favorites. Lyric produces four large-scale, fully orchestrated musicals at the Civic Center Music Hall each summer, as well as four smaller works at the Plaza Theatre during the spring, fall and winter. Lyric’s Thelma Gaylord Academy is a professional training ground for students ages 5-18 offering classes in all aspects of musical theatre. Academy students have the opportunity to perform in two full-scale productions each year on the Plaza Theatre stage. For more information, visit LyricTheatreOKC.com.
October 12, 2013