“The TT Telethon” will be held 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
24, and will be livestreamed on Facebook Live from the company’s headquarters, 5521 S. Peoria Ave., and at givebutter.
com/TTtelethon . Tickets are also available for those who wish to attend the event in person. Cost is $50.
Donations will be accepted in person and online throughout the event, which will feature live music, comedy and some unexpected surprises. Executive Director Travis Guillory will serve as master of ceremonies. “There’s nothing quite like the energy of a live cabaret, and now, with the online aspect, everyone can join in and contribute, even from their own homes,” Guillory said.
“This isn’t just entertainment — it’s a bold experiment in supporting local arts, and one that we promise will be a very fun experience for fans of Theatre Tulsa.” Guillory said the company is investing in expanding its educational programming and community outreach this season. “Money is tight everywhere these days, but without this support we risk compromising the quality and scope of our work for the community, and we can’t do it alone,” he said.
“We’re asking the larger community to give us an extra boost for the beginning of this season.” The company’s educational outreach program, Theatre Tulsa Academy, is designed to offer young performers ages 5 to 18 the opportunity to work with local theater artists to develop their skills is all aspects of performing and stagecraft. The three program divisions — Broadway Beginners for ages 5-7, Broadway Bootcamp for ages 8-12 and Broadway Bound, ages 13-18 — culminate with the students presenting fully staged productions of musicals designed or adapted for young performers at the Tulsa PAC.
Theatre Tulsa will open its 2024-2025 season with its production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Waitress,” directed and choreographed by Liz Bealko, who directed the company’s acclaimed production of “1776” last season. “Waitress” runs Sept. 7-21 at the Tulsa PAC.
To purchase tickets for the telethon and for more information: theatretulsa.org ‘Fiddler’ continues The first show presented by TPAC Presents, a program of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust, was the intimate, two-person musical “Daddy Long Legs” in 2022. For its second production, TPAC Presents is going big with “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Tony Award-winning musical based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem about a poor Jewish milkman eking out a living in the Ukrainian village of Anatevka.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack The score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick is filled with some of the most beloved songs of mid-century Broadway, including “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Tradition” and “L’Chaim (To Life).” Mark Frie stars as Tevye, the milkman, along with Kim Frie, Lillie Taylor, Sophie Rose, Gigi Jenkins, Paul Dower, Dawson Fullingham, Trace Herrera and Scott Black. Performances are 2 p.
m. Sunday, Aug. 18 and 25 and Sept.
1; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.
23 and 30; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
26 and 31, at the Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second St. Tickets are $40-$50.
918-596-7111, tulsapac.com . Cherokee Homecoming art show Sculptor and Cherokee National Treasure Troy Jackson earned Best in Show honors for his ceramic vessel “Cherokee Rose 3, Continuance” at a special event to mark the opening of the 29th annual Cherokee Nation Homecoming Art Show.
“This show continues to be such a special time and opportunity for our Cherokee artists every year,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “We are pleased to honor our talented artists and the work they do as culture keepers to promote and preserve Cherokee culture for future generations.” The juried show and competition features 135 pieces by 87 artists, including five other Cherokee National Treasures: Harry Oosahwee, Lisa Rutherford, Lena Stick, Michael Dart and Kathy Van Buskirk.
Artists competed for a share of more than $18,000 in prize money in two divisions: traditional, defined as “arts originating before European contact,” such as basketry, pottery and traditional arts; and contemporary, which includes sculpture, pottery, basketry, beadwork, jewelry and textiles. Additionally, three new categories — painting; photography and digital art; and drawing, graphics and mixed media — were added this year. The show is now open to the public and on display through Sept.
7 in the gallery located next to the Cherokee National Research Center, 3377 Cherokee Springs Road, Cherokee Springs Plaza, Tahlequah. The Tulsa World is where your story lives.
