2023-2024 TOURING ATTRACTIONS SEASON
OCCC’s touring attractions are supported in part by the E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation and the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Oklahoma and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Transportation Partner: King’s Worldwide Transportation
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES
Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater
Forever Motown
So Good for the Soul!
Direct from New York – The Original Cast of Forever Motown with nine all-star performers featuring Theo Peoples, Former Lead Singer of The Four Tops, Glenn Leonard, former Lead Singer of The Temptations, and Traci Robinson former lead singer of The Marvelettes, with an all-star live band. This is a full stage production of your favorite hit songs from all the Motown legends. A sell-out in every market, this show is not to be missed.
“Captures the essence of America’s own music in an evening of sheer fun.” – The Washington Post
Directing Sponsor: Tinker Federal Credit Union
Voctave
The Corner of Broadway & Main Street
Enjoy a night of Broadway show tunes and Disney showstoppers! When a cappella comes together in the best way, it’s something visceral. That’s the magic of central Florida’s Voctave – 11 powerhouse singers with backgrounds in gospel, contemporary Christian, barbershop, pop and choral music. Widely recognized for high-energy performances and impressive arrangements, Voctave weaves tight vocal tapestries that wrap around an audience. Their videos have gathered an eye-popping 150 million views on social media. This is feel-good music at its finest.
On Your Feet!
The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
On Your Feet! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each other—to become an international sensation: Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
“The very air in the room seems to vibrate in this undeniably crowd-pleasing musical!”- The New York Times
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Jerry Herman
The Broadway Legacy Concert
Jerry Herman is a legendary composer/lyricist of the American Musical Theatre and one of Broadway’s most beloved icons. From “Hello, Dolly” and “Mame” to “Mack and Mabel” and “La Cage aux Folles,” Jerry Herman’s songs have lit up Broadway for decades with toe-tapping, soul stirring musical showstoppers. Now he’s sharing his great musical legacy with a new generation of music lovers.
“I always wrote for specific characters and specific situations. To know that my songs could also have a life outside of their respective shows was always a welcoming surprise to me.” – Jerry Herman
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Joshua Henry
Get Up Stand Up
Joshua Henry is a Grammy award winning performer and recording artist best known for his Tony-nominated leading roles in “Carousel”, “The Scottsboro Boys”, and “Violet”, as well as for his show stopping performance as Aaron Burr in the cultural phenomenon, “Hamilton” (Chicago/San Francisco/Los Angeles). In December 2022, Joshua gave a critically acclaimed performance as Gaston in “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” live on ABC. Using his unmatched vocal range and adding in the enticing rhythms of jazz and blues, Joshua will take audiences through the familiar sounds of beloved genres interpreted anew for today’s audiences.
“Joshua Henry’s vocals were like listening to water undulating in a sure, steady, but gentle pulse against the shore. And certain moments were made to make you smile or laugh.” – Broadway World
Directing Sponsor: Tinker Federal Credit Union
Rizwan Manji and Joshua Henry Perform ‘Gaston’ – Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Forever Young
Your Life | Your Music
Forever Young follows one unforgettable group of friends as they discover the greatest hits of all time! Set in a music-filled suburban basement, this unbelievable heartfelt true story is guaranteed to take you back to the first time you pushed play, tuned in, and set the needle down. Featuring songs by Billy Joel, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis & The News, Styx, Queen, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Brooks & Dunn, The Black Crows, Bon Jovi, and many more, this multi-award-winning production is jam-packed with powerhouse vocals, dynamite choreography, and one sensational true story that is guaranteed to make you feel…FOREVER YOUNG.
The Silhouettes
Love Happens
The Silhouettes, created, directed and owned by Lynne Waggoner-Patton, were 1st Runner-Up on America’s Got Talent season 6 in 2011, guest artists on NBC’s AGT Holiday Spectacular 2016, guest artists on AGT Finale 2016 and grateful recipients of Alesha Dixon’s GOLDEN BUZZER on America’s Got Talent – The Champions! This professional theater company uses shadow work, dance, music and acting to tell brilliant stories and convey powerful messages.
INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS SERIES
Bruce Owen Theater
The Wonder Bread Years
A Fresh and Funny Salute to Americana
A fresh and funny salute to Americana, The Wonder Bread Years starring Pat Hazell (former Seinfeld writer) is a fast-paced, hilarious production that gracefully walks the line between standup and theater. Audiences across the country are enjoying a show that not only restores a much-needed sense of wonder, but leaves audiences laughing and savoring the past like never before. From sitting at the kids table to riding in the way back of the Country Squire Wagon, The Wonder Bread Years is a comic bullseye for Baby Boomers everywhere.
The Other Mozart
The Forgotten Story of Mozart’s Genius Sister
The Other Mozart is the true, forgotten story of Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart, the sister of Amadeus – a prodigy, virtuoso and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother, to equal acclaim, but whose work and story faded away, lost to history. The play is based on facts, stories and lines pulled directly from the Mozart family’s humorous and heartbreaking letters.
Directing Sponsor: Archwell Health
The Immortal Jellyfish Girl
A Wild Journey Through a Post-Apocalyptic Future
Part coming-of-age story and part dystopian tragedy, The Immortal Jellyfish Girl soars through dimensions, unconfined by time, gravity, or biology. The year is 2555: large swaths of the earth’s surface are considered dead zones and global extinction has begun. Yet in this age of loneliness and destruction there is still hope.
Hilarious, ridiculous, and virtuosic, The Immortal Jellyfish Girl takes its audience on a wild journey through a post-apocalyptic future. Recommended for ages 10+.
Presenting Sponsor: Leichter Family Trust
Raul Midón
Singer, Guitarist, Eclectic Adventurist
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Engineer, Raul Midón established himself as a first-call session singer upon graduation from the prestigious Studio Jazz program at the University of Miami in 1991. He sang background vocals on more than 60Latin recordings, many Grammy winning. In 1999 he was asked to join the touring band of Shakira. During that time, he was creating his own original music and was signed to a development deal with Warner Chappel. He left Shakira’s band to move to NYC to pursue his own career. Within a year he debuted at Carnegie Hall with the Movie Music of Spike Lee. Spike engaged him to write the end credit song for “She Hate Me.”
