What to do in Oklahoma on March 2
From left, Matt Bergman stars as Chuck Baxter, Haley Jane Pierce plays Fran Kubelik, and Justin Larman stars as Dr. Dreyfuss in the UCO production of “Promises, Promises.”
Today’s featured event:
EDMOND – See the University of Central Oklahoma production of “Promises, Promises,” a lively, fully produced musical, will be performed in a cabaret-style setting at 7:30 p.m. today at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E Fifth.
Performances will continue at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and March 10-12. The show is produced by UCO’s musical theater division.
The musical, based on the 1960 movie “The Apartment,” revolves around a naive, but ambitious young executive who finds himself loaning the key to his bachelor apartment to the older executives for their liaisons.
The musical will be staged at the Jazz Lab because of the on-going restoration of Mitchell Hall Theater.
“The surroundings are nice and intimate and nobody will be very far from the stage. It’s good for the audience – they are really close and right there,” director Billie Thrash said in a news release.
Staging the musical in close quarters posed certain challenges.
“It’s very creatively done, both in the staging and the way we are able to bring in a set in a venue where bringing a set in is not easily done,” Thrash said in the release.
Christopher Domanski, scenic designer, said the set was designed for the smaller stage.
“Everything we are using has multiple uses, so the desk for the office also becomes a table. So that everybody knows where we are, we are using titled projections that say ‘the apartment’ or the ‘Chinese restaurant,’” Domanski said.
“Promises, Promises” was originally staged in 1968, with Tony award-winning actor Donna McKechnie as one of the three lead dancers. McKechnie, who has continued to work on New York stages, traveled to Edmond recently to teach master classes in voice and dance, as well as coach the UCO musical’s cast members.
The music for “Promises, Promises” is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and book by Neil Simon. One of the songs, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” became a hit for singer Dionne Warwick.
Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling the Mitchell Hall Theater Box Office at (405) 974-3375. Reservations are recommended, as sitting is limited.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. A full-service cash bar will be available from Hideaway pizza.
For more UCO College of Arts, Media & Design performances and events, go to www.camd.uco.edu/events.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
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