Tim Burton and Johnny Depp reunite for big-screen remake of supernatural soap “Dark Shadows”
From left, actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton talk on set during the production of their movie remake of "Dark Shadows."
A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Reuniting in “Dark Shadows”
For their eighth cinematic collaboration, director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp revisit the late 1960s-early ‘70s supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows,” since both consider themselves diehard fans of the largely forgotten TV series.
LOS ANGELES — To Tim Burton, there are two types of people in the world: “Dark Shadows” fans and everybody else.
The Academy Award-nominated director wasn’t surprised that his friend and frequent collaborator Johnny Depp could be counted among the followers of the late 1960s-early ‘70s supernatural soap opera. But Burton, 53, was a bit taken aback when the actor brought the idea of a “Dark Shadows” movie to him, simply because Depp hadn’t instigated any of their seven previous cinematic collaborations.
“We’ve talked about it for many years, but I think this was the first project that I ever remember for Johnny where he sort of said, I think (you said) you’ve wanted to play this ever since you were a little boy,” Burton said, turning to the actor sitting beside him.
“Just a wee tyke,” Depp confirmed during a press conference that gathered cast and crew in the swanky SLS Hotel.
“I mean, you knew Barnabas Collins before you knew your own father, didn’t you?” Burton said with a sly grin, launching the first of many joking volleys they exchanged in the 40-minute meeting with the media.
“Pretty much, yeah,” Depp answered with his signature charming smile.
For their eighth project together, — the run started with Depp in the title role in 1990’s “Edward Scissorhands” and most recently involved the Kentucky native donning garish makeup, clown-red hair and a jaunty topper for his turn as the Mad Hatter in Burton’s blockbuster take on “Alice in Wonderland” — the three-time Oscar-nominated actor took on the most enduring role in “Dark Shadows,” as the elegant but definitely undead vampire Barnabas Collins.
Depp, 48, was drawn to the role not only as a fan of the show but of vampires that actually resemble dangerous bloodsuckers.
“It was during (the making of 2007’s) ‘Sweeney Todd’ where I think I just blurted out in mid-conversation ‘God, you know, maybe we should do a vampire movie together where you actually have a vampire that looks like a vampire.’ And ‘Dark Shadows’ was kind of looming on the periphery, and … Tim and I got together and started figuring out how it should be shaped,” Depp said.
The TV series, which aired on daytime television from 1966-71, has mostly slipped out of the mainstream collective consciousness, though it retains its share of diehard devotees who fondly recall its strange mingling of soap-opera melodrama and horror-flick characters and occurrences.
“It’s a tricky tone. I mean, we all recognized that when we talked about ‘Dark Shadows,’ part of its appeal was the weird nature of all the elements that went into it. You know, it was very serious, but it was on in the afternoon on a daily basis. So there were certain elements of why we loved the show that you couldn’t necessarily adopt to a film,” Burton said.
“The weirdest challenge was to get the kind of acting tone, the kind of soap opera nature of the tone, which like I said, is a weird thing to go for in a Hollywood movie. … That’s why I was so grateful to all the cast because even the ones that didn’t know the show kind of got into the spirit of it, which is what made it ‘Dark Shadows,’ was to try to capture the spirit of what the show was.”
Although his character’s look and behavior is more Nosferatu than Edward Cullen, Depp, 48, said his primary inspiration was Jonathan Frid’s original turn as Barnabas. The Canadian actor, along with his “Dark Shadows” castmates Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott and David Selby, visited the set and filmed cameos in a party scene before Frid’s death in April at the age of 87.
“It was apparent to both Tim and myself that it had to be rooted in Jonathan Frid’s character of Barnabas. It just had to be. It was so classic, and this sort of classic monster, like Fangoria magazine or that kind of thing. So, in terms of that, Jonathan did have, when he was playing Barnabas, there was a kind of rigidity to him, kind of that pole up the back, this sort of elegance that was always there,” Depp said. “And it’s like Tim and I talked early on, a vampire should look like a vampire and it was a kind of rebellion against vampires that look sort of like underwear models.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Depp-Burton production without an eccentric sense of humor, and in the case of “Dark Shadows,” the actor sinks his fangs into a particularly peculiar fish-out-of-water tale. Depp’s Barnabas is the heir to an 18th-century fishing empire in a scenic coastal Maine town actually named for his wealthy family: Collinsport. The lothario is caught in a love triangle between his sweet beloved Josette (Bella Heathcote) and sexy servant girl Angelique (Eva Green) that gets creepy when Barnabas spurns Angelique, who turns out to be a vengeful witch. She counters by transforming him into a vampire, killing Josette and inciting the town to bury Barnabas alive. in a chain-wrapped steel coffin.
Two centuries later, a team of ill-fortuned construction workers accidentally free Barnabas, who is shocked to reemerge amid the oddities of 1972 America. He is reunited with his family — proper matriarch Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer), her lay-about brother Roger (Jonny Lee Miller), her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz), Roger’s ghost-seeing son David (Gully McGrath), the new nanny who looks shockingly like Josette and alcoholic live-in psychologist Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter, another of Burton’s frequent collaborators and his real-life romantic partner) — who has fallen on hard times. Barnabas vows to return the Collins clan to its former glory.
“I wanted Barnabas to come across as … this very elegant, upper-echelon, sort of well-schooled kind of gentleman who is cursed in the 18th century and is brought back to probably the most surreal era of our time — the 1970s — (and) how he’d react to things and how radically different things were, not just through all the technology and automobiles and such, but you know, actual items of kind of enjoyment for people like pet rocks and fake flowers and plastic fruit and troll dolls. Lava lamps,” Depp said.
“The important things in life,” Burton deadpanned. “And macramé. Let’s not forget that.”
“Oh yeah, and the macramé owls,” Depp added with toothy smile. “My favorite.”
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Movie review: ‘Dark Shadows’
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. 3 of 4 stars.
Movie review: ‘Dark Shadows’
Frequent collaborators Tim Burton and Johnny Depp give the 1960s-‘70s supernatural soap opera a big-budget movie adaptation spiked with their signature oddball humor.
Go back and watch a few episodes of the sprawling supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows,” and it’s hard to imagine a more fitting moviemaking team than Tim Burton and Johnny Depp to give the TV cult favorite a big-budget cinematic remake.
With their gothic sensibilities, eccentric humor and obvious affection for the source material, the frequent collaborators bring much more fun and passion to their eighth project than they did to their seventh, 2010’s lackluster reimaging of “Alice in Wonderful,” a colorful but surprisingly joyless box-office blockbuster that undoubtedly helped “Dark Shadows” get the green light.
The long-running TV series — more than 1,200 episodes aired on daytime television from 1966-71 — has mostly been forgotten in the mainstream collective consciousness, but its diehard devotees shouldn’t despair based on the movie’s trailers, which highlight the Burton-Depp trademark oddball hilarity and little else. Burton and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith (who wrote the book and upcoming movie “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) create a reasonable facsimile of the show’s ever-changing tone, successfully shifting from suspense and melodrama to horror and the newly added elements of fish-out-of-water humor over the course of the film.
The movie begins with a flashback to 1750, as a wealthy couple from England and their young son Barnabas immigrate to the New World and build a fishing empire in the scenic coastal Maine town that eventually takes their name and becomes known as Collinsport.
Barnabas Collins (Depp) grows up into the town lothario, which gets him ensnared in a love triangle between his ethereal beloved Josette (Bella Heathcote) and sultry servant girl Angelique (Eva Green). Barnabas chooses Josette over Angelique without knowing that the latter is literally a hateful witch. Angelique takes an “if I can’t have him no one can” attitude to the news, cruelly transforming Barnabas into a vampire, casting a deadly spell on Josette and inciting the town to bury Barnabas alive in a chain-wrapped steel coffin.
Two centuries later, a team of unfortunate construction workers unwittingly frees the extraordinarily thirsty Barnabas, who is shocked to reemerge in the strange new world of 1972.
Some vestiges of the Collins family remain in Collinsport, but Barnabas is dismayed to find that their grand estate has fallen into disrepair, just as their fishing business has fallen on hard times. He puts the boozy caretaker Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley) in his thrall and reveals his vampiric nature to the clan’s stalwart matriarch Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer).
But they decide to keep Barnabas’ supernatural qualities a secret from the rest of the family, leaving Elizabeth’s skirt-chasing, spendthrift brother Roger (Jonny Lee Miller), her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz), Roger’s grieving, ghost-seeing son David (Gully McGrath) and alcoholic live-in psychologist Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter) puzzling over the long-lost relative’s anachronistic speech and bizarre reactions to cars, lava lamps and the TV set.
When Barnabas announces his plans to restore the family name, empire and mansion to its former glory, he learns he has stiff competition in the fishing industry from sexy and savvy businesswoman Angie, who is actually the well-preserved and still-testy Angelique in disguise. While Angie hopes to finally have Barnabas for her own, she is thwarted with the arrival of David’s new nanny, Victoria, who bears a startlingly resemblance to Josette.
The film also features cameos from frequent Burton star Christopher Lee, rocker Alice Cooper and original “Dark Shadows” actors Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby and the late Jonathan Frid, who died last month.
While the movie navigates the constantly morphing tone, Burton and Grahame-Smith have considerably less success managing the unwieldy number of characters and storytelling possibilities from the long-running series. Depp does his usual excellent job embodying a charming, oddball rogue and Green eagerly gobbles up scenery as the wicked witch, but the movie doesn’t invest enough time in the rest of the characters for their fine players to make significant impressions. The plot itself lacks focus and could stand a half-hour trim.
“Dark Shadows” doesn’t emerge as the best of the Burton-Depp collaborations, but the continued promise of their venerable partnership still shines even under these strangely soapy circumstances.
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Blu-ray review: ‘Cinema Verite’
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
“Cinema Verite”
The HBO film “Cinema Verite” ultimately has a bit of a Matryoshka doll quality: Named for a style of documentary filmmaking, it’s a fictional drama shot in semi-documentary style about the groundbreaking documentary series “An American Family,” the 1970s public-television miniseries considered the forefather of reality television.
It’s a bizarre viewing experience, especially since “Cinema Verite” ultimately has a tantalizing conundrum: “An American Family,” the sort of prize inside this set of cinematic nesting dolls, has been little seen since it was a record-busting hit for PBS back in 1973. Reportedly due to music licensing issues, only a two-hour 40th anniversary edition highlight reel released in 2011 is available on DVD. So, if it was before your time as it was for mine, you’ve probably seen only snippets if you’ve had any experience at all with the ground-breaking 12-hour documentary.
In the era in which reality TV has become such a dominating part of American culture, “Cinema Verite” tells a timely cautionary tale for both viewers and would-be subjects about how the camera distorts and changes what it records, particularly when private moments are aired for public consumption.
Co-directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003’s “American Splendor”) assemble a sterling cast, headed by Diane Lane as Pat Loud, the smart, strong-willed matriarch of the affluent Loud family of Santa Barbara, Calif. In 1971, she meets documentary producer Craig Gilbert (James Gandolfini), who wants to shatter the shiny-happy illusion of period sitcoms like “The Partridge Family” and film the inner workings of a “real” American family. He charmingly appeals to his Pat’s interest in Margaret Mead’s study of primitive cultures, but his attraction to her, his lingering bitterness about the dissolution of his own marriage and his desire to tell a dramatic story that will rivet viewers prompt him to cross ethical lines in the filmmaking process.
For her part, Pat has a vague notion that having cameras there will keep her hard-working but philandering husband Bill (Tim Robbins) home with her and their four younger teenagers. Their oldest son Lance (Thomas Dekker), who became known as the first openly gay person prominently depicted on TV, has already left home, and Pat is keenly aware that the rest of her brood soon will follow suit. The troubled couple and their children are blithely unaware of the potential consequences of letting the cameras chronicle their personal lives; after all, they are forging virgin territory.
Newlywed future Oscar-winning documentarians Alan and Susan Raymond (Patrick Fugit and Shanna Collins) often clash with Gilbert as they spend months shooting and bonding with the family, and in many cases the Louds actually forget they are there. But in some instances, most notably when Pat decides to tell Bill she wants a divorce, they are all too aware of the cameras and try to use them for their own purposes.
The co-directors opt to splice in real footage from the documentary as well as the media blitz the Louds launched once they were vilified by the public and critics. The telefilm recreates the period with stunning authenticity, but its exploration of the aftermath of “An American Family” proves the most compelling viewing of “Cinema Verite.”
Bonus features: Audio commentary and a three-minute making-of featurette.
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CD review: Lee Brice ‘Hard 2 Love’
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Country
Lee Brice “Hard 2 Love” (Curb Records)
Lee Brice’s sophomore album “Hard 2 Love” proves easy to like, with some songs evoking even deeper feelings, despite the absence of a definitive standout track and the presence of the cheesy digit in the title.
Even before he released his debut album, “Love Like Crazy,” two years ago, Brice had developed a reputation as a stalwart country songwriter, and he has earned even more accolades for his songsmithing, especially since he has penned the most-played song on country radio for two years running. In 2010, his smash single “Love Like Crazy” garnered the distinction, and in 2011, Eli Young Band’s breakout hit “Crazy Girl,” which Brice co-wrote with Liz Rose, snared the title along with the Academy of Country Music Award for song of the year.
The South Carolina native has honed his pen along with his soulful voice for “Hard 2 Love,” co-writing eight of the 13 tracks and showing off improved interpretive skills on the rest. Sonically, the album may be a bit too homogenous with its reliance on the mid-tempo ballads that have become Brice’s signature, but taken individually, most of the contemporary country tracks are sturdily crafted, relatable and real.
Last month, Brice earned his first No. 1 hit with “A Woman Like You,” the charming first single from “Hard 2 Love.” The catchy title track and country-bluesy “Don’t Believe Every Thing You Think,” which he co-wrote for his fiancée Sara, explore similar thematic territory: A man’s man acknowledging that he isn’t easy to love but expressing gratitude and fidelity to his woman for doing it anyway.
His bride-to-be’s voice is featured at the end of “See About a Girl,” about cutting a boys’ night out short to get home to his lady, and their son Takoda chirps his love for his daddy during the fading moments of album closer “One More Day,” about missing his family while playing out on the road. The romantic story song “Seven Days a Thousand Times” benefits immensely from the vivid details and Brice’s fervent vocals.
He breaks up all the balladry with a pair of entertaining party songs, “Parking Lot Party” and “Beer.”
While the album doesn’t have a clear-cut showstopper, fellow singer-songwriter star Eric Church co-wrote the strongest track, “Life Off My Years,” a poignant and cleverly worded anthem about seizing the day.
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 11, 2102: Listen to the Hosty Duo at Belle Isle Brewery
Today’s featured event:
Hear Oklahoma’s own Hosty Duo at 9 tonight at Belle Isle Brewery 50 in Penn Place, 1900 Northwest Expressway.
For more information, go to www.belleislerestaurant.com.
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S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” being released as an e-book
Tulsa author S.E. Hinton’s iconic teen novel “The Outsiders” is being released as an e-book 45 years after its initial publication.
Hinton, 61, made the announcement Monday at a luncheon in her honor hosted by her publisher, Penguin Group (USA), according to the Associated Press.
“I just figured you need to keep up with the times,” Hinton said, the AP reports.
“The Outsiders” will be available on Kindle and Nook on May 15, according to Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, respectively.
In keeping up with the times, Hinton has become active on Twitter @se4realhinton, exchanging tweets with Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Emilio Estevez and other stars of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film adaptation of “The Outsiders.”
She describes herself on the micro-blogging site as “writer for a long, long time Supernatural fan horsewoman wife mother friend.”
Hinton also said she keeps up with “The Outsiders” fan fiction and has even written some of her own under a different name, the AP reports.
Hinton recently sat down with The Oklahoman Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang to reflect on “The Outsiders” 45 years after its publication.
Set in Tulsa in 1965, “The Outsiders” is about a gang war between the “Greasers,” the lower-income teenagers Hinton identified with as an adolescent growing up on the east side of town in the mid-1960s, and the “Socs” (short for “Socials”), the rich kids who lived on the west side.
Hinton began writing it when she was 15 and a classmate from her neighborhood was beaten by rich kids while he was walking home from Will Rogers High School. It was published by Viking Press in April 1967, when she just 18.
Hinton, who is known for her private nature and still lives an unassuming life in Tulsa, old George she’s comfortable with the legacy of her most favorite book.
“I always try to write the best I can. I’ll always be known for ‘The Outsiders,’” she told George. “That’s easy to live with. Not many writers have an ‘Outsiders,’ whether it’s their first book or their 12th book. I found that a lot of people expect me to write it again. I can’t and I don’t want to. I’m proud of it and I’m glad that it’s done so much good, but it’s freed me up to write different things.”
To read more about Hinton’s thoughts on “The Outsiders,” her other works, her life in Tulsa and her involvement in her favorite TV show, “Supernatural,” click here to read George’s terrific story.
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S.E. Hinton reflects on “The Outsiders,” 45 years after its publication
S.E. Hinton
The Oklahoman Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang recently sat down with Oklahoma author S.E. Hinton for a rare and insightful interview in her hometown of Tulsa.
It’s been 45 years since Hinton published her first book, the now-iconic young adult novel “The Outsiders,” at the tender age of 18.
“When I first started writing it, it was about 40 pages long, single-spaced type when I got through with it, and I just wrote it over and over and over again, adding more details, filling it out, basically,” she told George. “So the draft the publisher saw was about my third time through it.”
Set in Tulsa in 1965, “The Outsiders” is about a gang war between the “Greasers,” the lower-income teenagers Hinton identified with as an adolescent growing up on the east side of town in the mid-1960s, and the “Socs” (short for “Socials”), the rich kids who lived on the west side.
Hinton began writing it when she was 15 and a classmate from her neighborhood was beaten by rich kids while he was walking home from Will Rogers High School.
Published by Viking Press in April 1967, “The Outsiders” sold respectably but was not an instant best-seller. Hinton went on to write 1971’s “That Was Then, This is Now” and 1975’s “Rumble Fish,” and lived an unassuming life in Tulsa with her husband, David Inhofe.
But high school teachers began using “The Outsiders” in class, and by the time Hinton published her next best-seller, 1979’s “Tex,” “The Outsiders” had become an iconic teen novel, eventually selling more than 10 million copies.
Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola adapted the book into a 1983 film that was shot in Tulsa. The movie launched the career of several future Hollywood A-listers, including Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio and C. Thomas Howell. Hinton remains close to several of the stars.
The private author prefers to live an unassuming life in Tulsa, and she told George she’s comfortable with the legacy of her most favorite book.
“I always try to write the best I can. I’ll always be known for ‘The Outsiders,’” she told George. “That’s easy to live with. Not many writers have an ‘Outsiders,’ whether it’s their first book or their 12th book. I found that a lot of people expect me to write it again. I can’t and I don’t want to. I’m proud of it and I’m glad that it’s done so much good, but it’s freed me up to write different things.”
To read more about Hinton’s thoughts on “The Outsiders,” her other works, her life in Tulsa and even her involvement in her favorite TV show, click here to read George’s terrific story.
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Video: James Garner is still an Oklahoma “Maverick”
James Garner (The Oklahoman Archives photo)
The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett has assembled an excellent indepth feature on Academy Award-nominated Oklahoma-born and bred screen legend James Garner.
The feature, which includes an email interview with the 84-year-old actor, covers Garner’s rough-and-tumble upbringing in Norman, his extensive Korean War service, his passion for car racing, his generous nature, his signature TV roles in “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files” and his many big-screen successes, including his Oscar-nominated turn in “Murphy’s Romance,” and more.
“One of the things that’s really remarkable about my dad is that there are very few actors in Hollywood or anywhere that have been able to go from film to TV, back to film, back to TV” without diminishing his A-list stature, Garner’s daughter Gigi Garner told Gene in a recent phone interview.
James Garner said in his email that “The Notebook” (2004) is one of his three favorites of his own films “because it was about everlasting love. I believe in everlasting love.” He and wife Lois have been married for 55 years.
His other favorite films: “‘My Name is Bill W.’ (1989) because over the years people have told me that seeing the story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous had helped them. ‘The Americanization of Emily’ (1964), because it was written by the great Paddy Chayefsky and because it was about the futility of war.”
What has being from Oklahoma meant to him?
“Everything!” he said in his email. “I’m so proud of it, I almost start conversations, ‘Hi, I’m Jim from Oklahoma.’ … Oklahoma is friendly and full of nice people.”
To read the full feature and see a photo gallery of Garner’s life and career, click here.
And check out this terrific NewsOK video about Garner:
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Video: Ron Howard and Canon announce follow-up to “Project Imagin8ion”
Duncan-born filmmaker Ron Howard and Canon U.S.A. Inc. have created a new partnership with for year two of their brand campaign “Long Live Imagination.” The partnership comes on the heels of Howard and Canon U.S.A.’s highly successful “Project Imagin8ion,” the first user-generated photo contest in history to ultimately inspire a Hollywood short film.
For year two of “Long Live Imagination,” a new television commercial will debut on Monday and will showcase the eight winning photographs of “Project Imagin8ion,” teasing “Ron’s Next Project.” Viewers will also be encouraged to visit www.youtube.com/imagination, the updated online hub featuring a personal message from Ron Howard taken from the set of his current film project, “Rush.” You’ll find the video message from the two-time Academy Award winner posted above.
The print campaign will launch on May 28, and details of the new consumer contest will be revealed in summer 2012.
In May 2011, Howard and Canon U.S.A. invited photographers of all levels to submit their most imaginative photographs based on a series of movie themes for an unprecedented user-generated contest, “Project Imagin8ion.” The contest entry categories represented eight distinct story-telling elements – like setting, character and goal – that would ultimately shape the film.
After receiving nearly 100,000 submissions, Ron Howard selected eight winning photographs, including a striking image by Broken Arrow photographer Chris Wehner of Tulsa’s Memorial Park Cemetery.
The winning photos were used to inspire his next production, which was directed by his daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard. Their short film, “When You Find Me,” was shot using Canon cameras including the new Cinema EOS System and DSLR cameras and lenses.
After the world premiere in November 2011, the film screened at the Sundance, South by Southwest and Tribeca film festivals. It was also shown in theaters across the country, including the hometowns of the eight local winners. The 30-minute film will make its exclusive television debut – commercial free – on IFC at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21.
“I loved the concept behind ‘Project Imagin8ion,’ a very pure experiment that showcased the power of still images on narrative story-telling,” said Howard in a news release. “I’m excited about what’s on the horizon as I partner with Canon for year two of this fantastic creative adventure.”
“The success of the ‘Project Imagin8ion’ campaign was unprecedented and we are thrilled to align once again with Ron Howard for the next iteration of this journey,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A., in the release.
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Hall and Oates, Heart to play return engagements at Tulsa Hard Rock Casino
Hall and Oates (AP file)
Heart
TULSA- During the first eight months of performances at The Joint, few were anticipated more than the performances by Daryl Hall and John Oates and Heart. Due to overwhelming demand, both sets of performers will return to the music venue inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
Daryl Hall and John Oates return to The Joint on Sept. 12, with tickets starting at $60. Heart returns Sept. 15, with tickets starting at $45.
Tickets for both shows go on sale Aug. 2, according to a news release.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa is off of Interstate 44 at exit 240. Ticket prices and information on upcoming shows are available online in The Joint section of www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com. All guests must be 21 years of age or older.
Heart returns to the Joint after performing a sold-out show on April 8, 2011.
Led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, Heart has sold more than 35 million albums and achieved platinum status 20 times since the 1976 debut “Dreamboat Annie” launched the band into instant stardom behind the success of early singles “Crazy on You” and “Magic Man.”
To date, Heart has charted 31 tracks on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” “Tell it Like it Is,” “What About Love,” “All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You,” and the No. 1 hits “These Dreams” and “Alone.”
Daryl Hall and John Oates originally played for a capacity crowd inside The Joint on Oct. 22, 2010.
Recognized in 1987 by the Recording Industry Association of America as the No. 1-selling duo in music history, Daryl Hall and Oates have released six No.1 singles: “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do),” “Maneater” and “Out of Touch.” To date, the band has had seven albums go platinum and charted 34 singles.
The duo is fresh off a sterling performance of “Rich Girl” on Tuesday’s Season 2 finale of “The Voice”:
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