From Broadway to Hollywood and from the opera hall to the streaming screen, 蜜聊直播 City University performing arts has a history of producing the stars of entertainment. But before those stars get their big break, they make their name as part of the dance, music and theatre programs at OCU! Now, 蜜聊直播 City University鈥檚 Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment, School of Theatre, and Wanda L. Bass School of Music are joining forces like never before to bring you OCUPerforms! Our 蜜聊直播 collaborative performing arts schedule brings you the most exceptional dance, music and theatre and gives you an opportunity to enjoy the best performances that OCU has to offer. With OCUPerforms, you can see tomorrow鈥檚 stars of stage and screen today!
(Individual tickets go on sale September 8.)
OCTOBER 2鈥�4, 2026听听
Composer: Arthur Sullivan / Librettist: W.S. Gilbert Director: David Herendeen / Music Director: Matt Mailman听
This spirited and creative adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan鈥檚 beloved operetta moves the swashbuckling comedy from Penzance to New Orleans! Featuring jazz inflections and fresh orchestrations, a hapless band of pirates, tongue-twisted modern Major-General, and the heartfelt pursuit of forbidden love, the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Musical reimagines the British classic for a 蜜聊直播 generation.听
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONSOCTOBER 2鈥�4, 2026听听
Composer: Arthur Sullivan / Librettist: W.S. Gilbert Director: David Herendeen / Music Director: Matt Mailman听
This spirited and creative adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan鈥檚 beloved operetta moves the swashbuckling comedy from Penzance to New Orleans! Featuring jazz inflections and fresh orchestrations, a hapless band of pirates, a tongue-twisted modern Major-General, and the heartfelt pursuit of forbidden love, the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Musical reimagines the British classic for a 蜜聊直播 generation.
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
NOVEMBER 20鈥�22, 2026听听
Director: David Herendeen听
Celebrate our 蜜聊直播 Opera and Music Theater Company鈥檚 75th anniversary year with a gala highlighting favorite scenes from Verdi鈥檚听La Traviata, Puccini鈥檚听Le Rondine, and Donizetti鈥檚听Lucia di Lammermoor. Presented without intermission and featuring an opera chorus and soloists supported by full orchestra, this production promises an effervescent evening of some of the most treasured music ever written for the stage.
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
DECEMBER 10鈥�13, 2026听听
Author: Ken Ludwig听
Sherwood is a hilarious, action-packed adventure that the whole family will love. Experience Robin Hood鈥檚 origin story as created by Ken Ludwig, arguably America鈥檚 preeminent comic playwright. Packed with thrills, romance, and laughter, The Adventures of Robin Hood brings Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian to life in an evening of rip-roaring fun not to be missed! 听
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
DECEMBER 11鈥�12, 2026听
Ring in the season with our 47th annual Christmas Vespers! Featuring orchestral, chamber, and choral ensembles from the Bass School of Music, the event features more than 200 student musicians celebrating the holiday through poetry, scripture readings, classic carols, 蜜聊直播 works, and congregational singing in First Presbyterian鈥檚 stunning Neo-Gothic sanctuary, culminating听in the traditional candlelight finale.
Showtimes:
Location: First Presbyterian Church
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
DECEMBER 10鈥�13, 2026听
Introducing vibrant 蜜聊直播 dances, the Star Dance Company Holiday Spectacular honors the legacy of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment while embracing dance for the world of entertainment! More than 120 dynamic performers will spread yuletide magic with high-energy holiday favorites, vivid costumes, and a graceful reminder of the reason for the Christmas season.听
Showtimes:
Thursday, December 10, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
FEBRUARY 4鈥�7, 2027听听
Author: Kate Hamill听
Kate Hamill鈥檚 delightfully witty adaptation of the classic romance has become a smash hit that has touched the hearts and funny bones of audiences around the world. Sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne Dashwood navigate the gossip and societal pressures of 18th century England in a production that illustrates that before Bridgerton, there was Jane Austen.听听
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
FEBRUARY 26鈥�28, 2027听听
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte听
During what should be a joyous wedding celebration for the clever Figaro and quick-witted Susanna, hilarity, scheming, and comedic miscues take center stage. Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, Figaro showcases Mozart鈥檚 brilliant humor, wit, charm, and compassion with a听tour de force听of human experiences in a story that takes place on a single crazy day. 听
Showtimes:
Friday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
MARCH 11鈥�13, 2027听
鈥淢OVE! Dance for the World of Entertainment鈥� is the annual spring performance of the Star Dance Company from the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment. MOVE! illuminates the stage with vivid costumes, dynamic movement, contagious energy, and over 130 performers. There is something for every dance lover, from jazz, tap, theatre dance, and street funk to ballet and more. Get ready to have your spirit revitalized and to be left wanting more!听
Showtimes:
Thursday, March 11, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 12, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 13, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 13, 8:00 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
APRIL 23鈥�25, 2027听听
Music and Lyrics: Dave Malloy / Director: Karen Miller听
An innovative musical adaptation of a 70-page slice of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚听War and Peace, this electropop opera is a love story set in Moscow amid war, chaos, and deception. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards after its 2016 Broadway debut, the score blends folk songs, rock, R&B and house music听in a show the听New York Post听praises as 鈥渋nventive, ravishing and full-on romantic!鈥� 听
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
OCTOBER 29鈥揘OVEMBER 1, 2026
by Brendan Pelsue
based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Over 50 characters are played by just 14 actors in this engaging and imaginative retelling of the Charles Dickens鈥� classic novel chronicling 鈥榯he best of times and worst of times.鈥� Paris and London amid the French Revolution serve as the backdrop for this epic tale of spies, lovers, madmen, and unexpected look-alikes remixed for a contemporary audience. This production is in collaboration with 蜜聊直播 Children's Theater.
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
TICKETS: Get your tickets through .
APRIL 8鈥�11, 2027听听
Author: William Shakespeare听
Shakespeare鈥檚 original romantic comedy serves up a surprising evening of sharp tongues and side-splitting laughter! In a season of blossoming 蜜聊直播 love, bitter old rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall victim to a plot to reveal their mutual romantic attraction in a production in collaboration with 蜜聊直播 Shakespeare. 听
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
TICKETS: Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
The Studio Series is an immersive training laboratory designed to merge classroom skills with the practical production environment. Under faculty mentorship, the Studio Series prioritizes creative process over commercial product and nurtures experimentation, artistic authenticity, and craft development.听Studio productions are identified by one of two artistic approaches: Innovation听and Collaboration.听
Innovation focuses on essential storytelling elements such as the actor directors service to text.听With a limited budget, these productions do not utilize scenic, lighting, sound, or costume design elements, nor are they assigned a BFA Design & Production student Stage Manager. This approach focuses instead on experimentation, imagination, and exploration.
Collaboration听expands the series to integrate design and production elements into storytelling. BFA Design & Production students are chosen for select projects, creating opportunities for performers, directors, and designers to explore the creative possibilities that emerge when artists work together toward a common theatrical vision.
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All shows are scheduled in the Black Box Theatre (Thrust configuration)
The student show is scheduled in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium
All shows are scheduled in the Burg Theatre
Individual tickets go on sale September 8.听
Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours:听
Noon-4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays*听
*2026-2027 September 8 鈥� April 30. Closed during university holidays.
Performing Arts Ticket Office Locations:听
Edith Kinney Gaylord Center (Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment), at the intersection of N Blackwelder Avenue and NW 23rd Street. Ticket Office Designated parking is available on Noble Drive parallel to NW 23rd Street.
Performing Arts Ticket Office Contact:听
405-208-5227听
[email protected]
DAY OF SHOW Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours/Location:听
2 hours prior to each performance through intermission听
Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center (except for productions taking place at another location)
General Policies:
Cancellation Refund Policy:听
In the rare event a show is cancelled, patrons may
OCU is proud to offer FREE parking for all our performances. Parking is available in the Meinders School of Business lots, the 蜜聊直播 Children鈥檚 Theatre and Wilson House parking lots, in front of the Bass School of Music and the Kirkpatrick Auditorium, and behind the Ann Lacy Admissions and 蜜聊直播or Center. It is a short walk from any of these lots to the performance spaces.
The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment focuses on producing commercial and musical theatre performers, teachers, and arts managers and consistently ranks in the top 10 of dance programs nationally. Our entertainment business graduates excel in talent management, event planning, sports entertainment, fundraising, social media marketing for the arts, and so much more. We strive to instill character that will serve graduates in their professional careers, so they live meaningful lives as they embrace a value-driven journey.
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music fosters student success, faculty excellence, and meaningful community engagement. We envision a community of multi-dimensional musicians that prioritizes wellness and mentorship. We envision graduates prepared to thrive in a rapidly evolving musical landscape. And we envision ourselves as a vital cultural force, deeply connected to 蜜聊直播 City and responsive to the diverse communities of our region and beyond.
The School of Theatre prepares young artists for a sustainable professional life. Our programs are grounded in the philosophy of putting classroom theory into stage and screen practice to produce creative, culturally aware, and highly effective theatrical artists. We are devoted to crafting a student-centered environment that is collaborative, rigorous, and creative that encourages the synthesis of the professional craftsperson with the passionate artist.