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Oklahoma! With a New Point of View

Date:

June 16 – 25 at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
June 30 – July 9 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Known for stylish award-winning productions and their signature flair for bringing to the stage thoughtfully reimagined interpretations of musical theatre spectaculars, 3-D Theatricals of Los Angeles and Orange County takes on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!… with a new point of view.

 

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The groundbreaking musical that originally ushered in the Golden Age of musicals will be presented in all its glory and (then some) June 16 – 25 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Redondo Beach, CA (with its official opening on June 17); and June 30 – July 9 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, CA.

 
Despite some early skepticism when Oklahoma! first opened on Broadway in 1943 to rave reviews and sold-out houses, it ran for over five years and 2200 performances. It was not only the first collaboration between Rodgers (Music) and Hammerstein II (Book and Lyrics) and proudly reinvented the musical theatre genre, but it pushed boundaries and created new theatrical devices. The play was also the first to introduce a dream ballet, and because of their agreed-upon writing structure, the writing team’s lyrics were conceived before the music, allowing them to cohesively fuse song with story. And how about that score? Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey with the Fringe On Top, I Can’t Say No and the glorious title tune Oklahoma! are just a few choice gems from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Great American Songbook.

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3-D Theatricals’ Executive Producer and Artistic Director T.J. Dawson was passionately interested in revitalizing this historic musical by making it even more authentic for today’s audiences so they can better connect to the characters. “The people in this story aren’t unlike us, says Dawson. “The world these characters lived in was like our own today… contemptible, complicated, and emotional. While we stay true to the story about rival farmers and ranchers fighting over fences and land rights just before Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1906, we also stay true to the social period in which the show is set… the law-of-the-land, family life, and the story’s pivotal romantic rivalries. We’re just digging deeper and differently into the text in order for our racially-diverse cast to accurately and unapologetically represent realism, heartache, hard work, love, and tragedy.“
THE 53-MEMBER COMPANY OF PERFORMERS is led by Julia Aks as Laurey, Zachary Ford* as Curly, Tracy Rowe Mutz* as Aunt Eller, Rufus Bonds, Jr*. as Jud Fry, , Kelley Dorney* as Ado Annie, Tom Berklund* as Will Parker, Drew Boudreau as Ali Hakim, Cloie Wyatt Taylor* as Gertie Cummings, and E.E. Bell* as Andrew Carnes. *Denotes Member of Actors Equity Association.
REDONDO BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

June 16 – 25: 1935 E. Manhattan Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Parking: Complimentary parking located directly in front of the theatre.
3-D Theatricals Remote Box Office: 714 589-2770, Ext. 1. Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Saturday
Box Office at Theatre Opens: Two hours prior to performances.
Ticket Prices: Tickets are on sale now for $25.00 – $100.00. Ticket Handling Fee: $3 per ticket.

Online Ticketing:
www.3dtshows.org – Group and Student discounts are available. $20 “Rush” tickets are available one hour prior to “select
performances”.
Performance Dates and Times:
Friday, June 16 at 8:00 pm (Preview)
Saturday, June 17 at 8:00 pm (Official Opening)
Sunday, June 18 at 2:00 pm
Friday, June 23 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 24 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 25 at 2:00 pm

 

CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

June 30 – July 9: 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703 Parking: Complimentary parking adjacent to the theatre. Theatre Box Office: 562-916-8500. Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Tuesday – Friday; 12:00 – 4:00 pm Saturday. Box Office at Theatre Opens: Two hours prior to weekday and Saturday performances; and one hour prior to Sunday performances. Ticket Prices: Tickets are on sale now for $40.00 – $85.00. Online Ticketing: www.Cerritoscenter.com OR www.3dtshows.org – Group and Student discounts are available. A processing fee per ticket will be added to all orders that are not presented as part of the CCPA’s season and will be reflected, if charged, prior to checkout. All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. Performance Dates and Times: Friday, June 30 at 8:00 pm Saturday, July 1 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Sunday, July 2 at 2:00 pm Thursday, July 6 at 7:30 pm Friday, July 7 at 8:00 pm Saturday, July 8 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Sunday, July 9 at 2:00 pm
SPAMALOT:
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center: August 4 – 13, 2017, 2017
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts: August 18 – August 27, 2017
3-D THEATRICALS MISSION STATEMENT: To provide southern California with professional theatre that includes Broadway Musicals, plays, readings and new works. It is our goal to increase arts awareness throughout the community and to nurture our youth with culture and education. We are committed to excellence, and bringing new life and demand to the arts.

 
Michael Sterling
Entertainment Publicity and Production

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