Black Liberated Arts Center, BLAC, Inc., began with a music, literary, visual arts and, finally a theater component. The arts burst forth in festivals, arts education programs, lectures, poetry readings, theater productions and presenting programs, traveling arts programs, and finally dance programs. The organization has always had service to the community as a priority.
Catch award-wining modern works, hilarious comedies, and outlandish musicals at Carpenter Square Theater. You will sing, laugh and enjoy great live theater in an entertainment venue that delights in offering rare plays that have not been presented in Oklahoma City.
Big entertainment stops at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the city's top venue for major concerts, sporting events, family shows and world-class entertainment. The arena is home to the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder and the stage to world class talent from WWE Monday Night Raw to Taylor Swift.
See world class performing arts at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City. The entertainment venue is home to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Ballet Oklahoma, Canterbury Choral Society, and Lyric Theatre performances. Enjoy watching nationally and internationally acclaimed performing arts in the hall's intimate atmosphere with superior acoustic sound.
The Rolling Stones, Kiss and Nickleback have entertained at the Cox Convention Center, home to the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League and host to major concerts, sporting events and business conferences. Conveniently located in OKC's Bricktown historical district, you are a quick walk to canal-side restaurants, clubs, music venues and attractions you can enjoy after the event.
Art connoisseurs, flock to the award winning JRB Art at The Elms gallery located in Oklahoma City's historic Paseo Arts District. You will see works by emerging, established, and international artists showcased in the 4,500 space. Whether you are a first time art buyer or art snob, make your next important art acquisition here. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs on display ensure something for everyone.
Oklahoma City’s oldest community theater, you’ll be impressed to learn that the Jewel Box Theatre is the recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award. For 52 years, this theater-in-the-round has provided continuing excellence in live theater August through May.
USA Today said the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is "one of the ten great places to see the lights way off Broadway"! Located downtown in the Oklahoma City Civic Center, a nationally-recognized, Broadway-caliber theatre, you can watch performances of Broadway plays like Hairspray, Ragtime and A Chorus Line. Sing, laugh and enjoy great live theater entertainment.
Oklahoma Children’s Theatre offers annually 8 in house and 2 statewide touring performances, weekday and weekend after school classes as well as summer, fall, winter, spring camps and teacher/student workshops and after school programming to underserved elementary schools.
Pick up tickets to The Oklahoma City Ballet performing at the Civic Center Music Hall. From opening night to closing night, you are poised for a lovely time at the ballet. The mesmerizing resident dancers bring to life the magical stories of ballet classics like The Nutcracker and The Wizard of Oz. Come experience a night of entertainment filled with mixed emotions, story ballet, and exquisite ensemble dances.
Immerse yourself in the world of art at the Oklahoma City Museum, located in the downtown Oklahoma City Arts District. Stroll through the three-story museum to see art collections spanning 500 years. See the downtown skyline on the Roof Terrace; enjoy lunch at the Museum Café and find keepsake souvenirs at the OKCMOA Museum Store.
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park produces bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics and currently performs at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage and on stages throughout the city. In addition to their Outdoor Season, they are active year round producing plays, staged readings as well as working with students and teachers in exciting and engaging workshops and events.