Danyel's blog

After attending a performance of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Oklahoma City University in 1962, Mrs. Norman Handel, felt that the production has all the ingredients for a musical theatre in Oklahoma City.

She contacted several Oklahoma Cityans including Charles Bennett, James A. Bermingham, Jr., Luther T. Dulaney, Jack Durland, Dow Gumerson, Breene Kerr, John E. Kirkpatrick, Hardin Master, Don Watters, J. Robert Wootten, Mrs. Gordon Ferguson, Mrs. E. L. Gaylord, Mrs. Norman Handel and Mrs. Don Gardner to ask if they had an interest in helping her start up a "special project" she had in mind.

Find yourself wondering what 16off16th is? For the Plaza District is means a discount day every Wednesday in the Plaza District where participating merchants will offer 16% off select merchandise all day on Wednesdays. For Lyric is means a chance to offer $16 tickets the Tuesday performance of our Plaza Theatre shows.

Oklahoma weather has struck again and while it puts a damper on everyone expectations on what they want to accomplish, at Lyric Theatre the show must go on.

Yesterday the schedule for the production team and cast was rearranged in anticipation of the weather changing and another change in the schedule is happening as I type. This of course is to ensure the safety of all involved.

I checked in with Courtney our props designer for this blog. It was this past Saturday at the Production Center (commonly called the PC) on 16th Street. The PC has rehearsal spaces, offices, the costume shop and the prop shop. During this video you will hear our academy students rehearsing in the background.