Arts & Entertainment
‘Oklahoma!’ enjoys encore run
Rodgers & Hammerstein classic cleaned up at Helen Hayes Awards
June Schreiner and Cody Williams in Arena’s ‘Oklahoma!’ (Photo by Carol Rosegg; courtesy of Arena Stage)
Arena Stage is re-opening its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” for a 12-week engagement starting July 8 and running through Oct. 2.
Arena’s production won four Helen Hayes Awards: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Actor for Nicholas Rodriguez, Outstanding Choreography for Parker Esse and Outstanding Musical Direction for George Fulginiti-Shakar.
There will be a VIP event July 14 that will include an opportunity to meet some of the cast after the show during a reception with hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Tickets range from $46 to $106 and tickets for the VIP event are $125.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go here.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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