The Tulsa Performing Arts Center, or Tulsa PAC, is a performing arts venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It houses four main theatres, a studio space, an art gallery, and a sizeable reception hall. Its largest theater is the 2,365-seat Chapman Music Hall. The Center regularly hosts events by 14 local performance groups. Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Symphony, and Celebrity Attractions (Broadway series) are among the Tulsa PAC’s major clients. Tulsa Town Hall, Chamber Music Tulsa, Theatre Tulsa, American Theatre Company, Theatre Pops, Playhouse Tulsa, Theatre North, and the PAC Trust also fill the PAC calendar.
Numerous headliners such as Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Steve Martin, and Anthony Bourdain have appeared at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The complex was built with public and private funds and opened in 1977. The building is home to a permanent collection of 76 works of art. In addition, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center launched a regional ticketing company run by the Tulsa PAC in 2006. MyTicketOffice.com handles the ticketing for 12 performance arts venues in Oklahoma and Texas.
Chapman Music Hall
Accommodating 2,365 in Continental-style seating, Chapman Music Hall is the largest venue at the PAC. World-renowned talents, like Tony Bennett, Luciano Pavarotti, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Steve Martin, and Itzhak Perlman, as well as touring Broadway musicals, such as The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Phantom of the Opera have all played in this theatre. Ella Fitzgerald and the Tulsa, OK Philharmonic were the opening entertainment in Chapman Music Hall on March 19, 1977.
John H. Williams Theater
A scaled-down replica of Chapman Music Hall, the intimate John H. Williams Theatre seats 437 people. It opened in March 1977 at the same time as Chapman Music Hall and the former Studio I and Studio II. Chamber music, piano soloists, various theatre productions, poetry readings, and Celtic music concerts have been staged in the theater. Notable performers include U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, classical pianist Awadagin Pratt, jazz singer Marilyn Maye, guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and singer Janice Ian. Bed Bug Exterminator Tulsa
Charles E. Norman Theatre
Charles E. Norman was one of the key city leaders who played a crucial role during the pre-construction and construction phase of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. He served on the TPAC Trust until he died in 2010. The former Studio II was renamed for him in 2000. This theater seats approximately 200. Theatre productions, receptions, cabaret-style performances, master classes, and rehearsals are the theater’s main business.
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