Numerous headliners such as Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Steve Martin and Anthony Bourdain have appeared at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
The scheme was reconfigured to make Williams’ headquarters one tall tower instead of two smaller buildings, and locate it in the middle of Boston Avenue at Second Street.
The land between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Cincinnati, occupied by a vacant Hotel Tulsa, was then made available and was given to the City by Williams for a performing arts venue.
[6] The works of artists such as Alexandre Hogue,[7] Wolf Kahn, Barbara Hepworth, Louise Nevelson and Woody Crumbo were among the original collection.
The PAC also houses two smaller event venues, the Kathleen P. Westby Pavilion and the Robert J. LaFortune Studio.
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,[8] Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Phantom of the Opera[9] have all played in this theatre.
Ella Fitzgerald[4] and the Tulsa Philharmonic were the opening entertainment in Chapman Music Hall on March 19, 1977.
A scaled-down replica of Chapman Music Hall, the intimate John H. Williams Theatre seats 437 people.
[11] 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.
Theatre productions, receptions, cabaret-style performances, master classes and rehearsals are the theater's main business.
Originally, this space was used as a cabaret theatre during the PAC's Trust's annual SummerStage festival, a setting for press conferences, pre-curtain lectures, master classes and cast parties.
In 2023, it was remodeled into a lounge space, complete with performance stage, bar, dance floor, seating, and balcony.
It also serves as a VIP area for the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Luminary Circle members.
[citation needed] The Tulsa Performing Arts Center won the International Ticketing Association Outstanding Box Office Award, 2013[19]