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Oklahoma!
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Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.
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45 sectionsContents
- Background
- Conception
- Casting and development
- Plot
- Act I
- Act II
- Principal roles and notable performers
- Musical numbers
- Production history
- Original Broadway
- Early U.S. tours
- Original West End
- Original Australian
- 1951 and 1979 Broadway revivals
- 1980 West End revival
- 1982 Australian revival
- 1998 West End revival
- 2002 Broadway revival
- 2019 Broadway revival; 2022 London transfer
- Other noteworthy productions
- Discoveryland
- 2006 Japan
- 2009 Chichester Theatre Festival
- 2010 UK tour
- 2010 Washington, DC Arena Stage
- 2012, Seattle, Washington, 5th Avenue Theatre
- 2015 UK tour
- 2026 Carnegie Hall concert
- 1955 film adaptation
- Recordings
- Reception
- Antecedents and influence
- Awards and nominations
- Original Broadway production
- 1979 Broadway revival
- 1980 West End revival
- 1998 West End revival
- 2002 Broadway revival
- 2019 Broadway revival
- 2023 West End revival
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.
The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box office hit and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Oscar-winning 1955 film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions. Rodgers and Hammerstein won a special Pulitzer Prize for Oklahoma! in 1944.