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.

2025年3月13日 · Oklahoma! is an American musical that first opened on Broadway in 1943, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and based on an earlier play by Lynn Riggs. The musical follows the romantic entanglements of several young people in Oklahoma at the turn of the 20th century.

Oklahoma! was greeted by critics and audiences alike as a watershed – the first successful truly unified musical, in which all creative elements worked together to support the story. The Hamilton of its day, the show elevated the art form of musical theatre and kicked off a Golden Age of American musicals that lasted for several decades.

The first collaboration of famed partners Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! set the American musical theatre standard. Set in Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the 20th Century, the spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the backdrop for the love story between Curly, a handsome cowboy ...

2025年3月1日 · This year's summer lineup includes Lyric's first production in 15 years of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoast," the OKC arts organization's first staging of the tuneful biopic "Beautiful – The Carole King Musical" and the always-anticipated return of the classic musical "Oklahoma!"

Oklahoma!, the first musical written by the duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opened on Broadway in March 1943, ran for a then-unprecedented 2,212 performances, and earned a special Pulitzer Prize. It later enjoyed an Oscar-winning 1955 film adaptation, five Broadway revivals to 2020, and countless high-school, collegiate, community ...

Oklahoma!: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood. In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.

Oklahoma! tells the story of Curly, a charismatic cowboy, and Laurey, a spirited farm girl. When their blossoming love is tested by a lively rivalry between cowboys and farmers, tensions rise and passions ignite. Set against the backdrop of a close-knit community, Oklahoma!

In 1950 the national tour of Oklahoma! opened in Cheyenne, Wyoming, marking the moment of the musical being performed in all fifty states! In 1950 the London production of Oklahoma! closed after 1,548 performances. During the filming of the movie Oklahoma!, a …

– The Musical is an evolving community theatre musical based around the history and lore of Kinderhook, a small, somewhat obscure town in upstate New York. Written and directed by Christopher Kline, the musical is oriented around the propagation of the word “O.K.” and its associations with Old Kinderhook.