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Oklahoma |
"Oh, What A Beautiful Morning!!!!"
With that tuneful, hopeful, opening song, Oklahoma! burst on to the Broadway stage on March 31, 1943. It was a box office hit and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration was groundbreaking. It is considered to be the single most influential work in the American musical theatre. It is the first fully integrated musical play and its blending of song, character, plot, and even dance would serve as the model for Broadway shows for decades. 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 production was stunningly choreographed by Agnes de Mille (her first time choreographing a musical on Broadway), who provided one of the show's most notable and enduring features: a 15-minute first-act ballet finale (often referred to as the dream ballet).
Oklahoma! won numerous awards, from a special Pulitzer Prize to the 2019 Tony Award for its innovative Broadway revival. The 1955 film version is in the National Film Registry. And in 1998, a little known actor named Hugh Jackman became a star when he played Curly in the National Theatre's revival in London's West End.
At its heart, Oklahoma! is a love story between confident cowboy Curly and feisty farmer Laurey. As the road to romance and the road to statehood converge, Curly and Laurey are poised to carve out a life together in a brand-new state. But the road to love is as bumpy and fraught with all the dangers and excitement of the time.
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| Jessica Magers-Rankin | Director |
| Dr. Angela Batey | Music Director |
| Gayle Greene | Choreographer |
| Tyler Owens | Stage Manager |
| Tami Newsom | Rehearsal Accompanist |
| Andrea M. Gantte | Show accompanist |
| Dr. Christy Lee | Primary show accompanist |
| Courtney Gardner | Production manager |
Cast
| Actor | Role |
| Nicholas Johnson | Curley |
| Olivia WIlliams | Laurey |
| Rachel Owens | Aunt Eller |
| William Brimer | Will Parker |
| Bethany Lay | Ado Annie |
| Jackson Ahern | Jud Fry |
| Jarrod Rothstein | Ali Hakim |
| Sam Hacker |
Ike Skidmore Dance Ensemble |
| Olivia Squires | Gertie Cummings |
| Tom Hacker | Andrew Carnes |
| Danny Hacker |
Fred Dance Ensemble |
| Remington Stavros |
Slim Dream Curley |
| Stefanie Kaczmarek | Youth Ensemble |
| Maddie Rothstein | Youth Ensemble |
| Amelia Rothstein | Youth Ensemble |
| Lyra Owens | Youth Ensemble |
| Avacyn Owens | Youth Ensemble |
| Auden LaFasto | Youth Ensemble |
| Will Chandler | Youth Ensemble |
| Olivia Broussard | Youth Ensemble |
| Benjamin Biddix | Youth Ensemble |
| June Wade | Youth Ensemble |
| Gus Bergman | Youth Ensemble |
| Alexa Kaczmarek | Youth Ensemble |
| Gabriel Coy | Youth Ensemble |
| Dalton Hensley |
Cord Elam Dance Ensemble |
| Allison Hall | Ellen |
| Afton Howard |
Kate Dance Ensemble |
| Ally McNabb |
Armina Dance Ensemble |
| Julia Heaton |
Aggie Dance Ensemble Chorus |
| Shannon Gerald | Virginia |
| Avery Struble |
Vivian Dance Ensemble |
| Aidan Hudson |
Mike Dance Ensemble Chorus |
| Cayden Leftwich |
Joe Dance Ensemble |
| Storm DeChant | Sam |
| Addison O'Dell | Dream Laurey |
| Caden Ashton | Dance Ensemble |
| Anna Grace Wilburn | Chorus |
| Joslyn Whitehead | Chorus |
| Katy Pokelwaldt | Chorus |
| Danny Davis | Chorus |
| Vada Kasefang | Chorus |
| Olivia Diaz | Chorus |
| Dana Fox | Chorus |
| Graham Fox | Chorus |
| Alexis Gomez | Chorus |
| Mary Ellen Haig | Chorus |
| Will Conley | Chorus |
| Holly Brennan | Chorus |
| Karina Horner | Chorus |
| Hannah Basha | Chorus |
Production support
| Connor Goins | Marketing |
| Roman Vance | Deck crew |
| Gary Rowcliffe | Deck crew |
| Emery Hammer | Deck crew |
| Carson Lee Campbell | Deck crew |
| Drew Beard | Deck crew |
| Abigail Bailey | Deck crew |
| Jocy Howard |
Tech crew chief Properties manager |
| Daniel Shifflett |
Bass Sound engineer |
| Eli Henry | Percussionist |
| Matt Cogburn |
Sound Lighting |
| AIden Vinh | Deck crew |