Oklahoma!

Musical

Writers: Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers

Overview

Show Information

Based on the Play/Book/Film
Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1943
Genres
Comedy, Dark Comedy, Romance
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
turn of the century, 1900s
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Large
Dancing
Heavy
Ideal for
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Large Cast, Middle School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Religious Groups
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes mature adult, elderly, young adult, adult characters

Synopsis

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, and Laurey, a beautiful farm girl. The road to true love is anything but smooth, but there is no doubt that these two romantics will succeed in making a life together. As the road to romance and the road to statehood converge, Curly and Laurey are poised to spend their new life together in a brand new state: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A - OKLAHOMA!

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