Celebrating 25 Years of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Starring Hugh Jackman

Celebrate this 25-year-old production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the musical’s groundbreaking 1943 premiere on Broadway - with these exclusive interviews with some of the original cast and creative team: Shuler Hensley, Susan Stroman and Warren Carlyle.
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Narrated by Imogen Lloyd Webber
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ABOUT RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (Composer, 1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Librettist/Lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in American musical theater. Prior to joining forces, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on musical comedies that epitomized wit and sophistication (Pal Joey, On Your Toes, Babes In Arms and more), while Hammerstein brought new life to operetta and created the classic Show Boat with Jerome Kern. Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, introduced an integrated form that became known as “the musical play.” Their shows that followed included Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned Tony, Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, Pulitzer, and Olivier Awards. The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is a Concord Company, www.concord.com.
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[@manuelorozco7760]

I love this production more than the 1955 film!

[@samanthaDH]

i’m so thankful for PBS masterpiece theater nights, i remember being like 15 and watching this rendition of Oklahoma! on TV

[@Mtnsunshine]

Thank you for this.❤

[@demonbarber14]

I love this production so much! Compared to the other versions I’ve seen (the ’55 movie and the Daniel Fish production-and don’t get me wrong, I love them too for different reasons) this is definitely the one that makes the most narrative sense and tells the most satisfying story. The overall tone comes across as unsettlingly dark and violent and Jud especially seems much more unhinged and threatening than in other versions. So, there’s a much more overt “good triumphing over evil” theme, which makes it a lot more…uncomplicated than in the other versions where Jud is a much more viable romantic option.
Then that’s compounded with the fact that Laurey and Curly aren’t an established couple right from the start. The “they love each other but are too insecure to do anything about it” dynamic makes their story so much more compelling! And huge props (pun intended) to the costume designer, putting Laurey in those charmingly awful baggy overalls while the other girls have their frilly dresses and perfect hair.
Also, I know this might be sacrilegious in some circles, but I much prefer the Stroman’s choreography to Agnes De Mille’s.
But yeah, it’s perfect, I love it, I saw it both days when it was at the AMC, 10/10, no notes.

[@cmlazar]

I saw all the originals on Broadway as a child and teen. 💙💙

[@Eva63611]

Bring memories from when our school was in Copenhagen where we saw the movie on a very big screen ...it was amazing ❤

[@donnymad22]

Love this ❤❤❤❤❤

[@williamfairchild7439]

This was included before the Cinema showings of the 1999 filmed performance of Oklahoma in 2023