Initial casting is set for Carnegie Hall's one-night-only concert staging of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Oklahoma!, featuring the Orchestra of St. Luke's.

The performance, which will kick off Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 citywide festival, will be held January 12, 2026, at 7 PM in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Rob Berman will conduct the orchestra, and Oklahoma! Tony winner Shuler Hensley will direct.

The company will be led by Tony nominee Micaela Diamond (Parade, The Cher Show) as Laurey Williams and opera baritone Emmett O’Hanlon as Curly McLain. The duo will be joined by Parvesh Cheena (Outsourced, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Ali Hakim, Jonathan Christopher (Sweeney Todd) as Jud Fry, Tony nominee Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw) as Will Parker, Ana Gasteyer (Wicked, The Rocky Horror Show) as Aunt Eller, Tony winner David Hyde Pierce (Curtains) as Andrew Carnes, and Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical) as Ado Annie. Additional artists will be announced at a later date.

Casting is by Geoff Josselson Casting.

The groundbreaking 1943 musical Oklahoma! set a new standard for musical theatre, ushering in the Golden Age of Broadway musicals. This concert version will feature the original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein favorite features such classic songs as “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” and the title song.

The United in Sound festival highlights the musical riches that have evolved in the U.S. throughout the country’s history. Featuring more than 35 concerts, performances will highlight Broadway, film music, jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop, country, bluegrass, and classical music as well as programs that blend various musical genres, showcasing the best of the American spirit through music.

Tickets to United in Sound: America at 250 events at Carnegie Hall can be purchased at CarnegieHall.org.