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Oklahoma!
Broadway
Musical
Revival
Oklahoma!
Broadway
Musical
Revival
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A confident cowboy competes with a surly, mysterious farmhand for the honor of taking a lovely young farm woman to a dance in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 musical adaptation of
Green Grow the Lilacs
.
music:
Richard Rodgers
lyrics:
Oscar Hammerstein II
book:
Oscar Hammerstein II
People (30)
John Addis
Slim
(Original)
Ridge Bond
Curly
(Original)
Henry Clarke
Jud Fry
(Original)
Walter Donahue
Will Parker
(Original)
Robert Early
Jess
(Original)
Valentin Froman
Dream Jud
(Original)
Muriel Ives
Dream Child
(Original)
Patricia Johnson
Gertie Cummings
(Original)
Dave Mallen
Andrew Carnes
(Original)
Jerry Mann
Ali Hakim
(Original)
Mary Marlo
Aunt Eller
(Original)
Roy Milton
Dream Curley
(Original)
Patricia Northrop
Laurey
(Original)
Jeanne Parsons
Armina
(Original)
Claire Pasch
Dream Laurey
(Original)
Judy Rawlings
Kate
(Original)
Warren Schmoll
Fred
(Original)
Charles Scott
Mike
(Original)
Jacqueline Sundt
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
Audree Wilson
Dream Child
(Original)
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John Addis
Slim
(Original)
Ridge Bond
Curly
(Original)
Henry Clarke
Jud Fry
(Original)
Walter Donahue
Will Parker
(Original)
Robert Early
Jess
(Original)
Valentin Froman
Dream Jud
(Original)
Muriel Ives
Dream Child
(Original)
Patricia Johnson
Gertie Cummings
(Original)
Dave Mallen
Andrew Carnes
(Original)
Jerry Mann
Ali Hakim
(Original)
Mary Marlo
Aunt Eller
(Original)
Roy Milton
Dream Curley
(Original)
Patricia Northrop
Laurey
(Original)
Jeanne Parsons
Armina
(Original)
Claire Pasch
Dream Laurey
(Original)
Judy Rawlings
Kate
(Original)
Warren Schmoll
Fred
(Original)
Charles Scott
Mike
(Original)
Jacqueline Sundt
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
Audree Wilson
Dream Child
(Original)
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Lyrics
Richard Rodgers
Music
Lynn Riggs
Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Agnes de Mille
Choreographer
Lemuel Ayers
Scenic Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Music orchestrator
David Sidney Weinstein
Stage Manager
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
29
1951
Closing Date
Jul
28
1951
Performances
100
as of Nov 06, 2025
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