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Oklahoma!
Broadway
Musical
Revival
Oklahoma!
Broadway
Musical
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, 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 (52)
William Ambler
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lenore Arnold
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Barrodin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ridge Bond
Curly
(Original)
Lynne Broadbent
Armina
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Bette Burton
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Cibelli, Jr.
Jud Fry
(Original)
Cathy Conklin
Aggie
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Payne Converse
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Cook
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
Nick Dana
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Dino Dante
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
James Fox
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Christopher Golden
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Marylin Hardy
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Hart
Cord Elam
(Original)
Harris Hawkins
Will Parker
(Original)
Florence Henderson
Laurey
(Original)
Frances Irby
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Ketcham
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Koerber
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ronnie Landry
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
George A. Lawrence
Chalmers
(Original)
David Le Grant
Ali Hakim
(Original)
Bob Lord
Mike
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Marlo
Aunt Eller
(Original)
Owen Martin
Andrew Carnes
(Original)
Maggie Nelson
Ellen
(Original)
Heidi Palmer
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Gayle Parmelee
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Patti Parsons
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvie
(Original)
John Pero
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Pickler
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Cynthia Price
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Judy Rawlings
Gertie Cummings
(Original)
Barbara Reisman
Kate
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Ribeau
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Rule
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Slim
(Original)
Charles Scott
Fred
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Georganne Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Shea
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Louellen Sibley
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Marguerite Stewart
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
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William Ambler
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lenore Arnold
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Barrodin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ridge Bond
Curly
(Original)
Lynne Broadbent
Armina
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Bette Burton
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Cibelli, Jr.
Jud Fry
(Original)
Cathy Conklin
Aggie
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Payne Converse
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Cook
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
Nick Dana
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Dino Dante
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
James Fox
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Christopher Golden
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Marylin Hardy
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Hart
Cord Elam
(Original)
Harris Hawkins
Will Parker
(Original)
Florence Henderson
Laurey
(Original)
Frances Irby
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Ketcham
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Koerber
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ronnie Landry
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
George A. Lawrence
Chalmers
(Original)
David Le Grant
Ali Hakim
(Original)
Bob Lord
Mike
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Marlo
Aunt Eller
(Original)
Owen Martin
Andrew Carnes
(Original)
Maggie Nelson
Ellen
(Original)
Heidi Palmer
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Gayle Parmelee
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Patti Parsons
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvie
(Original)
John Pero
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Pickler
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Cynthia Price
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Judy Rawlings
Gertie Cummings
(Original)
Barbara Reisman
Kate
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Ribeau
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Rule
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Slim
(Original)
Charles Scott
Fred
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Georganne Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Shea
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Louellen Sibley
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Marguerite Stewart
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Lyrics
Producer
Richard Rodgers
Music
Producer
Lynn Riggs
Based on "Green Grow the Lilacs" by
Rouben Mamoulian
Staging
Agnes de Mille
Choreographer
Lemuel Ayers
Scenic Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Betty Gour
Dances Reproduced by
Jerome Whyte
Production Stage Manager
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
31
1953
Closing Date
Oct
3
1953
Performances
40
as of Dec 05, 2025
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