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    Oklahoma!

    Broadway
    Musical
    Original

    Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night - Mar 1943
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    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.
    People (179)
    • Marc Platt
      Marc Platt
      Chalmers
      (Original)
      Dream Curly
      (Original)
    • Vivian Allen
      Vivian Allen
      Ado Annie Carnes
      (Replacement)
      Gertie Cummings
      (Replacement)
    • Eric Kristen
      Eric Kristen
      Chalmers
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Cowboy
      (Original)
    • Tom Avera
      Tom Avera
      Chalmers
      (Replacement)
      Will Parker
      (Replacement)
    • Jack Kilty
      Jack Kilty
      Curly
      (Replacement)
      Will Parker
      (Replacement)
    • Diana Adams
      Diana Adams
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
    • Kenneth Buffett
      Kenneth Buffett
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Cowboy
      (Original)
      Joe
      (Replacement)
    • Edwin Clay
      Edwin Clay
      Ensemble Singer
      (Original)
      Fred
      (Original)
    • Nona Feid
      Nona Feid
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
      Other Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Kate Friedlich
      Kate Friedlich
      Armina
      (Original)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Original)
    • Bambi Linn
      Bambi Linn
      Aggie
      (Original)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Dream Child
      (Original)
    • Ellen Love
      Ellen Love
      Ensemble Singer
      (Original)
      Kate
      (Original)
    • Joan McCracken
      Joan McCracken
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Original)
      Sylvie
      (Original)
    • Paul Shiers
      Paul Shiers
      Ensemble Singer
      (Original)
      Mike
      (Original)
      Fred
      (Replacement)
    • Vivian Smith
      Vivian Smith
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Other Post Card
      (Original)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Billie Zay
      Billie Zay
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
    • Ruth Harte
      Ruth Harte
      Aggie
      (Replacement)
      Dream Child
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
    • Muriel Gray
      Muriel Gray
      Armina
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Other Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Irene Larson
      Irene Larson
      Armina
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Other Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Bill Sumner
      Bill Sumner
      Cowboy
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
    • Pat Meany
      Pat Meany
      Cowboy
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
    • Jack Miller
      Jack Miller
      Cowboy
      (Replacement)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
    • Remi Martell
      Remi Martell
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Sam Jenkins
      (Replacement)
    • Louise Fornaca
      Louise Fornaca
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Replacement)
      Sylvie
      (Replacement)
    • Frances Rainer
      Frances Rainer
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Beatrice Lynn
      Beatrice Lynn
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
    • Paul Lyday
      Paul Lyday
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
    • Marian Horosko
      Marian Horosko
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
    • Miriam Pandor
      Miriam Pandor
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
    • Ann Newland
      Ann Newland
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
    • June Graham
      June Graham
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Replacement)
      Other Post Card
      (Replacement)
    • Lloyd Cole
      Lloyd Cole
      Ensemble Singer
      (Replacement)
      Sam
      (Replacement)
    • May Muth
      May Muth
      Ensemble Singer
      (Replacement)
      Gertie Cummings
      (Replacement)
      Kate
      (Replacement)
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    • Marc Platt
      Marc Platt
      Chalmers
      (Original)
      Dream Curly
      (Original)
    • Diana Adams
      Diana Adams
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
    • Edwin Clay
      Edwin Clay
      Ensemble Singer
      (Original)
      Fred
      (Original)
    • Nona Feid
      Nona Feid
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
    • Kate Friedlich
      Kate Friedlich
      Armina
      (Original)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Original)
    • Bambi Linn
      Bambi Linn
      Aggie
      (Original)
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Dream Child
      (Original)
    • Ellen Love
      Ellen Love
      Ensemble Singer
      (Original)
      Kate
      (Original)
    • Joan McCracken
      Joan McCracken
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Jud's Post Card
      (Original)
      Sylvie
      (Original)
    • Vivian Smith
      Vivian Smith
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Other Post Card
      (Original)
    • Billie Zay
      Billie Zay
      Ensemble Dancer
      (Original)
      Laurey's Friend
      (Original)
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    • Lynn Riggs
      Lynn Riggs
      Based on the play "Green Grow The Lilacs" by
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    Pro Info

    • Opening Date
      Mar 31 1943
    • Closing Date
      May 29 1948
    • Performances
      2,212 as of Mar 21, 2023
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    Awards

    Theatre World Awards
    1947 Theatre World Award Winner
    Tony Award
    1993 Special Tony Award Winner

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    Photos
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