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Date of Death: June 30, 1954 (54)

Birth Place: Claremore, OK, USA

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Photo Flash: Gavin Creel Visits OKLAHOMA!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2019


Gavin Creel recently stopped by Oklahoma! After the show, he posed with cast members backstage for photos.

WATCHMEN Premieres on HBO with References to OKLAHOMA!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 22, 2019


On Sunday, October 20, the new series Watchmen, starring Regina King, premiered on HBO. The series is set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws and it embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Photo Flash: Lucy Hale Visits OKLAHOMA!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2019


Lucy Hale recently stopped by Oklahoma! on Broadway and posed with some cast members backstage after the show.

Photo Flash: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada Go Way Down to OKLAHOMA!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2019


Hadestown's Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada recently went 'way down' to visit Oklahoma!

Photo Flash: Darren Criss and Lena Hall Stop By OKLAHOMA! On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2019


Darren Criss and Lena Hall check out the Broadway revival of Oklahoma!

Photo Flash: Tim Robbins Stops By OKLAHOMA! On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2019


Tim Robbins visited Oklahoma!, not the state, but the Tony Award winning Broadway revival and stopped backstage after the show at the Circle in the Square Theater. 

OKLAHOMA! Adds Performance Benefitting The Actors Fund
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2019


The Actors Fund announced that Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma is holding a special ninth performance this Sunday, September 22, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. to benefit The Actors Fund at the Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway).

Skylight Music Theatre Announces OKLAHOMA! Cast, Creative Team
by Julie Musbach - Aug 6, 2019


Skylight Music Theatre announced the cast and creative team for Oklahoma! running September 27 through October 13, 2019 in Skylight's beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

BWW Review: We Cain't Say No to OKLAHOMA! at Broadway At Music Circus
by Courtney Symes - Jun 26, 2019


Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, is a cornerstone of American theatre. According to The New York Times, it 'changed the course of the Broadway musical.' Groundbreaking in its day of conception, it continues to resonate with audiences of all ages for its timeless music, strong characters, and sharp humor.

Photo Flash: First Look At OKLAHOMA! At MTH Theater at Crown Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 21, 2019


MTH Theater at Crown Center has released photos of its current production of Roger & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. 

Photo Flash: Ben Vereen And Josh Radnor Stop By OKLAHOMA!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2019


Last night brought out the legendary Ben Vereen and Josh Radnor who joined the sold out crowd at the Tony Award winning revival of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!" at Circle in the Square.

OKLAHOMA! to Play at Sitka Fine Arts Center
by Alan Henry - Jun 10, 2019


Oh what a beautiful day it will be at Sitka Fine Arts Center as the Sitka Fine Arts Camp students perform the golden age musical, Oklahoma! July 26-27.

BWW Review: Musical Theater Heritage Brings OKLAHOMA! into the Modern Age
by Steve Wilson - Jun 9, 2019


Musical Theatre Heritage not only brings OKLAHOMA! to the Kansas City stage, but also to 2019. The musical classic OKLAHOMA! opened on Saturday, June 8 at Crown Center and runs through June 30. The 1943 box-office smash was the first written by the team of Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the 1931 play by Lynn Riggs, GREEN GROWS THE LILACS, it is set out to tell the story of Laurey and her two suitors Curly and Jud in Oklahoma before it reached statehood.

BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at North Shore Music Theatre
by David Tompkins - Jun 6, 2019


Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLaine and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancee, Ado Annie.

VIDEO: Mary Testa & Ali Stroker Talk Starring in OKLAHOMA!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 4, 2019


Ali Stroker and Mary Testa from the cast of Oklahoma were on AM to DM by BuzzFeed News this morning. Stroker and Testa discussed how this performance ofOklahoma is different, Stroker talks what it's like playing the sexy Ado Annie, and how it feels to be "competing" with each other in the same category.

OKLAHOMA! to Play at Old Church Theatre Summer 2019
by Alan Henry - May 29, 2019


Oh, what a beautiful summer Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts will have as Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Oklahoma! plays the Old Church Theatre July 10 through August 11.

Photo Flash: Patti LuPone, Rachel Bloom, and More Visit OKLAHOMA!
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2019


Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! has been visited by many stars this week. Seen in the audience and backstage were Rachel Bloom, Constance Wu, Patti LuPone, Beck Bennett, Samantha Bee, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jim Parsons and Carson Kressley.

Wake Up With BWW 5/14: Hannah Corneau Joins WICKED, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2019


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! We'd like to wish a happy first performance to Hannah Corneau who is making her Broadway debut in the role of Elphaba in Wicked, beginning tonight! Break a leg, Hannah!

Breaking: OKLAHOMA! Will Launch National Tour from Oklahoma in 2020
by Nicole Rosky - May 13, 2019


Producer Eva Price announced today that the reimagined revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! will launch its North American tour at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the Fall of 2020. The 2020 tour will mark the first time a First Class Equity production of Oklahoma! has toured North America in 40 years.

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