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In 1943, a brand new musical from new composing team Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein astounded the world and changed Broadway forever. In 2019, the very same show returned over seven decades later with an equally astounding effect.

Damon Daunno of Oklahoma! is the latest to receive a Sardi's portrait! BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling of the new addition to the wall at the famous restaurant, and you can check out the photos below!

Hollywood came to the Prairie this week as celebs caught up at the Tony Award winning Broadway revival of “Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!” at the Circle In the Square.  The hit musical will end its Broadway run as scheduled on Sunday, January 19th.

The groundbreaking, history-making Broadway revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! will be celebrating sustainability next week on Sustainability Night, to be held at the evening performance, Wednesday. December 18.

Get in the center of the action with an all new 360-degree video of the cast of Oklahoma! performing 'The Farmer and the Cowman'!

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The company of Broadway's Tony Award winning musical revival 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!' celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday at the Circle in the Square with a potluck feast between matinee and evening shows and then was treated to a backstage visit by Ben Stiller with his daughter, Ella after the evening's show.

The cast of a?oeRodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!a?? celebrated today their 2020 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. 

Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categories. This year's nominees reflect a melting pot of artistic innovation that defined the year in music, showcasing the unparalleled craftsmanship of established artists and the industry-shifting impact of rising music creators. Leading nominees Lizzo (8), Billie Eilish (6) and Lil Nas X (6) not only topped the charts but ignited a cultural conversation around their genre-bending hits. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recoding Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! had some special guests over the weekend. Jeanna de Waal, who will be starring in the new musical “Diana” this season caught the show and went backstage to congratulate the cast and from the world of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson brought his family to see the Tony winning musical. The entire cast was fascinated with Neil and had many questions about astrophysics and science which he graciously expounded on.

Oh What a Beautiful Evening! Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! celebrated its 250th performance at the Circle in the Square on Tuesday, November 12th with specially crafted cake pop celebration.  

Recently, Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things fame visited Oklahoma! He posed with the cast backstage after the show.

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

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

Oklahoma!'s Tony-winning star Ali Stroker is talking about overcoming struggle and moving past obstacles like people saying 'you can't.' Check out the video to see her motivational speech about what to do when the world tells you no.

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

Carols for a Cure is back for 2019 in its 21st edition! Below, check out exclusive photos as Mary Testa, Patrick Vaill, Rebecca Naomi Jones and the cast of Oklahoma! gather to record their track- 'Auld Lang Syne.'

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

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. 

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).