Oklahoma!

Musical - Original

St. James Theatre

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  • Opening Date: March 31, 1943
  • Closing Date: May 29, 1948
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 2212

Music: Richard Rodgers

Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II

Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Opening Night Credits Photo Galleries Awards
 

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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.

 

Opening Night Cast

Alfred Drake Curly
Joan Roberts in Oklahoma! Joan Roberts Laurey
Joseph Buloff Ali Hakim
Howard Da Silva Jud Fry
Lee Dixon Will Parker
Betty Garde Aunt Eller
Celeste Holm in Oklahoma! Celeste Holm Ado Annie Carnes
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Opening Night Production Credits

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II Book
Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers Music
Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II Lyrics
  Rouben Mamoulian Director
  Agnes de Mille Choreographer
  Lemuel Ayers Scenic Design
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1942 - 1943

 
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Awards


Theatre World

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1947 Theatre World Award Dorothea MacFarland Winner

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1993 Special Tony Award   Winner
 
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