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Oklahoma!

Broadway
Musical
Revival

Oklahoma! Playbill - Dec 1979
Oklahoma! Playbill - Dec 1979


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 (76)
  • Philip Rash
    Philip Rash
    Andrew Carnes
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Judy Epstein
    Judy Epstein
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Dream Child
    (Original)
  • David Evans
    David Evans
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Dream Curley
    (Original)
  • Tonda Hannum
    Tonda Hannum
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
  • Nick Jolley
    Nick Jolley
    Cord Elam
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Leslie Morris
    Leslie Morris
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
  • Robert Ray
    Robert Ray
    Ike Skidmore
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Patti Ross
    Patti Ross
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    One of Jud's Postcards
    (Original)
  • Kevin Ryan
    Kevin Ryan
    Cowboy
    (Original)
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Martha Traverse
    Martha Traverse
    Gertie Cummings
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Susan Whelan
    Susan Whelan
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    One of Jud's Postcards
    (Original)
  • Paul Cavin
    Paul Cavin
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Replacement)
    Dream Jud
    (Replacement)
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  • Philip Rash
    Philip Rash
    Andrew Carnes
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Judy Epstein
    Judy Epstein
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Dream Child
    (Original)
  • David Evans
    David Evans
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Dream Curley
    (Original)
  • Tonda Hannum
    Tonda Hannum
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
  • Nick Jolley
    Nick Jolley
    Cord Elam
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Leslie Morris
    Leslie Morris
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
  • Robert Ray
    Robert Ray
    Ike Skidmore
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Patti Ross
    Patti Ross
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    One of Jud's Postcards
    (Original)
  • Kevin Ryan
    Kevin Ryan
    Cowboy
    (Original)
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Martha Traverse
    Martha Traverse
    Gertie Cummings
    (Original)
    Laurey's Friend
    (Original)
    Singing Ensemble
    (Original)
  • Susan Whelan
    Susan Whelan
    Dancing Ensemble
    (Original)
    One of Jud's Postcards
    (Original)
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Pro Info

  • First Preview
    Dec 6 1979
  • Opening Date
    Dec 13 1979
  • Closing Date
    Aug 24 1980
  • Previews
    9
  • Performances
    293 as of Dec 23, 2024

Inside The Playbill

Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night
Oklahoma! - Opening Night

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1980 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1980 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
Theatre World Awards
1980 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
1980 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1980 Best Actress in a Musical Nominee

Other Broadway Productions

  • Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night - Mar 1943
    Oklahoma! - Mar 31, 1943
    St. James Theatre (Original)
  • Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4
    Oklahoma! - May 29, 1951
    Broadway Theatre (Revival)
  • Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night
    Oklahoma! - Mar 21, 2002
    Gershwin Theatre (Revival)
  • Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night
    Oklahoma! - Apr 7, 2019
    Circle in the Square Theatre (Revival)
Photos
Ben Davis and Christine Cornish Smith
Streep in <i>Trelawny of the Wells</i> on Broadway
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