Editing Oklahoma! (section)

===1951 and 1979 Broadway revivals===
A 1951 revival produced by the Theatre Guild opened at [[The Broadway Theatre]] on May 9, 1951, and ran for 100 performances. [[Ridge Bond]] played Curly, Patricia Northrop played Laurey, Henry Clarke was Jud, and Jacqueline Sundt played Ado Annie. Mamoulian and de Mille returned to direct and choreograph, and the production was restaged by Jerome Whyte.<ref name=Suskin>Suskin, pp. 499–503.</ref> In 1953, a 10th anniversary revival opened on August 31 at the [[New York City Center]] Theatre.  It ran for a limited engagement of 40 performances before going on tour.  The cast included [[Florence Henderson]] as Laurey, [[Ridge Bond]] as Curly and [[Barbara Cook]] as Annie.  Mamoulian and De Mille directed and choreographed.<ref>''Oklahoma!'', New York City Center Theatre, "Stagebill" program, October 6, 1953</ref><ref>Atkinson, Brooks. [https://www.nytimes.com/1953/09/01/archives/oklahoma-revived-at-city-center-celebrating-rodgers-and.html "'Oklahoma!' Revived at City Center; Celebrating Rodgers and Hammerstein's Official Week"].  ''The New York Times'' (abstract), September 1, 1953, p. 19</ref>

A 1979 revival opened at the [[Palace Theatre (Broadway)|Palace Theatre]] on Broadway on December 13, 1979, and closed on August 24, 1980, running for 293 performances and nine previews.  William Hammerstein (Oscar's son) directed, and Gemze de Lappe recreated Agnes De Mille's choreography.  The show starred [[Christine Andreas]] as Laurey, [[Laurence Guittard]] as Curly, [[Mary Wickes]] as Aunt Eller, [[Christine Ebersole]] as Ado Annie, [[Martin Vidnovic]] as Jud Fry, [[Harry Groener]] as Will Parker and [[Bruce Adler]] as Ali Hakim.<ref name="Gänzl">Gänzl, Kurt. ''Gänzl's Book of the Broadway Musical: 75 Favorite Shows, from [[H.M.S. Pinafore]] to [[Sunset Boulevard]]'', pp. 103–08. Schirmer Books, New York, 1995. {{ISBN|0-02-870832-6}}</ref>  Andreas and Groener both received [[Tony Award]] nominations for their performances, and Vidnovic won a [[Drama Desk Award]].  This production started as a cross-country national tour, beginning at the [[Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)|Pantages Theatre]] in Los Angeles on May 1, 1979.<ref>Searl, Hanford. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0SQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Oklahoma+%22Pantages+Theatre%22+Andreas&pg=PT46 "L.A. Debut of ''Oklahoma!'' A True Revival Production"]. ''Billboard'', May 19, 1979</ref>