Editing Oklahoma! (section)

==Production history==
===Original Broadway===
The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943, at the [[St. James Theatre]] in New York City.  It was directed by [[Rouben Mamoulian]], choreographed by [[Agnes de Mille]] and starred [[Alfred Drake]] (Curly), [[Joan Roberts]] (Laurey), [[Celeste Holm]] (Ado Annie), [[Howard da Silva]] (Jud Fry), [[Betty Garde]] (Aunt Eller), [[Lee Dixon (actor)|Lee Dixon]] (Will Parker), [[Joseph Buloff]] (Ali Hakim), [[Jane Lawrence]] (Gertie), [[Barry Kelley]] (Ike) and [[George S. Irving]] (Joe). [[Marc Platt (dancer)|Marc Platt]] danced the role of "Dream Curly", [[Katharine Sergava]] danced the part of "Dream Laurey" and the small dancing part of Aggie was played by [[Bambi Linn]]. George Church danced the part of "Dream Jud".<ref name=Hischak/> Church was replaced by [[Vladimir Kostenko]] two months after the premiere.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The production's scenic designer was [[Lemuel Ayers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/09/11/archives/lemuel-ayers.html|title= Obituary: Lemuel Ayers|date=September 11, 1955|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Arnold Saint-Subber}}</ref>

The production ran for 2,212 performances, finally closing on May 29, 1948.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/songbook/multimedia/bio_hammerstein2.html Oklahoma!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050216053436/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/songbook/multimedia/bio_hammerstein2.html |date=February 16, 2005 }} at ''Encyclopedia of Composers and Songwriters'', PBS.org, accessed April 30, 2012</ref>  "The demand for tickets was unprecedented as the show became more popular in the months that followed" the opening.<ref name=Hischak>Hischak, p. 202</ref>  ''Oklahoma!'' ran for over five years, a Broadway record that "would not be bested until ''My Fair Lady'' (1956)."<ref name=Hischak/> The [[Tony Award]]s and other awards now given for achievement in musical theatre were not in existence in 1943, and therefore the original production of ''Oklahoma!'' received no theatrical awards.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/art/Tony-Awards "Tony Awards: American theatrical awards"], Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed February 24, 2019</ref>

===Early U.S. tours===
The first of several national tours began in [[New Haven]], Connecticut, in 1944. A 1953 article in ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the show was "believed to be the only musical to have enjoyed a consecutive run of ten years. It ran on Broadway for five years and two months, grossing $7,000,000. The tour of the national company, which started late in 1943, has grossed $15,000,000."<ref>Gelb, Arthur. "Facts and Figures on a Gold Mine", ''The New York Times'', March 29, 1953, p. X1</ref> These tours reached 250 cities.<ref>[https://www.okhistory.org/learn/musical3#:~:text=original%20Broadway%20cast.-,Oklahoma!,a%20break%20from%20the%20story. "75th Anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Production ''Oklahoma!''"], [[Oklahoma Historical Society]], 2018</ref> [[John Raitt]] played Curly in the original production in Chicago.<ref>[http://www.johnraitt.com/career/broadway "Career: Broadway"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821010935/http://www.johnraitt.com/career/broadway |date=August 21, 2012 }}, John Raitt – Broadway's Legendary Star, Definite Maybe Productions, accessed May 19, 2016</ref> The [[United Service Organizations]] sponsored a tour to U.S. military bases in 1945 that lasted for several years.<ref>Hischak, p. 203</ref><ref>Mordden, Ethan. ''Beautiful Mornin: The Broadway Musical in the 1940s'', Oxford University Press U.S., 1999, {{ISBN|0-19-512851-6}}, p. 78</ref>  ''The New York Times'' reported in 1953:

{{blockquote|The tenth anniversary of the Broadway opening of ''Oklahoma!'' will be celebrated in Washington, where the Theatre Guild's touring company of the phenomenal musical will be playing at that time. ... According to a Guild estimate, "upwards of 20,000,000 people thus far have seen the show in the United States, England, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Australia and through [the U.S.O. shows] during the war".<ref>"''Oklahoma!'' to Celebrate 10th Birthday March 31", ''The New York Times'', February 15, 1953, p. 79</ref>|}}

===Original West End===
''Oklahoma!'' was the first of a post-war wave of Broadway musicals to reach London's [[West End theatre|West End]]. It starred [[Howard Keel]] (then known as Harold Keel) and [[Betty Jane Watson]], opening at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] on April 30, 1947, to rave press reviews and sellout houses, running for 1,543 performances.<ref>''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 11th edition, 1952.  See also ''[[The Times]]'' review, May 1, 1947.</ref>  A pre-London run opened a day late at the [[Manchester Opera House]] on April 18, 1947, after the ship carrying the cast, scenery, and costumes ran aground on a sandbank off [[Southampton]].<ref>''Chronicle of the 20th century'', entry for April 14, 1947: "Southampton, The luxury liner {{RMS|Queen Elizabeth}} runs aground."  See also article by Dr Anthony Field in ''[[The Stage]]'' newspaper, January 9, 1997.</ref>

=== Original Australian ===
An Australian production opened at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne]], on February 19, 1949. [[Gemze de Lappe]] choreographed and played Dream Laurey.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/61836|last=His Majesty's Theatre|first=Melbourne|date=1949|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> It transferred to the [[Theatre Royal, Adelaide]], on September 17, 1949,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/69753|last=Theatre Royal|first=Adelaide|date=1949|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> the [[Theatre Royal, Sydney]], on November 29, 1949,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/15420|last=Theatre Royal|first=Sydney|date=1949|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> and [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane|His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane]], on November 29, 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/106825|last=His Majesty's Theatre|first=Brisbane|date=1950|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

===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>

===1980 West End revival===
The following year, [[James Hammerstein]] directed a production at the [[Haymarket Theatre, Leicester]], in January 1980, produced by [[Cameron Mackintosh]] and [[Emile Littler|Emile Litler]].<ref name=stewart14>{{Cite book|last=Stewart|first=John|url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781476603292|title=Broadway musicals, 1943–2004|date=2014|publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0329-2|oclc=1124494192}}</ref>  The De Mille choreography was again adapted by de Lappe. A UK tour followed, and it eventually settled in the West End, opening at the [[Palace Theatre, London]], on September 17, 1980, and running until September 19, 1981.<ref>[http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/palace60.html "'Oklahoma!' at the Palace Theatre, September 17, 1980 – September 19, 1981"].  Thisistheatre.com, accessed May 20, 2010</ref> This production starred [[John Diedrich]] as Curly and [[Alfred Molina]] as Jud Fry, both of whom were nominated for [[Olivier Awards]].<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item98514/olivier-winners-1980/ "Olivier Winners 1980"] ''OlivierAwards.com'', accessed October 9, 2017</ref>  Rosamund Shelley played Laurey, [[Madge Ryan]] was Aunt Eller and [[Linal Haft]] was Ali Hakim.<ref name=stewart14/> The production was [[Maria Friedman]]'s debut in the West End, initially in the chorus role of Doris, but she was eventually promoted to the leading role.<ref>[http://www.aboutmaria.com/oklahoma.html "''Oklahoma!''"], About Maria Friedman, accessed July 26, 2013</ref> Sets and costumes were designed by [[Tim Goodchild]].<ref name=stewart14 /> Ray Cook was Musical Director and [[John Owen Edwards]] Conductor (Owen Edwards became Musical Director for Mackintosh's 1998 London revival). A cast recording of this production was issued by JAY Records and on the ''Showtime!'' label.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127011619/http://castalbumcollector.com/recordings/3630 "'Oklahoma!", 1980 London Cast"]}}. Castalbumcollector.com, accessed May 20, 2010</ref>

=== 1982 Australian revival ===
John Diedrich reprised his role as Curly for the national 1982–1983 tour of his native Australia. Again presented by Cameron Mackintosh, the tour was produced by the [[Adelaide Festival Centre|Adelaide Festival Centre Trust]], [[Edgley International]] and The MLC Theatre Royal Company. It opened at the [[Adelaide Festival Centre|&nbsp;Adelaide Festival Theatre]] on April 30, 1982,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5727|last=Adelaide Festival Theatre|date=1982|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> transferred to the [[Theatre Royal, Sydney]] on June 5, 1982,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5728|last=Theatre Royal|first=Sydney|date=1982|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> then to [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|Her Majestys Theatre, Melbourne]] on November 8, 1982,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma!|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/110463|last=Her Majesty's Theatre|first=Melbourne|date=1982|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> and concluded at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane]] in April 1983. The cast included [[Henri Szeps]] as Ali Hakin and [[Neil Melville]] as Cord Elan. Direction was again by William Hammerstein, the De Mille choreography again adapted by de Lappe, with sets and costumes again by Tim Goodchild. This was the musical theatre debut for [[Caroline O'Connor (actress)|Caroline O'Connor]] as an ensemble player and swing/understudy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musical theatre queen Caroline O'Connor tells how she prepares for a role|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/musical-theatre-queen-caroline-oconnor-tells-how-she-prepares-for-a-role-20160905-gr9ael.html|last=Waterhouse|first=Kate|date=September 7, 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

=== 1998 West End revival ===
[[File:Oklahoma! (London Stage Revival) .jpeg|thumb|[[Hugh Jackman]] on the cover of the DVD of the London revival]]
A dark-themed production of the musical was presented by the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in London at the [[Olivier Theatre]], opening on July 15, 1998. The production team included [[Trevor Nunn]] (director), [[Susan Stroman]] (choreographer) and [[William David Brohn]] (orchestrator). The international cast included [[Hugh Jackman]] as Curly, [[Maureen Lipman]] as Aunt Eller, [[Josefina Gabrielle]] as Laurey, [[Shuler Hensley]] as Jud Fry, Vicki Simon as Ado Annie, [[Peter Polycarpou]] as Ali Hakim and Jimmy Johnston as Will Parker.<ref name=curtainlondon>Heppel, David. [http://www.curtainup.com/lonokla.html "Curtain Up review, ''Oklahoma!'', 1998"]. Curtainup.com, July 1998, accessed May 20, 2010</ref> Musical director John Owen Edwards, Brohn and dance arranger David Krane adapted [[Robert Russell Bennett]]'s original orchestrations and extended some of the dance sequences. A new Dream Ballet was composed for [[Susan Stroman]]'s new choreography, and the dances to "Kansas City", "Many a New Day" and "The Farmer and the Cowman" were all redesigned. The overture was also altered, at the request of Nunn.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Jackman and Gabrielle performed the ballet themselves.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The production received nine [[Olivier Award]] nominations, winning for Outstanding Musical Production, supporting actor (Hensley), set design ([[Anthony Ward]]) and choreography (Stroman).<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item98534/olivier-winners-1999 "Olivier Winners, 1999"]. OlivierAwards.com, accessed October 23, 2015</ref> According to the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, the limited engagement was a sell-out and broke all previous box office records,<ref>[http://www.shulerhensley.com/perfect_oklahoma!.htm "London Welcomes a Perfect ''Oklahoma!''"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330223519/http://www.shulerhensley.com/perfect_oklahoma!.htm |date=March 30, 2012 }}. ''Happy Talk'', the newsletter of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. Vol. 6 Issue 1, Fall 1998, Interview with Hensley, accessed June 4, 2010</ref> and so the show was transferred to the [[Lyceum Theatre (London)|Lyceum Theatre]] in the West End for a six-month run.<ref name=curtainlondon/> Plans to transfer to Broadway with the London cast were thwarted by [[Actors' Equity Association|Actors' Equity]], which insisted that American actors must be cast.<ref>[[Robert Simonson|Simonson, Robert]]. [https://archive.today/20140908131117/http://staging.playbill.com/news/article/43199-Actors-Equity-Denies-London-Cast-of-Oklahoma-US-Visit "Actors' Equity Denies London Cast of ''Oklahoma!'' U.S. Visit"], ''Playbill'', January 22, 1999</ref><ref>Simonson, Robert. [https://archive.today/20120912190211/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/43693-Equity-Stands-Firm-on-Americans-in-Oklahoma "Equity Stands Firm on Americans in ''Oklahoma!''"], ''Playbill'', February 17, 1999</ref> Eventually a U.S. cast was selected.<ref>McBride, Murdoch. [https://archive.today/20120906071311/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/52841-Oklahoma-OKd-Stroman-Nunn-Begin-US-Casting-in-June-Fall-Start-Likely "''Oklahoma!'' OK'd: Stroman, Nunn Begin U.S. Casting in June; Fall Start Likely"], ''Playbill'', May 17, 2000</ref> The production was filmed live and issued on DVD, as well as being broadcast on U.S. [[Public Television]] in November 2003.<ref>Gans, Andrew and Robert Simonson. [https://archive.today/20120913072829/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82048-PBS-To-Air-Hugh-Jackman-Oklahoma-in-November "PBS To Air Hugh Jackman ''Oklahoma!'' in November"], ''Playbill'', October 8, 2003</ref> The live recording was given a [[limited release|limited theatrical re-release]] on July 16 and 19, 2023, celebrating its 25th anniversary and the musical's 80th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Legacy |first1=Spencer |title=Hugh Jackman's Oklahoma Theatrical Release Date Set, Watch Trailer |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1287780-hugh-jackmans-oklahoma-theatrical-release-date-set-watch-trailer |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>

===2002 Broadway revival===
The London production was repeated on Broadway at the [[Gershwin Theatre]] on March 21, 2002, with direction by Nunn. The production closed on February 23, 2003, after 388 performances. Only two of the London cast, Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey and Shuler Hensley as Jud, were in the production, which also featured [[Patrick Wilson]] as Curly, [[Andrea Martin]] as Aunt Eller and Justin Bohon as Will. It was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (which was awarded to Hensley). The musical was also nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, with Hensley winning as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and Susan Stroman winning for choreography.

[[Ben Brantley]] wrote in ''[[The New York Times]]'': "At its best, which is usually when it's dancing, this resurrection of Rodgers and Hammerstein's epochal show is dewy with an adolescent lustiness, both carnal and naive, exuberant and confused." The review stated that "Anthony Ward's harmoniously curved set, in which the sky seems to stretch into eternity, again pulses with the promise of a land on the verge of transformation."<ref>Brantley, Ben. "This Time, a Beautiful Mornin' With a Dark Side", ''The New York Times'', March 22, 2002, Section E, p. 1</ref> The ''[[New York Daily News]]'' review commented that "Visually, this one is stunning – at times, Anthony Ward's sets have a pastoral, idyllic quality, like Thomas Hart Benton's paintings. At other times, especially in lighting designer David Hersey's lustrous palette, they convey the bleakness of the frontier."  The review also stated that the Royal National Theatre "brought it back to us in a way that makes it seem fresh and vital."<ref>Kissel, Howard. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/03/22/2002-03-22_oh__what_a_beautiful_revival.html "Oh, What a Beautiful Revival of a Pure Prairie Classic"]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''New York Daily News'', March 22, 2002</ref> However, ''USA Today'' gave the production a tepid assessment, its reviewer writing: "A cold breeze blows through this beautiful mornin', and that golden haze is never quite bright enough."<ref>Gardner, Elysa. "''Oklahoma!'' revival is just slightly better than OK", ''USA Today'', March 22, 2002, Life Section, p. 1E</ref> The production went on to tour nationally from 2003 to 2005.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/networks-tour-of-oklahoma-begins-dec-16-in-denver-travels-into-2004-com-116898 "NETworks Tour of ''Oklahoma!'' Begins Dec. 16 in Denver, Travels Into 2004"], ''Playbill'', December 16, 2003, accessed December 29, 2018; [https://www.rnh.com/show/78/Oklahoma#shows-history "History: ''Oklahoma!'' Timeline"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080757/https://www.rnh.com/show/78/Oklahoma#shows-history |date=December 30, 2018 }}, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, accessed December 29, 2018</ref>

===2019 Broadway revival; 2022 London transfer===
Following a 2015 workshop at [[Bard College]] and a 2018 run at [[Brooklyn]]'s [[St. Ann's Warehouse]], a 75th anniversary staging of ''Oklahoma!'' transferred to Broadway at [[Circle in the Square Theatre]]. The production was directed by [[Daniel Fish]] in an intimate, immersive in-the-round style, set in a community hall, with chili and cornbread served to the audience at intermission. The production's most important tonal change involved the character of Jud Fry. Instead of the sinister brooding and threatening Jud of the original production, in the revival he was described by [[Elisabeth Vincentelli]] in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' as "a proto-[[incel]]",<ref>{{cite web| website=The New Yorker|first=Elizabeth| last=Vincentelli| url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/oklahoma-2-06-10-19|title=Oklahoma!|date=May 31, 2019| accessdate=March 15, 2025}}</ref> and his death came not as an accident but as an intended act at the hands of Curly, followed by a sham trial to clear Curly of the blame.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/oklahoma-daniel-fishs-dark-new-broadway-production/586684/ | title=Oklahoma! Gets a Dark, Brilliant Remake | work=The Atlantic | date=April 8, 2019 | last=Purdum | first=Todd | access-date=August 26, 2021 }}</ref>

The production began preview performances on March 19, 2019, and officially opened on April 7 for a limited run through January 19, 2020. It starred [[Rebecca Naomi Jones]] as Laurey, [[Damon Daunno]] as Curly, [[Ali Stroker]] as Ado Annie, James Davis as Will Parker, [[Will Brill]] as Ali Hakim, Patrick Vaill as Jud and [[Mary Testa]] as Aunt Eller. The production featured choreography by John Heginbotham and music arrangements by [[Daniel Kluger (composer)|Daniel Kluger]], performed by a seven-piece band.<ref>Culwell-Block, Logan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/reimagined-oklahoma-revival-begins-broadway-performances-march-19 "Reimagined ''Oklahoma!'' Revival Begins Broadway Performances March 19"], ''Playbill'', March 19, 2019; Fierberg, Ruthie. [http://www.playbill.com/article/why-broadways-upcoming-oklahoma-is-not-your-grandmas-version-of-the-rodgers-hammerstein-classic "Why Broadway’s Upcoming ''Oklahoma!'' Is Not Your 'Grandma’s Version' of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic"], ''Playbill'', March 18, 2019; and McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/reimagined-oklahoma-will-transfer-to-broadway "Reimagined Oklahoma! Will Transfer to Broadway"], ''Playbill'', December 11, 2018</ref> The production was nominated for eight [[Tony Award]]s and won [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]] and [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]] for Stroker, making her the first wheelchair user to win a Tony.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/theater/ali-stroker-oklahoma-tony-awards.html|title=Ali Stroker Accepts Tony in a Wheelchair, Making History|last=Salam|first=Maya|date=June 9, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 10, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/updating-live-the-2019-tony-award-winners|title=Hadestown Leads the Pack at the 2019 Tony Awards|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=June 9, 2019|website=Playbill|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>

For the 2021–2022 national tour, Fish rethought the presentation, which remained expressionistic but substituted a [[proscenium]] back-drop, which "renders the original authorial intents far more in balance with the radical ideas of the production", allowing the cast to play their parts with a contemporary naturalism, according to ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' critic [[Chris Jones (drama critic)|Chris Jones]]. The cast included [[Sasha Hutchings]] as Laurey, [[Sean Grandillo]] as Curly and [[Barbara Walsh]] as Aunt Eller.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Chris |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Review: This is not your homespun ''Oklahoma!'' Come ready for a radical new musical. |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-ent-oklahoma-broadway-tour-chicago-review-20220113-ovfqptecsnbt5oskyuioc2qa7m-story.html |access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/oklahoma-526789 "''Oklahoma!'' Tour"], Internet Broadway Database, accessed February 20, 2022</ref>

In May 2022, the production reopened at the [[Young Vic]] in London for a seven-week limited run, starring [[Arthur Darvill]] as Curly and Anoushka Lucas as Laurey, with [[Marisha Wallace]] as Ado Annie, [[Liza Sadovy]] as Aunt Eller, and James Davis and Patrick Vaill reprising their roles as Will Parker and Jud, respectively.<ref>Gillinson, Miriam. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/06/oklahoma-review-young-vic-london "''Oklahoma!'' review – an invigorating take on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic"], ''The Guardian'', May 6, 2022</ref> The production transferred to the West End's [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/oklahoma-to-transfer-to-the-west-end_57229.html|title=''Oklahoma!'' to transfer to the West End|last=Wood|first=Alex|date=25 August 2022|website=WhatsOnStage|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> It received positive reviews<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-the-Critics-Make-of-the-OKLAHOMA-West-End-Transfer-20230301 "Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of the ''Oklahoma!'' West End Transfer?"], BroadwayWorld.com, March 1, 2023</ref> and won the 2023 [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival]].<ref>[https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/olivier-awards-2023 "Olivier Awards 2023"], Official London Theatre, accessed 7 April 2023</ref>

===Other notable productions===
====Discoveryland====
''Oklahoma!'' was presented nightly except Sundays each summer at the Discoveryland amphitheater, an outdoor theatre in [[Sand Springs, Oklahoma]], from 1977 until 2011.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130908002840/http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/discoveryland-to-remain-closed-through-2013-season "Sand Springs' Discoveryland! theater, known for the play ''Oklahoma'', to remain closed through 2013"], KRJH.com, June 19, 2013</ref><ref name=Discoveryland>[http://dland.redrockcustomhomes.com/awards.html "Discoveryland! Honors and Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705113521/http://dland.redrockcustomhomes.com/awards.html |date=July 5, 2010 }}, Discoveryland! USA, Inc., accessed July 11, 2010</ref>  In 1993, [[Mary Rodgers]] (daughter of Richard Rodgers) and William Hammerstein (son of Oscar Hammerstein II) designated Discoveryland the "National Home of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Oklahoma!''"<ref name=Discoveryland/>

====2006 Japan====
In 2006, ''Oklahoma!'' was performed in Japan by the all-female [[Takarazuka Revue]].  This revival starred Yuu Todoroki, Ai Shirosaki, and Hiromu Kiriya.<ref>[http://www.takarazuka-revue.info/tiki-index.php?page=Oklahoma+%28Moon+2006%29 "''Oklahoma!'' in 2006 listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203133513/http://takarazuka-revue.info/tiki-index.php?page=Oklahoma%20%28Moon%202006%29 |date=December 3, 2010 }}, Takarazuka-revue.info, accessed May 20, 2010</ref>

====2009 Chichester Theatre Festival====
In the summer of 2009, British director [[John Doyle (director)|John Doyle]] directed the musical at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]]. The production was dark in concept and featured new orchestrations by [[Jonathan Tunick]].  On a spare stage, decorated only with blue sheets, "Confetti of rose petals stains the floor like drops of blood, and a nightmarish dream-dance sequence has Freudian overtones as Laurey's bridal gown becomes her shroud."<ref name=guardian>Gardner, Lyn. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jun/27/oklahoma-chichester-festival-theatre-review "'Oklahoma!'Chichester Festival Theatre"]. ''[[The Guardian]]'', June 27, 2009</ref><ref name=telegraph>Cavendish, Dominic. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090629063454/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/dominiccavendish/5638481/Oklahoma-at-Chichester-review.html "''Oklahoma!'' at Chichester"]. ''The Telegraph'', June 25, 2009, accessed June 7, 2010</ref>  It received mixed reviews.  ''The Times'' reviewer wrote: "This is a very stylised, overdrilled production, no friend of intimate moments or quiet depth of emotion."<ref>Nightingale, Benedict. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615105945/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6577412.ece "'Oklahoma!' at the Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex"]. ''The Times'', June 26, 2009</ref> ''The Guardian'' liked it the most, stating that "it's a delight, with one brilliant tippy-tappy-toed song after another and a nugget of darkness lodged in its sweet heart."<ref name=guardian/> ''Whats On Stage'', like most of the papers, gave the show three out of five stars and wrote that this is a "downbeat vision" and that "all told it's a somewhat disappointing show", but their "average reader rating" was four stars.<ref>Cooter, Maxwell. [http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831245924735/Oklahoma!+(Chichester).html "'Oklahoma!'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615170835/http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831245924735/Oklahoma!+(Chichester).html |date=June 15, 2011 }} Whatsonstage.com, June 25, 2009</ref> A review in ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' commented, "Doyle uses shadow and silhouette to bring out the musical's nightmarish aspects but doesn't over-labour them. There are enough sunny spots – no more so than in Act 2's rousing title song – to keep the tone evenly textured."<ref name=telegraph/>

====2010 UK tour====
The show toured England for nine months in 2010 in a new staging by [[Julian Woolford]], with [[Marti Webb]] as Aunt Eller and [[Mark Evans (actor)|Mark Evans]] as Curly.<ref>Cole, Simon. [http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/central/E8831268932553/Marti+Webb+Opens+New+Tour+of+Oklahoma!.html "Marti Webb Opens New Tour of ''Oklahoma!''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615165949/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/central/E8831268932553/Marti+Webb+Opens+New+Tour+of+Oklahoma!.html |date=June 15, 2011 }} Whatsonstage.com, March 18, 2010</ref>

====2010 Washington, DC Arena Stage====
''Oklahoma!'' opened in October 2010 at the [[Arena Stage]] to critical acclaim.<ref name=marks1>Marks, Peter. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/oklahoma,1071268/critic-review.html "A grand new state: You just cain't say no to Arena Stage's 'Oklahoma!'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130205220135/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/oklahoma,1071268/critic-review.html |date=February 5, 2013 }}, ''The Washington Post'', November 6, 2010</ref><ref>See also Billups, Edith. [http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/proscenium-view-theater-news-and-reviews/2010/nov/9/oklahoma-arena-stage/ "'Oklahoma!' at the Arena Stage in D.C."], ''Washington Times'', November 9, 2010; Blanchard, Jayne. [http://dctheatrescene.com/2010/11/07/oklahoma/ "'Oklahoma!' Review"], dctheatrescene.com, November 7, 2010; and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/photo-call-arena-stage-opens-its-doors-to-the-world-at-homecoming-with-alumni-stars-com-173068 "Arena Stage Opens Its Doors to the World at Oct. 23 "Homecoming," With Alumni Stars"], Playbill.com, October 23, 2010, accessed August 29, 2017</ref> Artistic Director Molly Smith cast African-American actresses as Laurey and Aunt Eller to mirror both modern Washington, D.C., demographics and the diverse population of the musical's 1906 Oklahoma territory setting.<ref>BWW News Staff. [http://broadwayworld.com/article/Review_Roundup_OKLAHOMA_at_Arena_Stage_20101206 "Review Roundup: 'Oklahoma!' at Arena Stage"]. Broadwayworld.com, December 6, 2010</ref> The production received ten 2011 [[Helen Hayes Award]] nominations, winning as Outstanding Resident Musical (tying with Shakespeare Theatre's ''Candide'') and for choreography (Parker Esse), lead actor (Nicholas Rodriguez as Curly) and musical direction (George Fulginiti-Shakar).<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150203-DCs-Helen-Hayes-Winners-Include-Candide-The-Liar-Clybourne-Park-Oklahoma-Thurgood "DC's Helen Hayes Winners Include Candide, The Liar, Clybourne Park, Oklahoma!, Thurgood"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428000030/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150203-DCs-Helen-Hayes-Winners-Include-Candide-The-Liar-Clybourne-Park-Oklahoma-Thurgood |date=April 28, 2011 }}, Playbill.com, April 25, 2011</ref>  The production returned to the Arena Stage for a second run in 2011.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152504-Still-Doin-Fine-Arena-Stage-Revives-Its-Hit-2010-Oklahoma-Starting-July-8 "Still Doin' Fine: Arena Stage Revives Its Hit 2010 Oklahoma!, Starting July 8"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805073116/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152504-Still-Doin-Fine-Arena-Stage-Revives-Its-Hit-2010-Oklahoma-Starting-July-8 |date=August 5, 2011 }}. Playbill.com, July 8, 2011</ref>

====2012, Seattle, Washington, 5th Avenue Theatre====
The [[5th Avenue Theatre]]'s 2012 production, directed by Peter Rothstein, included African-American dancers and an African-American actor as Jud.<ref name=SGS>Strangeways, Michael. [https://archive.today/20130202033038/http://www.seattlegayscene.com/2012/02/review-oklahoma-at-the-5th-avenue-is-a-bit-problematic.html "''Oklahoma!'' at the 5th Avenue Is a Bit Problematic"], ''Seattle Gay Scene'', February 10, 2012</ref> The choice was intended, as in the Arena Stage production, to reflect the historical presence of African Americans in the Oklahoma territory, but it "has some audience members squirming in their seats ... they're seeing on stage one of the ugliest stereotypes in our history: an imposing black man ravaging a petite white woman [and] the white hero ... all but urges Jud to hang himself – and even pantomimes the act. Some see a clear reference to lynching."<ref name=Brodeur>Brodeur, Nicole. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2017557140_nicole21m.html "''Oklahoma'' seen in a new light"], ''The Seattle Times'', February 20, 2012</ref><ref>Goldstein, David. [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/racial-profiling/Content?oid=12582804 "Racial Profiling"], ''The Stranger'', February 14, 2012</ref> The "Dream Ballet" had a sinister, sexual tone and ended with Jud dragging Laurey away to be raped. One critic noted the historical "license taken when an African-American farmhand is allowed to escort a white woman to the box dance. ... Maybe some people ... left with not so much a song in their head, but a question in their heart. And isn't that part of what theater is supposed to do?"<ref name=Brodeur/> Another wrote: "Rothstein's ''Oklahoma!'' is now the story of a crazy, sex obsessed black man ... lusting violently after his white mistress, who ends up murdered at the hands of a white man, who gets off scot free after a mock trial."<ref name=SGS/>

====2015 UK tour====
A UK tour ran from February to August 2015, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and starring Ashley Day as Curly, Charlotte Wakefield as Laurey, [[Belinda Lang]] as Aunt Eller and [[Gary Wilmot]] as Ali Hakim.<ref>Davies, Michael. [http://www.whatsonstage.com/northampton-theatre/reviews/oklahoma-uk-tour_37255.html "''Oklahoma!'' (Tour) – triumphant production warrants its revival"], Whats On Stage, February 26, 2017; and Collins, Stephen. [http://britishtheatre.com/review-oklahoma-lyceum-theatre-sheffield-5stars "''Oklahoma!'' Lyceum Theatre Sheffield"], BritishTheatre.com, July 27, 2015</ref>

===1955 film adaptation===
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The 1955 film adaptation starred [[Gordon MacRae]], [[Shirley Jones]] (in her film debut),<ref>Jones had previously performed in a stage production of ''Oklahoma!'' See: [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85454/oklahoma ''Oklahoma!'' from Turner Classic Movies]</ref> [[Rod Steiger]], [[Charlotte Greenwood]], [[Gloria Grahame]], [[Gene Nelson]], [[James Whitmore]] and [[Eddie Albert]].  It was the only musical film directed by [[Fred Zinnemann]],<ref name="Chapin">[[Audio commentary]] by Ted Chapin and Hugh Fordin, [[CinemaScope]] version of film, 2-DVD 50th Anniversary Edition (2005), [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]</ref> and [[Agnes de Mille]] choreographed.  It was the first feature film photographed in the [[Todd-AO]] [[70 mm film|70 mm]] [[widescreen]] process.<ref name="TCM">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85454/oklahoma |title=''Oklahoma!'' from Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in70mm.com/todd_ao/magna/index.htm |title=Magna Theatre Corporation |publisher=In70mm.com |access-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307090915/http://www.in70mm.com/todd_ao/magna/index.htm |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

Rodgers and Hammerstein personally oversaw the film to prevent the studio from making the changes that were then typical of stage-to-film musical adaptations, such as interpolating new songs by others.  The film followed the stage version more closely than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein stage-to-film adaptation, although it divided the long first scene into several shorter scenes, changing the locations of several of the songs.  For example, "Kansas City" is performed at the train station, where Aunt Eller and other cowboys meet Will Parker just after he returns from Kansas City.  Lyrics in the song about a [[burlesque]] stripteaser were slightly changed to pass [[censorship|film censorship]].<ref name="Chapin"/>  In a nod to ''[[Green Grow the Lilacs (play)|Green Grow the Lilacs]]'', which was the basis of the musical, Jud attempts revenge on Curly and Laurey by burning a haystack they stand on, before Curly jumps down, landing on Jud and causing him to fall on his own knife.  The film omits only "It's a Scandal, It's a Outrage" and "Lonely Room".<ref name="TCM" /> The film won [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Original Music Score|Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Sound|Best Sound, Recording]].<ref name="Oscars1956">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956 |title=The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 20, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
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