Oklahoma!

book and lyrics by

Oscar Hammerstein II (1943)

based on the play

'Green Grow the Lilacs' by Lynn Riggs

Winner of the 1998 Evening Standard Drama Award for Best Musical.

Breaking all Broadway box office records when it opened in 1943, Oklahoma! was the first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein - the legendary team who went on to create Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.

Oklahoma!, winner of a special Pulitzer Prize, changed the face of stage musicals by telling an emotional story through music, lyrics and dance as never before.

Set in the Indian territory of the American West at the turn of the century - against a background of conflict between farmers and cattlemen - it is the story of Laurey and the two rivals for her affections: Curly, a cowboy, and Jud, the hired farmhand.

Famously, the show opens with 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' and contains a cornucopia of wonderful songs such as 'The Surrey with The Fringe on Top', 'People Will Say We're in Love', 'Many a New Day', 'I Cain't Say No', and the final rousing chorus of 'Oklahoma' - it is a musical treat for all the family.

Director Trevor Nunn's credits include the musicals Cats, Les Miserables and Starlight Express.

Running Times:
Matinees end at approximately 5.35pm
Evenings end at approximately 10.50pm

Image by Dewynters