Oklahoma!

  • Curly McLain
  • Laurie Williams
  • Aunt Ela
  • Will Parker
  • Ado Annie
  • Ali Hakim
  • Jud Fry

Oklahoma! is a musical that of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein ( text ) was written. The premiere of the play was in 1943 at St James Theatre on Broadway in New York. The story is based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Oklahoma! marked in the history of musicals a milestone, as it is considered one of the first songs and dance numbers are not used as deposits, but continue to act. Hammerstein wanted the piece a kind of American folk opera (see Musical Play).

Action

The play is about the rivalry between farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma and a love story in which the protagonists Laurey and Curly actually already have a couple, but bicker because of their stubbornness. Despite promises from the Outsider Laurey Jud Fry, to accompany him to a dance party, unaware that he is hopelessly in love with her ​​and willing to use any means to keep Curly from her. As a kind of duel between Curly and Jud looming, the bumbling Jud falls into his own knife. - Appear as comical pair Ado Annie, the " can not say no ," and the shrewd Flea Ali Hakim.

Musical numbers

Act I

  • Overture - Orchestra
  • Oh What a Beautiful Mornin ' - Curly
  • Laurey 's Entrance - Laurie & Curly
  • The Surrey With the Fringe On Top - Curly, Laurie and Auntie Ela
  • Kansas City - Will, Aunt Ela, entire male ensemble
  • I Cain't Say No - Ado Annie
  • Entrance of Ensemble ( Reprise) - Will, Ado Annie, Curly, Aunt Ela, Ensemble
  • Many a New Day - Laurie and entire female ensemble
  • It's a Scandal! It's an Outrage! - Ali Hakim and Ensemble
  • People Will Say We're in Love - Curly and Laurie
  • Pore ​​Jud is Daid - Curly and Jud Fry
  • Lonely Room - Jud
  • Out of My Dreams / Dream Ballet - Laurie and dream figures

Act II

  • Entr'acte - Orchestra
  • The Farmer and the Cowman - Andrew Carnes, Aunt Ela, Curly, Gertie Cummins, Will Parker, Ado Annie Carnes, Laurie, Ike Skidmore, Cord Elam and Ensemble
  • All He Nuthin ' - Will and Ado Annie
  • People Will Say We're in Love ( Reprise) - Curly and Laurie
  • Oklahoma - Curly, Laurie, Aunt Ela and Ensemble
  • Finale Ultimo (Oh What a Beautiful Mornin ' and People Will Say We're in Love ) - a complete ensemble

Performances and achievements

Oklahoma! was five times rehearsed on Broadway. The first series from 1943 to 1948 with a total of 2122 performances at the time set a record for the Broadway dar.

The German -language premiere was in Münster on 24 August 1973.

The musical was as Oklahoma in 1955 by director Fred Zinnemann! filmed.

1998-1999 Oklahoma was! listed in a new production at the London Royal National Theatre. Here you occupied the roles for the first time with new faces on the ballet scene ( dream sequence ) dancing itself. The performers included Hugh Jackman as Curly McLain, Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey Williams, Shuler Hensley as Jud Fry, Jimmy Johnston as Will Parker, Maureen Lipman as Aunt Eller, Peter Polycarpou as Ali Hakim and Vicki Simon as Ado Annie. This production was based on another movie version in the line just mentioned. The London production was subsequently performed with a different crew, on Broadway, but was unable to repeat the success of London there.

The musical won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, in 1976 a Grammy Award and a Tony Award in 2002.

The title song Oklahoma! is since 1953 official anthem of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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