ÿþOklahoma! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway on March 31 1943. At that time the longest-running show in Broadway history had run for three years. Oklahoma! surpassed that record by two more years running for a marathon 2 212 performances. The US national tour played for an unprecedented ten and a half years visiting every single state and playing before a combined audience of more than 10 million people. In 1947 Oklahoma! opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane London where it ran for 1 548 performances the longest run of any show up to that time in the 267-year history of the theatre. In 1953 the Oklahoma State Legislature named "Oklahoma" the official state song. In 1955 the motion picture version of Oklahoma! starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones and produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein was released to great success.
ÿþOklahoma! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway on March 31 1943. At that time the longest-running show in Broadway history had run for three years. Oklahoma! surpassed that record by two more years running for a marathon 2 212 performances. The US national tour played for an unprecedented ten and a half years visiting every single state and playing before a combined audience of more than 10 million people. In 1947 Oklahoma! opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane London where it ran for 1 548 performances the longest run of any show up to that time in the 267-year history of the theatre. In 1953 the Oklahoma State Legislature named "Oklahoma" the official state song. In 1955 the motion picture version of Oklahoma! starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones and produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein was released to great success.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780573708909 |
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Publisher: | Concord Theatricals |
Publication date: | 01/21/2021 |
Pages: | 114 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.24(d) |