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Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein.The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs.Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
A background theme is the territory's aspiration for statehood, and the local conflict between cattlemen and farmers. The film received a rave review from The New York Times, [6] and was voted a "New York Times Critics Pick". [7] It won Academy Awards in the categories of musical scoring and sound
It is the best-known recording of Oklahoma! ever made, even eclipsing the fame of the pioneering 1943 original Broadway cast album of the show. The latest CD expanded edition contained more than twice the amount of music listed here, and runs nearly 80 minutes, with only a very brief reprise of "I Cain't Say No" and the numbers actually left ...
"Oklahoma" is the title song from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma!, named for the setting of the musical play. The music and lyrics were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The melody is reprised in the main title of the 1955 film version and in the overtures of both film and musical productions.
Less than two weeks ahead of his biggest U.S. tour to date, Zach Bryan has unveiled a cinematic video for “Oklahoma Smokeshow,” a track from his 2022 EP Summertime Blues. The clip was directed ...
Isbell wrote most of their acclaimed 2023 album "Weathervanes" in 2021 while working in Oklahoma on Martin Scorsese's cinematic epic "Killers of the Flower Moon," in which the singer-songwriter ...
Founded in 2019, the Oklahoma Music Archives is a not-for-profit cultural website whose mission is to preserve the past, present, and future of Oklahoma's music culture. The archive is a database of current and past artists who are from Oklahoma or have strong ties to the state as well as albums released by those artists and biographies for ...
The theme song will premiere at 9 a.m. CDT on Saturday, Aug. 31 as the show heads to Gainesville, Florida to cover the Florida Gators game against the Miami Hurricanes. To learn more, head to ...