Over 75 years after Rodgers & Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this is OKLAHOMA! as you’ve never seen or heard it before – reimagined for the 21st century. Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the violence of the frontier that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical – and our country – to be seen in a whole new light. Funny and sexy, dark and terrifying, “this is the OKLAHOMA! that was there all along.” (New York Magazine)
The Bard Summerscape Production Of Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Oklahoma!
Music By
Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics By
Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the Play
Green Grow the Lilacs
By
Lynn Riggs
Original Choreography By
Agnes De Mille
Orchestrations & Arrangements and Music Supervision
Daniel Kluger
Choreography By
John Heginbotham
Scenic Design By
Laura Jellinek
Costume Design By
Terese Wadden
Lighting Design By
Scott Zielinski
Sound Design By
Drew Levy
Projection Design By
Joshua Thorson
Music Direction and Additional Vocal Arrangements
Nathan Koci
Directed By
Daniel Fish
This production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! was originally developed, produced, and premiered at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College (Jeanne Donovan Fisher, Chair; Leon Botstein, President; Gideon Lester, Artistic Director; Bob Bursey, Executive Director; Caleb Hammons, Senior Producer) in July 2015.
It was subsequently developed and produced by St. Ann’s Warehouse and Eva Price at the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Theater, Brooklyn, NY, Fall 2018.
Header photo by Matt Murphy
Album photos by Brigitte Lacomb
