Sarah Wigley, stage director
Michael Tilley, music director
Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, choreographer

The first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Oklahoma! is based on Lynn Riggs’ 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.  

The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943 and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying an Oscar-winning 1955 film adaptation. Rodgers and Hammerstein won a special Pulitzer Prize for Oklahoma! in 1944.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7:30PM in the Tryon Festival Theatre

Thursday, November 14 - Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:30PM in the Tryon Festival Theatre

See the Krannert Center website for more details and to purchase tickets.