Oklahoma!
From: Saturday, 20th March 2010
To: Saturday, 27 March 2010
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Synopsis
Written in 1943. Set in America's deep West just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colourful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their enduring love story. Songs include; "Oh What a Beautiful Morning", "Surrey With the Fringe on the Top" and "People Will Say We're in Love". Based on Lynn Rigg's book 'Green Grow The Lilacs'.
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Simon Cole - 24 March 2010
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, first opened at the St James Theatre, New York on 31 March 1943, and ran on Broadway for over 5 years. There have since been over 30,000 productions worldwide, collecting numerous awards and box office records along the way, with a smash hit film version released in 1955.
To say, then, that the material is familiar would be an understatement, and the score is littered with titles that have become standards in musical theatre.
As a passionate advocate of musical theatre in all its forms, I welcome the perpetuation of any work that forms such an important part of the rich heritage of popular culture, but believe that any new production must have something new to say. One wonders what any new production of this 67 year-old piece, can hope to add, to present to a modern audience, now so used to the breakneck pace and spectacle of today’s rock opears and ‘event’ musicals.
This new revival from UK Produ...
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Tony Hindle - 21 October 2010:
This production didn't try hard enough to create sufficient tension into the key relationships between Curly, Jud and Laury apart from in the ballet scene. The talented cast needed a more dramatic edge although Curly (Mark Evans)was excellent in every respect. I particularly enjoyed Vas Constanti's Ali Hakim also. Overall it felt dated and somewhat formulaic and I don't think this is 'inevitable' as some reviews have suggested....
Cast
Mark Evans (Curly)
Marti Webb (Aunt Eller)
Gemma Sutton
Creative
Rodgers and Hammerstein (Author)
Martin Dodd (for UK Production Ltd) (Producer)
Julian Woolford (Director)
Chris Hocking (Choreographer)
Gareth Williams (musical supervision) (Music)
Elizabeth Dennis (Costume)
David Howe U:Glen Beckley (Lighting)
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