by Jess Hoffman I have to admit I have no love for Rodgers and Hammerstein. I find their musicals boring and overly sentimental. My introduction to Rodgers and Hammerstein was, in fact, the 1955 film version of Oklahoma!, with which I was wholly unimpressed. That said, I am a big…
Fast-paced, fresh take on Broadway’s original classic will play in Albany’s Washington Park throughout July, with encore weekend at Guilderland’s Tawasentha Park.Albany, N.Y. (June 27, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company continues its 37th Season this summer, as they welcome audiences to their venerable outdoor venue at Park Playhouse in Albany’s Washington…
For two weekends, starting on Friday, May 9th, Home Made Theater will present the classic Broadway musical, Oklahoma!. Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, Oklahoma!, originally debuting in 1943, launched a new era in the American musical. It also began the most successful songwriting partnership…
Announcing Auditions for Home Made Theater’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! Directed by Shannon Eccles Produced by Garrett West Choreography by Betsy Foust Musical Direction by Julia Omelko AUDITIONS Sunday, March 9th from 2 PM-5 PM Tuesday, March 11th from 6:30 PM-9:30 PM at HMT’s rehearsal space in Wilton…
Enduring Rodgers & Hammerstein classic OKLAHOMA! to play at Albany’s Park Playhouse & GPAC, with new musical THE WAITING premiering at Cohoes Music HallAlbany, N.Y. (January 2, 2025) –Today, Playhouse Stage Company announced plans for its 37th Summer Season presenting professional musical theatre to Capital Region audiences in 2025. The company…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2007 Unlike Lou Grant, I like a woman with spunk. And that is the one thing that saves Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic Oklahoma! from being nothing but a load of sugary sweetness for me – the genuine spunk of the three leading ladies: Laurey, Ado Annie,…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2002 A young woman is living alone with her aunt on a farm in the Oklahoma territory just before it achieved statehood in 1907. She is being sexually harassed and threatened by their farm hand, and the guilt and shame she feels because of…
