There’s no marketing challenge too big, plot too timely, or artists too iconic for an Eva Price project. This week she sits down with SpotCo Co-Founder Tom Greenwald to talk messaging Jukebox musicals (Tina, & Juliet, Jagged Little Pill), shows reimagined for modern audiences (Oklahoma!), and taking chances (Liberation, Titanique).
Photos: OKLAHOMA! Celebrates 250 Shows on Broadway
By: Stephi Wild
Oh What a Beautiful Evening! Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! celebrated its 250th performance at the Circle in the Square on Tuesday, November 12th with specially crafted cake pop celebration.
Check out a photo of the company celebrating below!
Oklahoma! is the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The show also received a Tony Award® in the Best Featured Actress of a Musical category for Ali Stroker's performance as Ado Annie.
Seventy-five years after Rodgers & Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this is Oklahoma! as you've never seen or heard it before, reorchestrated and reimagined for the 21st century.
Oklahoma! features music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, with original dances by Agnes de Mille.
The cast features Rebecca Naomi Jones as Laurey, Damon Daunno as Curly, Mary Testa as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry, Ali Stroker as Ado Annie, James Davis as Will Parker, Will Brill as Ali Hakim, Mitch Tebo as Andrew Carnes, Mallory Portnoy as Gertie Cummings, Anthony Cason as Cord and Will Mann as Mike. Gabrielle Hamilton performs the Dream Ballet.
Company of Oklahoma!
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OKLAHOMA. COMPOSER: Richard Rodgers. LYRICIST: Oscar Hammerstein II. BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II. SOURCE: Lynn Riggs play Green Grow The Lilacs (1930) DIRECTOR: Rouben Mamoulian. CHOREOGRAPHER: Agnes DeMille.
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