Arena Stage's OKLAHOMA! Enters Final Month of Performances

Shattering even more records, Arena Stage's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! has been seen by 100,000 people and counting, including seats filled and tickets sold for both engagements of the critically acclaimed production. Now in its final weeks, this is the last chance to catch the 2010 Helen Hayes Outstanding Resident Musical, which must close October 2, 2011.

"Clearly, Molly Smith's production of Oklahoma! has found a way to introduce this show to a whole new audience-and, I might add, also thrilled audiences who already knew Oklahoma!" says Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company. "Nothing makes me happier than to experience a dazzlingly fresh production of one of the classic musicals that form the foundation of this office. Bravo to everyone connected with Arena Stage's production!"

"I'm thrilled that Arena continues to reach unprecedented milestones artistically and in its ability to attract audiences to its grand facility in Southwest," says D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray. "The impact that Oklahoma! has had on its loyal District theater-goers and on the growing economy of the waterfront speaks volumes to the city's investment in the arts. District residents love a good show and I look forward to Arena staging many more that will keep the crowds coming for the benefit of the magnificent theater and the District's economy."

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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is a national center dedicated to the production, presentation, development and study of American theater. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Managing Director Edgar Dobie, Arena Stage is the largest company in the country dedicated to American plays and playwrights. Arena Stage produces huge plays of all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, deep and dangerous in the American spirit, and presents diverse and ground-breaking work from some of the best artists around the country. Arena Stage is committed to commissioning and developing new plays through the American Voices New Play Institute. Now in its sixth decade, Arena Stage serves a diverse annual audience of more than 300,000. www.arenastage.org

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Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg