Actorsingers Oklahoma 1973 May 11-13 Elm Street Auditorium Fran Peterson Frank Harvey Michelle Cote Bob Frey Frank Graham Warren Liberty Diane Lavoie Al Bedard Carol Croatti Timothy P. Myette Myron Kandra Carol Goss, Linda Annis, Gary Griggs, Myron Kandra, Fran Bosowski, Lucien Gagnon, Janice Rockwell, Diane LaFrance, Sylvia Dobrowolski, Bob Frey, Ann Murray, Jim Murphy, Cheryl Powers, Dick Fontaine, Charles Ivanow, Carlene Walters, Gisele LaFrance, Collette Oldham, Jim Frost, George Szok, Dennis Carta, Eliese Atkins, Royce Johnson, Lorraine Graham, Lenny LeClerc, Francis Brunelle, Cathy Andruskevich Patricia Allard, Connie Hayward, Steve Ducharme, Royce Johnson, Marilyn Araldi, Patricia Mayo, Dick Fontaine, Myron Kandra, Susan Dumont, Missy Roberts, Jim Frost, James Murphy, Patricia Florio, Linnea Strickland, Gary Griggs, George Szok Jill Gidge Andrew Ventura, Joanne Milat Brian Ventura David Hebert Cheryl Allen, Edward Morassi Ashley Howard, Alan Ventura Patricia Charron Audrey Sutherland Rowena Carr Dennis Sullivan Irene D. Batch, assisted by Eileen Duhamel Claire Anderson John Liljeberg, assisted by Joan Frey Donna Conway, assisted by Kay Goranson Laura Winslow Jill Gidge Harry Strickland Warren Tomasian Millie Wright, Irene D. Batch, Daniel Pelletier Harry Strickland George King Kay Kandra Kay and Myron Kandra, Harry Strickland, Warren Tomasian Dorothy Fontaine, assisted by Marjorie Thompson, Claire Anderson, Terry Turner, Penny Tamulonis, Raelene Harris, Myra Florio, Irene D. Batch, Pat Archambeault, Lorraine Laroche, Diane Lavoie, May Kingman, Arlene Annis Claire Anderson, assisted by Pearl Ware Daniel Pelletier, assisted by Lorraine Graham, Missy Clemons, Claire Anderson, Raelene Harris Shirley Santerre, assisted by Shirley Liberty Joel P. Saren Richard and Carol Poole, assisted by Al Miller, Connie Patti, Nancy Laudien, Ann Borski, Ginny Mammone, Betty Callahan, Elaine Bosowski, Ernie Peterson, Dan and Dot Marcek, Anne S. Harvey, Dick LaCasse, Joan Frey, Irene Archambeault, Charles Kowalski, Shirley Santerre Betty Badeau, assisted by Kay and Ed Goranson, Bob Callahan Pauline Gill and Judy Bausha, assisted by Angela Tomasian, Claire Anderson, Eileen Duhamel Joel P. Saren Kathy Griggs, assisted by Joanne Saren, Gary Griggs, Linda Annis, Kathy Cullen Irene D. Batch, Grace Bolen, John Liljeberg, Ferma Perulo, Al Miller, Donna Conway, Laura Winslow Richard Conner Millie Wright David A. Gidge Bud and Arlene Annis, Carolyn Marineau Dan Marcek Linda Tamulonis, Jim Johanannsen

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OKLAHOMA

The Play

Set in the Midwestern Indian country, at the turn of the century, the musical presents two sets of lovers. It's a yarn that features a villainous character, Jud, (which opened musical comedy to a new aspect), who comes between a cowhand known as Curly and a pretty girl called Laurey. A love triangle between Ado Annie, an Oriental pedlar, and a cowhand named Will provides sticky humorous situations. With an unusual auction, enchanting ballet, and a sad murder, there is, in all the romance, tensions, laughter and drama, the melodic tunes which create OKLAHOMA!

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Oklahoma was a direct result of Rodgers and Hammerstein becoming a team. Rodgers had been approached by The Theatre Guild of New York, which was suffering a succession of theatrical failures that was bringing their famous producing organization to death, about creating a musical based on Novelist Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," but Lorenz Hart, Rodgers' partner at the time, felt sure that this particular novel didn't have the makings of a musical. The Theatre Guild's next play simply had to be a success. Rodgers new partner was Hammerstein.

Hammerstein had secretly wanted to convert "Green Grow the Lilacs" into a musical. He had approached Jerome Kern, who turned his request down with the reason that the novel didn't have the makings of a musical. Then Hammerstein found out that The Theatre Guild was negotiating with Rodgers and Hart; Rodgers remembered Hammerstein and Hammerstein remembered Rodgers at the same time. Rodgers paid Hammerstein a visit to his farm in Pennsylvania in 1941, and a "marriage" was performed -- a marriage of words and music.

TIME: Just After The Turn Of The Century PLACE: Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma) The Front Of Laurey's Farmhouse Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' Curly, Laurey, Aunt Eller Kansas City Will, Aunt Eller and the Boys I Cain't Say No Ado Annie Many A New Day Laurey and the Girls It's A Scandal! It's An Outrage! Curly and Laurey The Smoke House Pore Jud Curly and Jud Lonely Room Jud A Grove on Laurey's Farm Out of My Dreams Laurey and the Girls The Skidmore Ranch The Farmer And The Cowman Carnes, Aunt Eller, Curly, Will, Ado Annie, Slim and Ensemble All Er Nuthin' Ado Annie, Will and Two Dancing Girls Skidmore's Kitchen Porch People Will Say We're In Love (reprise) Curly and Laurey The Back of Laurey's Farmhouse Oklahoma Curly, Aunt Eller, Ike, Fred and Ensemble Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (reprise) Laurey, Curly and Ensemble Finale Entire Company