OKLAHOMA! opens at the Derngate Theatre Northampton on 19th February 2015.
This new production of one of the great classic American musicals will feature a large cast and chorus led by Belinda Lang as Aunt Eller, Gary Wilmot as Ali Hakim, Ashley Day (West End Frame Award Winner, pictured right) as Curly, Charlotte Wakefield as Laurey and Nic Greenshields as Jud Fry, accompanied by a live orchestra led by musical director Steve Ridley. Set and costumes will be designed by Francis O’Connor, with lighting by Tim Mitchell and sound by Ben Harrison.
This new production of one of the great classic American musicals will feature a large cast and chorus led by Belinda Lang as Aunt Eller, Gary Wilmot as Ali Hakim, Ashley Day (West End Frame Award Winner, pictured right) as Curly, Charlotte Wakefield as Laurey and Nic Greenshields as Jud Fry, accompanied by a live orchestra led by musical director Steve Ridley. Set and costumes will be designed by Francis O’Connor, with lighting by Tim Mitchell and sound by Ben Harrison.
OKLAHOMA! has music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was based on the Lynn Riggs play Green Grow the Lilacs and was the first musical written by the duo. It was originally produced on Broadway in 1943 and the Academy Award-winning film was released in 1955.
Set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, the musical tells the story of two sets of star-crossed lovers. Cowboy Curly loves Laurey, Aunt Eller’s niece, but Curly’s rival is the mysterious and dangerous hired hand Jud Fry. Meanwhile, Ado Annie is torn between cowboy Will and peddler Ali Hakim.
Their stories are told with the help of some of the best loved songs in musical theatre history, including Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, I’m Just a Girl Who Cain’t Say No, Surrey With a Fringe on Top, Kansas City, People Will Say We’re in Love and the title song.
Read our interviews with Ashley Day and Drew McOnie
Tour Dates
19–28 February
Northampton Derngate Theatre
3–7 March
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
17–21 March
Salford The Lowry
24–28 March
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre
14–18 April
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
21–25 April
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
28 April – 2 May
Nottingham Theatre Royal
5–9 May
Southampton Mayflower Theatre
12–16 May
Crawley The Hawth
19–23 May
Bath Theatre Royal
26–30 May
Truro Hall For Cornwall
2–6 June
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
16–20 June
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
23–27 June
Newcastle Theatre Royal
30 June – 4 July
Birmingham Hippodrome
14–18 July
Bristol Hippodrome
21 July – 1 August
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
4–8 August
High Wycombe Wycombe Swan
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