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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Aunt Eller firing a gun in the air in a crowded party is risky enough, but she proceeds to also point it directly at people with her finger still on the trigger (in the 1999 filmed performance, she even puts it directly to Andrew's head).
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra,[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded[[/note]] essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format, and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra,[[note]]Though orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded[[/note]] essentially recorded.[[/note]] (essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format, format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]](essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though orchestra,[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]](essentially recorded[[/note]] essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), format, and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (essentially [[/note]](essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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You may want to change it back, but since this is both the opening and closing song of the show. I think its thematic importance makes it more appropriate as a page quote, plus the "corn" line has often been used to describe the "corniness" of the show itself..
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->''We know we belong to the land, and the land we belong to is grand!''
->''And when we say, "Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!"''
->''We're only sayin', "You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma, O.K.!"''
->''And when we say, "Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!"''
->''We're only sayin', "You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma, O.K.!"''
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->''There's a bright golden haze on the
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->''We're only sayin', "You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma, O.K.!"''
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]](inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album recordings of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]](inventing [[/note]] (essentially inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Jud is named Jeeter in the original play.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]], inventing [[/note]](inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format, format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (inventing [[/note]], inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), format, and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's solo "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded.[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable when it was recorded[[/note]] recorded.[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable[[/note]] unavailable when it was recorded[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of all its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra orchestra[[note]]Though with Alfred Drake (Curly) singing Jud's "Lonely Room," as the original Jud, Howard Da Silva, was unavailable[[/note]] (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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''Oklahoma!'' was successfully adapted to film in 1955, 1955 (by director Creator/FredZinnemann, starring Gordon [=MacRae=], Creator/ShirleyJones, Creator/GloriaGrahame, and Creator/RodSteiger, among others), and has been [[{{revival}} revived]] numerous times on Broadway and in London. It was also the first American musical to release an album of its songs performed by the original cast and orchestra (inventing the "Original Broadway Cast Album" format), and has received many other recordings since then.
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%% * TheElevenOClockNumber: "Oklahoma!", added between tryouts and the show's Broadway premiere, was one of these (the show was originally titled "Away We Go!" and was renamed after the number was added).
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* {{Fauxreigner}}: Ali Hakim can be one depending on the production. Despite the character claiming to be Persian, the part was written for a "Jewish Comic"-type actor, and it is in line with the characterization for Hakim to be an outsider/more worldly than the characters (which a Jew from New York City would be in the setting), but still lying about his background in being American-born. The role finally went to an actual Muslim (although not an Iranian) in a major production when the 2002 Broadway revival gave the part to Aasif Mandvi.
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* {{Fauxreigner}}: Ali Hakim can be one depending on the production. Despite the character claiming to be Persian, the part was written for a "Jewish Comic"-type actor, and it is in line with the characterization for Hakim to be an outsider/more more worldly than the characters (which a Jew from New York City would be in the setting), but still lying about his background in being American-born. The role finally went to an actual Muslim (although not an Iranian) in a major production when the 2002 Broadway revival gave the part to Aasif Mandvi.
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* LocationSong: "Oklahoma", about the joy of living there.
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* LocationSong: "Oklahoma", "Oklahoma!", about the joy of living there.
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* TheMusical
* MythologyGag: The movie having Jud set the hayride on fire is a reference to the play ''Oklahoma'' was based on, ''Green Grow the Lilacs'', where Jeeter Fry did the same thing.
* MythologyGag: The movie having Jud set the hayride on fire is a reference to the play ''Oklahoma'' was based on, ''Green Grow the Lilacs'', where Jeeter Fry did the same thing.
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* TheMusical
TheMusical: Of ''GreenGrowTheLilacs'' an otherwise-obscure 1930 play by Lynn Riggs.
* MythologyGag: The movie having Jud set the hayride on fire is a reference to the play''Oklahoma'' ''Oklahoma!'' was based on, ''Green Grow the Lilacs'', where Jeeter Fry did the same thing.
* MythologyGag: The movie having Jud set the hayride on fire is a reference to the play
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%%* PairTheSpares: Ali Hakim and Gertie. An interesting variation as they were paired by being the spares from two completely separate triangles.
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* PlotParallel: The subplot is a comic version of the A-story's Love Triangle, with the BetaCouple having the same issues as the main couple.
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: In all likelihood, Jud himself. Some productions add more hints of this to keep him from being too sympathetic.]]
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: In all likelihood, Jud himself. Some productions add more hints of tells Curly about a farmhand who fell in love with his employers' daughter and when she rejected him, he burned down the farmhouse, killing the girl and her parents, and got away with it. Whether this is Jud disguising a story about something he did himself or just an example of misguided admiration is unclear, but hinting it to keep be the former keeps him from being too sympathetic.]]
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* StalkerWithACrush: Jud. It is strongly implied that he intends to rape her as soon he can get the two of them alone.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Jud. It is strongly implied that he intends to rape Jud idolizes Laurey, but his poor social skills and abrasive demeanor make her as soon uncomfortable just being around him. Her intuition is right: when she firmly rejects him, he can get the two of them alone.threatens her and later makes an attempt on her husband's life.
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* VillainousCrush: Jud is obsessed with having Laurey to himself, though how much one considers Jud to be a villain is up for debate.
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* VillainousCrush: Jud is obsessed with having Laurey to himself, though and will do whatever he has to do to get her, including threats and murder. Since he never follows through on a threat and [[spoiler: ends up dead]], how much one considers Jud to be a villain is up for debate.
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* ExcitedShowTitle: In addition to the final title, an earlier one was the equally-excited 'Away We Go!'
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* LoveTriangle: TriangRelations reign supreme in this musical. Curly, Laurey, and Jud; Will, Annie, and Ali Hakim. Even Laurey, Curly, and Gertie Cummings qualify to a lesser extent.
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* LoveTriangle: TriangRelations reign supreme in this musical. Curly, Laurey, and Jud; Will, Annie, and Ali Hakim. Even Laurey, Curly, and Gertie Cummings qualify to a lesser extent.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The 2019 revival changed the ending where [[spoiler:instead of attacking Curly with a knife at the wedding, Jud gives him a gun as a wedding present and essentially forces Curly to shoot him]]. After this, the cast reprised "Oklahoma!" but done in a way that they all looked broken by what had occurred.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the movie, Jud not only tries to kill Curly at the wedding but tries to kill Laurey as well via setting their hayride on fire. The removal of his "Lonely Room" song, where he initially angsted about his life and his shattered dreams, also serves to make him more villainous than onstage.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the movie, Jud not only tries to kill Curly at the wedding but tries to kill Laurey as well via setting their hayride on fire. The removal of his "Lonely Room" song, where he initially angsted about his life and his shattered dreams, also serves to make him more villainous than onstage.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The 2019 revival changed the ending where [[spoiler:instead of attacking Curly with a knife at the wedding, Jud gives him a gun as a wedding present and essentially forces Curly to shoot him]]. After this, the cast reprised "Oklahoma!" but done in a way that they all looked broken by what had occurred.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the movie, Jud not only tries to kill Curly at the wedding but tries to kill Laurey as well via setting their hayride on fire. The removal of his "Lonely Room" song, where he initially angsted about his life and his shattered dreams, also serves to make him more villainous than onstage.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the movie, Jud not only tries to kill Curly at the wedding but tries to kill Laurey as well via setting their hayride on fire. The removal of his "Lonely Room" song, where he initially angsted about his life and his shattered dreams, also serves to make him more villainous than onstage.
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** The 2019 revival of the show portrayed the dream ballet with a single dancer who represented Laurey's self-consciousness and intimacy, and fled as cowboy boots fell from the sky while Jud swept them offstage, with electric guitars heard nowhere else on the soundtrack to emphasize the feeling of being out-of-place.
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** The 2019 revival of the show portrayed the dream ballet with a single dancer who represented Laurey's self-consciousness and intimacy, and fled as cowboy boots fell from the sky while Jud swept them offstage, with electric guitars heard nowhere else on the soundtrack to emphasize the feeling of being out-of-place. Previews additionally had Curly and Jud strip down and swap clothes, metaphorically walking in each other's skin.
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''Oklahoma!'' is a 1943 [[TheMusical musical]], possibly the most influential musical in the genre. It was based on the play ''Green Grow the Lilacs'' and adapted by Creator/{{Rodgers and Hammerstein}}. Set in 1906, it tells the story of a young cowboy named Curly, and a farm girl, Laurey. They're obviously in love, but neither of them will admit it. The sinister farmhand, Jud, asks Laurey to a dance. Laurey is afraid of him, but she accepts to spite Curly. The story takes a dark turn as Laurey realizes that Jud is dangerous, and that, if she were to turn him down, he could become violent.
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''Oklahoma!'' is a 1943 [[TheMusical musical]], possibly the most influential musical in the genre. It was based on the play ''Green Grow the Lilacs'' and adapted by Creator/{{Rodgers and Hammerstein}}. Set in 1906, it tells the story of a young cowboy named Curly, and a farm girl, Laurey. [[CannotSpitItOut They're obviously in love, but neither of them will admit it. it.]] The sinister farmhand, Jud, asks Laurey to a dance. Laurey is afraid of him, but she accepts to spite Curly. The story takes a dark turn as Laurey realizes that Jud is dangerous, and that, if she were to turn him down, he could become violent.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Laurey is horrified over this, weeps over this, has nightmares over this. Curly would rather see Jud dead than let him go through with this. Curly sells every prized possession he has to stop this from happening. And in the end Jud ''DIES'' over this. The crime? Asking Laurey out on a date, taking her to a party, and bidding on a picnic basket.
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** To be fair, he stalks her and it's quite clear Laurey's picnic basket isn't what Jud is after.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Zigzagged with Jud's bid for Laurey's picnic basket at the box social. Laurey is horrified over this, weeps over this, has to the point of having nightmares over this. Curly would rather see Jud dead at the thought. Several of the townsmen bid more than let him go through with this. they can afford to save her. Curly sells every prized possession he has all his possessions to stop this keep it from happening. And in the end Jud ''DIES'' over this. The crime? Asking Laurey out on a date, taking her to a party, and bidding on a picnic basket.
** To be fair, he stalks herfor it. On the other hand, Jud is Laurey's ''stalker'', and it's quite clear Laurey's that her picnic basket isn't what Jud is he's after.
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* AlternateShowInterpretation: The 2019 Broadway revival, which restaged the show in modern times, stripped down the orchestrations to a minimalist bluegrass band, and had more of an emphasis on gun violence. It went on to win the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
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* AlternateShowInterpretation: The 2019 Broadway revival, which restaged the show in modern times, stripped down the orchestrations to a minimalist bluegrass band, and had more of an emphasis on the community ostracizing Jud, Curly's darker side, and gun violence. It went on to win the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
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%% * TheElevenOClockNumber: "Oklahoma!", added between tryouts and the show's Broadway premiere, was one of these (the show was originally titled '"Away "Away We Go!"' Go!" and was renamed after the number was added).
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The musical is a radical departure from the mostly fluffy musical comedies that had preceded it. It integrated the book (the spoken dialogue) with the music and used the songs to create CharacterDevelopment and subtext. Its use of dance as adding to the plot and atmosphere was also a change from the showgirls of previous musicals. It was not the first to use such techniques (''Theatre/ShowBoat'', which also featured lyrics and libretto written by Hammerstein, predated it by nearly 20 years), but its impact is unmistakable.
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The musical musical, which ran a then-unprecedented 2,212 performances (up to then, even hit musicals rarely ran more than a year), is a radical departure from the mostly fluffy musical comedies that had preceded it. It integrated the book (the spoken dialogue) with the music and used the songs to create CharacterDevelopment and subtext. Its use of dance as adding to the plot and atmosphere was also a change from the showgirls of previous musicals. It was not the first to use such techniques (''Theatre/ShowBoat'', which also featured lyrics and libretto written by Hammerstein, predated it by nearly 20 years), but its impact is unmistakable. \n