“OKLAHOMA” – Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Ft Myers
Activity Level: 2
January 14, 2027 : 9:15 am – 6:00 pm
The first musical written by the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs’ play Green Grow the Lilacs, which appeared on Broadway in 1931. Originally titled Away We Go! Renamed Oklahoma! the musical opened on Broadway at the St. James in 1943. Set in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906, just before Oklahoma was admitted as a state. The musical dramatizes the courtship of a young farm girl named Laurey and a brash, self-assured cowboy named Curly. Their romance is complicated by another man—Jud Fry, a social outcast who works on Laurey’s aunt’s farm—who is also interested in Laurey. Featuring beloved songs like Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ and People Will Say We’re in Love. Oklahoma is a tuneful musical full of cowboys, farmers, romance, and fearless optimism.
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre’s award-winning buffet included prior to the performance.
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