New Version of Oklahoma?

What version are you referring to? A link might be helpful. Sounds dreadful in any case.

wow it looks very country western themed. I see crock pots mmm

"Brantley gave it a favorable review in yesterday's Times. And completely misquoted the lyrics in the last paragraph.
Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ Preserves a Classic While Adding Punch"

The edits at the bottom also house this gem: "It also misstated the surname of the actor who portrays Benj Mirman. He is Ali Hakim, not Hakam."

Still not sure I get the full concept though...

It’s the best! It’s the first! It’s the finest! It’s the latest! It’s the least! It’s the worst! It’s the absolutely lowest! It’s the greatest! It’s the single! It’s the only! It’s the perfect! It’s the – Hi!

I really like Mary Testa and she is a perfect choice for Aunt Eller. That said, I was really puzzled by these pictures when I saw them. The costumes and scenic design are...something. I wonder if the orchestrations were similarly "stripped."

It may be transporting and startlingly fresh. But the review makes it sound like every deconstructed, stripped down, pared, refocused musical in the last twenty years. When in doubt, find some new instrumentation, "darken" the storytelling via violence so comedy recedes, block the show smack into audience laps, make us uncomfortable in the seating, and serve thematically appropriate food. I still remember "Candide" at the Broadway, forced to sit on a bench, munch popcorn while straining my neck to see musical numbers, and all the while celebrate the buoyant youthfulness of the whole endeavor. And I was a youth myself. I hope this is swell. I wish everyone well and hope anyone looking for this edition finds it.

Updated On: 7/7/15 at 01:57 PM