is anyone noticing how BRITISH the Hugh Jackman OKLAHOMA is?

it's very interesting: they're playing it like a straight play.... rather than a comedy. none of the punchlines are hitting. those dry british folk.

(hugh jackman's voice is amazing!)

you bet your surrey it is.

Anyone think HUGH can wear a bag and he would still be hottie mchot!

I must say I'm enjoying Hugh's performance more than I did Patrick Wilson's.

or at least post-video voiceover work definitely.

well isn't the whole musical a whose-got-the-bigger-package-Curley?-or-Judd?-competition?

Trevor Nunn isn't known for his comedic directorial sense, in my opinion.

He brutalized MY FAIR LADY. Please pray it never makes it here. It was dreary with unattractive performers and terrible choreography.

Bulldog.

Since when are the British not funny? Just to let you know, British comedic actors tend to be much better than American ones. This is a very cultural thing. I believe that comedic "instinct" (timing, knowing when to milk, timing, knowing what's funny, and timing) are heavily something to do with culture. British people are brought up with humor that requires talent and timing. As are other "peoples." Let's face it....Most run-of-the-mill Americans just don't have Comedic Instinct. It's what drowns a lot of shows.

is anyone noticing how BRITISH the Hugh Jackman OKLAHOMA is?

none of the punchlines are hitting. those dry british folk.

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I thought she was implying that British can't hit a punchline... Oh well, maybe not.

What is up with the audience shots...they're completely ruining this for me. Not that Nun's production is all that great anyway. I wish that for once I good see a great production of this seminal American musical.

Hugh Jackman DID play Curly as a good guy, in my opinion. And the reason why I ADORED Shuler Hensley's performance was because he made me feel so bad for him, and understand the way he thought. And I LOVED, for once, feeling empathy for the bad guy. What I didn't like was Nunn's choice to make Laurey dirt poor and a tomboy, the way she was in the original, original story. Rodgers and Hammerstein made Laurey a lady, so they wrote her songs very lady-like (Many A New Day, etc), and the songs didn't play well with Gabrielle in overalls and a sloppy bun. Otherwise, there was no audience, but I think the lines were fine, and I laughed watching the video- Vicky Simon as Ado Annie was a highlight. I loved her performance as well. All in all, I loved the performance, and although I never got to see it live, I am a huge fan of the revival version of this Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic.

I never liked Oklahoma much and this is making it worse.

I kinda got the feeling that it was a studio when Gabrielle ran through and endless cornfield.