This 1955 album features a cast of studio musicians performing highlights from Rodgers and Hammerstein's most famous work, Oklahoma!. It is a classical-style interpretation of the beloved musical.
- The original 1943 Broadway production of Oklahoma! ran for 2,212 performances.
- Oklahoma! was Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, premiering in 1943.
- The musical won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1944.
Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American musical theater writing duo, responsible for the creation of numerous enduring stage musicals. They produced a body of work that defined the "golden age" of American musical theater.
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