Between the world wars, roles in musicals were usually filled by actors who could sing, but Rodgers and Hammerstein chose, conversely, to cast singers who could act. Though Theresa Helburn, codirector of the Theatre Guild, suggested Shirley Temple as Laurey and Groucho Marx as Ali Hakim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, with director Rouben Mamoulian's support, insisted that performers more dramatically appropriate for the roles be cast. As a result, there were no stars in the production, another unusual step. [8] The production was choreographed by Agnes de Mille (her first time choreographing a musical on Broadway), who provided one of the show's most notable and enduring features: a 15-minute first-act ballet finale (often referred to as the dream ballet) depicting Laurey's struggle to evaluate her suitors, Jud and Curly. [11] Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of the Oklahoma! West End Transfer?", BroadwayWorld.com, March 1, 2023 Jenna Bush Hager Reveals To Hoda Kotb That Her Daughter Asked Her Husband Why He Was "Lying" When He Said She "Never Looked Better" Sand Springs' Discoveryland! theater, known for the play Oklahoma, to remain closed through 2013", KRJH.com, June 19, 2013

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Jones had previously performed in a stage production of Oklahoma! See: Oklahoma! from Turner Classic Movies How 'The Buccaneers' Crafted Josie Totah and Mia Threapleton’s "Joyful" Queer Romance: "Never Even a Discussion" Celeste Holm°, Shelley Winters, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Jessica Boevers, Amanda Harrison, Ali Stroker, Marisha Wallace His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne (1949). "Oklahoma!". www.ausstage.edu.au . Retrieved May 24, 2020. See also Billups, Edith. "'Oklahoma!' at the Arena Stage in D.C.", Washington Times, November 9, 2010; Blanchard, Jayne. "'Oklahoma!' Review", dctheatrescene.com, November 7, 2010; and Jones, Kenneth. "Arena Stage Opens Its Doors to the World at Oct. 23 "Homecoming," With Alumni Stars", Playbill.com, October 23, 2010, accessed August 29, 2017

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