 TULSA, OKLAHOMA – JUNE 9, 2019 – THE NEWLY REIMAGINED BROADWAY REVIVAL OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! TOOK HOME THE TOP AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL AT THE 73RD ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, HELD IN NEW YORK CITY. TONY AND OLIVIER AWARD-WINNER SQUARE 1 THEATRICS IS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE REVIVAL. THE TONY AWARD IS CONSIDERED THE NATION’S HIGHEST THEATRE HONOR.
IN ADDITION TO THE COVETED AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, OKLAHOMA! TOOK HOME THE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (ALI STROKER). THE PRODUCTION WAS ALSO HONORED WITH SIX OTHER NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (DAMON DAUNNO), BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (MARY TESTA), BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (LAURA JELLINEK), BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (DREW LEVY), BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (DANIEL FISH), AND BEST ORCHESTRATIONS (DANIEL KLUGER). THROUGHOUT THE 2018-2019 BROADWAY AWARD SEASON, OKLAHOMA! HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF AWARDS. THE REVIVAL OPENED ON BROADWAY ON APRIL 7, 2019 AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL ACCLAIM. THE PRODUCTION IS A REIMAGINED TAKE OF THE CLASSIC RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN MUSICAL, WHICH FIRST PREMIERED ITS GROUNDBREAKING PERFORMANCE ON BROADWAY IN 1943. IN FALL 2020, OKLAHOMA! WILL EMBARK ON A NATIONAL TOUR, WHICH IS SET TO BEGIN IN OKLAHOMA CITY. |
