Oklahoma! at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Way back in 1941, Richard Rodgers parted with his writing partner Lorenz Hart (The Boys from Syracuse, Pal Joey) and Oscar Hammerstein from his frequent collaborator Jerome Kern (Show Boat, Desert Song). The two joined forces to adapt a musical version of Lynn Riggs’ Green Grow the Lilacs, a piece Hammerstein had particularly been passionate … Read more