Casting announced for OKLAHOMA!

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Its themes have been stripped to their core, its tone now delivered with a sinister edge…it’s one of the West End’s most thrilling and recent revivals! **Daniel Fish**’s stunning adaptation of **Rodger and Hammerstein**’s *OKLAHOMA! *will begin its highly-anticipated run on 16 February 2023 at [**Wyndham's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/wyndhams-theatre-london). This critically-acclaimed production takes every ingredient of the original American classic and creates a whole new recipe, without ever changing a word of the original text. Initial casting has recently been announced for the lusty [***OKLAHOMA!***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/dates-for-daniel-fishs-smash-hit-musical-oklahoma-are-now-confirmed) revamp, with big names preparing to take the stage! Book your tickets for **Daniel Fish**’s *OKLAHOMA!* today!


## The cast of *OKLAHOMA!* The cast of Oklahoma! who will reprise their roles from the run at the Young Vic are **Raphael Bushay** (*The Crucible*, *Red Riding Hood*) as Mike, **Arthur Darvill** (*Rare Earth Mettle*, *Been So Long*) as Curly McLain, **James Patrick Davis** (*The House of Blue Leaves*, *We Are Proud to Present a Presentation…*) as Will Parker, **Stavros Demetraki** (*Peter Pan*, *The Vote*) as Ali Hakim, **Greg Hicks** (*Dinner with Groucho*, *The Open House*) as Andrew Carnes, **Rebekah Hinds** (*Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder*, *What’s New Pussycat?*) as Gertie Cummings, **Anoushka Lucas** (*Elephant*, *Henry V*) as Laurey Williams, **Marie-Astrid Mence** (*Then or Now*, *Table Talk*) as Lead Dancer, **Liza Sadovy** (*Cabaret*, *Living Newspaper*) as Aunt Eller and **Patrick Vaill** (*I’m Revolting*, *Oklahoma!*) as Jud Fry, with full casting to be announced in due course! ## About *OKLAHOMA!* In the original production of *OKLAHOMA!* brooding farmhand and cocky cowboy Curly McLain both catch the eye of endearing farm girl Laurey Williams, and both compete to accompany her to a party. No longer the typical boy meets girl story, **Daniel Fish** revives *OKLAHOMA!* with an intimate sense of realism - injecting the story with terrifyingly terrific themes such as sexism, sexuality, gun violence and consent. Filled with sexual tension, Fish’s *OKLAHOMA!* takes the innocence of the original and shrouds it in grit.  ## The creatives of *OKLAHOMA!* *OKLAHOMA!* contains music by **Richard Rodgers**, book and lyrics by **Oscar Hammerstein II**, with original choreography by **Agnes de Mille**. **Daniel Fish** acts as Director, whilst **Daniel Kluger** handles Orchestrations, Arrangements and Co-Music supervision, with **John Heginbotham** acting as Choreographer. ### *OKLAHOMA!* tickets are available now  Witness this compelling revival of Rodger and Hammerstein’s classic, completely reversed. 
**🎫**[**Book tickets for** ***OKLAHOMA!*** **today**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/dates-for-daniel-fishs-smash-hit-musical-oklahoma-are-now-confirmed)!

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By Kevin Thomas

From as early as I can recall, writing has always been my passion. Being able to combine this with my love for theatre has been a rewarding and exhilarating experience. I truly believe that there is magic in seeing a story brought to life on stage, and this is what I would like to promote to audiences.