2006 - 2007 Broadway Series OKLAHOMA! Music by: Richard Rodgers Book and Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II Directed by Jesse Cline Choreographed by Tonda Hannum Musical Direction by Chris Ertelt MAY 2 - 27 Breaking all Broadway box office records when it opened in 1943, Oklahoma! was the first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein - the legendary team who went on to create Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.  Oklahoma! changed the face of stage musicals by telling an emotional story through music, lyrics and dance as never before. Set in the American West at the turn of the century, it is the story of Laurey and the two rivals for her affections: Curly, a cowboy, and Jud, the hired farmhand. Famously, the show opens with 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' and contains such wonderful songs as 'The Surrey with The Fringe on Top', 'People Will Say We're in Love', and the final rousing chorus of 'Oklahoma' - it is a musical treat for all the family.