2. Oklahoma!

Class Preparation

Read Chapter 3 ("Away We Go") of Purdum's Something Wonderful. Also read the part of Chapter 9 ("Beyond Broadway") about the making of the film of Oklahoma! (pages 235-243).
If you are so inclined, watch (or at least sample) the complete 2017 "restoration" production of Oklahoma! by the North Carolina School of the Arts. Available on YouTube: Act One, Act Two
London's National Theatre 1998 revival, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Hugh Jackman, filmed in 1999, is available for free through Amazon Prime if you are a member and subscribe to Broadway HD. (It may also be available for rental; it is definitely available for purchase on DVD or Blu-Ray.) In my opinion Mr. Jackman is a good Curly, but some of the cast members' ACK-SENTZ are a little heavy at times.

Hugh Jackman singing “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’” on YouTube.
Cast of the Oklahoma! revival at the 2019 Tony Awards, featuring Ali Stroker singing "I Cain't Say No" and the whole cast singing "Oklahoma!"
Jesse Green's NY Times article on "People Will Say We're in Love" (with musical examples).
If you have access (via Amazon Prime) to the 1998/99 London production with Hugh Jackman, the opening number occurs at 00:02:48, and the scene between Curly and Jud is at 1:07:27. Shuler Hensley's performance as Jud of "Lonely Room" is at 1:23:00. The scene continues after the song.
In the NC School of the Arts 2011 production of Oklahoma!, the scene between Curly and Jud is here.
The complete Act 1 Dream Ballet from the film of Oklahoma! is available here.
The entire audio of the 2019 revival's cast recording is available on YouTube, including the electric guitar "Dream Ballet."
Audra McDonald provides a 30 second preview of “Carousel in Concert.” As I mentioned in class, the singing is wonderful in this not-fully-staged production.
The rousing performance of "Oklahoma!" from the NC School of the Arts reconstruction is here.

In class on 5/28, a fellow student referenced this a production of a “same-sex” Oklahoma! she had seen in Oregon. This article from the NY Times describes that production (as well as several others). Laura Collins-Hughes (2018). “In This Oklahoma!, She Loves Her and He Loves Him.” New York Times, August 15, 2018. LINK This PDF contains photos from the article