OKLAHOMA! is locally-produced in Long Beach with professional actors from Broadway, national tours, film and television, including the best in local talent

This year marks the 70^th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA! which was the first collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, whose later shows included Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

Directed by Davis Gaines

Choreographed by Lee Martino

Musical Direction by Dennis Castellano

Through the story of two cowboys who flirt with and fight for the women they love, OKLAHOMA! changed the face of musical theatre and features the classic songs “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and “People Will Say We’re in Love.”

Tickets for OKLAHOMA! are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.musical.org

or by phone at 562-856-1999 x4.

Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Musical Theatre West Box Office located at 4350 E. 7^thStreet, Long Beach, CA 90804 from 12pm to 6pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Musical Theatre West performs at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center located at 6200 E. Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.  Tickets start at $20.

OKLAHOMA! is the second show of Musical Theatre West’s 2012-2013 60^th Anniversary Season. Musical Theatre West’s Season Sponsors are the Ackerman Family/Evalyn M. Bauer Foundation and Ken and Dottie Reiner.

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ABOUT MUSICAL THEATRE WEST

Now in its 60^th anniversary season, Musical Theatre West is Southern California’s premier musical theatre company. Under the leadership of Executive Director / Producer Paul Garman, the company has produced shows spanning the entire spectrum of musical theatre and garnered numerous awards and accolades including 82 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award nominations over the past eleven seasons and the LADCC Margaret Harford Award for Sustained Excellence in the Theatre.

Musical Theatre West mainstage performances are at the 1,070-seat Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the California State University, Long Beach campus. Season Tickets are available through the Musical Theatre West Box Office at (562) 856-1999 x4 or online atwww.musical.org.

Rick Bernstein
PR Consultant
Musical Theatre West