Oklahoma! (stage production)

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Broadway musical stage musical

Oklahoma! is a landmark 1943 Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein that revolutionized American musical theatre with its fully integrated songs, story, and choreography.

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All labels observed (41)

Label	Occurrences
Oklahoma!	79
Oklahoma! (musical)	18
Oklahoma! (1943 Broadway production)	4
Oklahoma! (1943 stage musical)	4
Oklahoma! (choreography)	3
Oklahoma! (franchise)	3
Oklahoma! (original Broadway production)	3
Oklahoma! (stage musical)	3
Oklahoma! (stage production) canonical	3
"Oklahoma!"	2
Act I of Oklahoma!	2
Oklahoma! (1943 Broadway musical)	2
Oklahoma! (1943 musical)	2
Oklahoma! original Broadway production	2
Oklahoma! original cast recordings	2
Act II of Oklahoma!	1
Dream Ballet in Oklahoma!	1
Dream Curly in Oklahoma! (original Broadway production)	1
Oklahoma! (1943 original Broadway cast recording)	1
Oklahoma! (1943 stage musical, original Broadway production)	1
Oklahoma! (1998 London revival choreography)	1
Oklahoma! (2019 Broadway revival)	1
Oklahoma! (Broadway production)	1
Oklahoma! (Broadway)	1
Oklahoma! (indirectly, via source play by Lynn Riggs)	1
Oklahoma! (orchestration)	1
Oklahoma! (pre-Broadway engagement)	1
Oklahoma! (pre-Broadway tryout)	1
Oklahoma! (revival engagement)	1
Oklahoma! (stage musical, conductor)	1
Oklahoma! franchise	1
Oklahoma! original Broadway cast recording	1
Oklahoma! piano-vocal selections	1
Oklahoma! universe	1
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!	1
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!	1
Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!	1
Songs from Oklahoma! (musical)	1
Theme from "Oklahoma!" (musical)	1
stage musical "Oklahoma!"	1
stage musical "Oklahoma!" (1943)	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oklahoma! (stage production)
Context triple: [Celeste Holm, notableWork, Oklahoma! (stage production)]

A. Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
B. Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
C. I Love You, California
"I Love You, California" is a patriotic song celebrating the landscapes and spirit of California, officially adopted as the state's song.
D. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
E. El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic and major thoroughfare in California that traces the route connecting the state’s early Spanish missions and now serves as a key commercial and commuter corridor through many Peninsula and South Bay communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oklahoma! (stage production)
Target entity description: Oklahoma! is a landmark 1943 Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein that revolutionized American musical theatre with its fully integrated songs, story, and choreography.

A. Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a famous Los Angeles thoroughfare known for its historic connection to the film industry, nightlife, and iconic cultural landmarks.
B. Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
C. Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
D. I Love You, California
"I Love You, California" is a patriotic song celebrating the landscapes and spirit of California, officially adopted as the state's song.
E. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
awarded	Special Pulitzer Prize (1944, for Rodgers and Hammerstein for Oklahoma!) ⓘ linked to: Pulitzer Prize winners
basedOn	Green Grow the Lilacs ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy	Lynn Riggs ⓘ
bookBy	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
broadwayClosingDate	1948-05-29 ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate	1943-03-31 ⓘ
broadwayRevival	1951 Broadway revival ⓘ 1979 Broadway revival ⓘ 2002 Broadway revival ⓘ 2019 Broadway revival ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
featuresCharacter	Ado Annie Carnes ⓘ Ali Hakim ⓘ Aunt Eller ⓘ Curly McLain ⓘ Jud Fry ⓘ Laurey Williams ⓘ Will Parker ⓘ
genre	integrated musical ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ
hasActStructure	two acts ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation	Oklahoma! (1955 film) ⓘ
influenced	development of the integrated book musical on Broadway ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
musicStyle	American popular song ⓘ folk-influenced show tunes ⓘ
notableFeature	includes an extended dream ballet sequence choreographed by Agnes de Mille ⓘ pioneered fully integrated use of songs, story, and choreography in American musical theatre ⓘ
notableSong	All Er Nuthin' ⓘ I Cain't Say No ⓘ Kansas City ⓘ linked to: Kansas City, Missouri, United States Lonely Room ⓘ Many a New Day ⓘ Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' ⓘ linked to: Green Grow the Lilacs Oklahoma! ⓘ linked to: Oklahoma! (stage production) Out of My Dreams ⓘ People Will Say We're in Love ⓘ The Farmer and the Cowman ⓘ The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
orchestrator	Robert Russell Bennett ⓘ
originalBroadwayCompanySize	large ensemble cast ⓘ
originalBroadwayRunLength	2212 performances ⓘ
originalBroadwayStar	Alfred Drake ⓘ Betty Garde ⓘ Celeste Holm ⓘ George Church ⓘ Howard Da Silva ⓘ Joan Roberts ⓘ Joseph Buloff ⓘ Lee Dixon ⓘ Ralph Riggs ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre	St. James Theatre ⓘ
originalChoreographer	Agnes de Mille ⓘ
originalConductor	Jay Blackton ⓘ
originalDirector	Rouben Mamoulian ⓘ
originalTitle	Away We Go! ⓘ
premiereCity	New York City ⓘ
premiereDate	1943-03-31 ⓘ
premierePlace	St. James Theatre ⓘ
producer	Theatre Guild ⓘ
settingLocation	Oklahoma Territory ⓘ linked to: Indian Territory
settingTime	early 1900s ⓘ
subjectMatter	conflict between farmers and cowmen ⓘ romance between a cowboy and a farm girl in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ
titleChangedDuringPreBroadwayTryout	true ⓘ
westEndProduction	1947 West End production ⓘ
westEndRevival	1980 West End revival ⓘ 1998 West End revival ⓘ 2015 West End revival ⓘ

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