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New photos have been released of the cast of Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, including new cast member Sam Palladio. Sam Palladio, the star of ABC’s TV drama Nashville, has taken over from Arthur Darvill in the role of Curly McLain. Other new cast include Lizzie Wofford (The Phantom of the Opera) playing Gertie Cummings. The cast also includes Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Sally Ann Triplett (as Aunt Eller), Paige Peddie (as Ado Annie), David King-Yombo (as Mike), James Patrick Davis (as Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (as Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (as Andrew Carnes), Marie-Astrid Mence (as Lead Dancer), and Phillip Olagoke (as Cord Elam). The company also includes Andrew Berlin, Arthur Boan, Shani Cantor, Anna-Maria de Freitas, George Maddison, Brianna Ogunbawo, Finlay Paul, and Helen K Wint.  Oklahoma! won the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, and has also won Critics’ Circle, What's On Stage and Evening Standard Awards. The production is reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, and has already played a sold-out run at the Young Vic last year, and transferred to Broadway from St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. The creative team for Oklahoma! consists of co-directors Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations, Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci, Choreography by John Heginbotham, Co-Set Design by Laura Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, Costume Design by Terese Wadden, Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski, Sound Design by Drew Levy, Projection Design by Joshua Thorson, Musical Director Tom Brady and Casting by Jacob Sparrow, with Associate Choreographer Shelby Williams Assistant Director Nimmo Ismail, Associate Costume Designer Rachel Townsend, Associate Lighting Designer Fiffi Thorsteinsson, Associate Musical Director Huw Evans, Dialect Coach Sam Lilja and Orchestral Manager David Gallagher. Oklahoma! is booking at the Wyndham’s Theatre until 2 September. Book tickets to Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Photos: Sam Palladio and cast in Oklahoma! [ngg src="galleries" ids="1236" display="pro_tile"]

New casting has been announced for Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London. Star of ABC’s smash-hit musical drama Nashville, British actor and musician Sam Palladio will take over the role of Curly McLain, currently played by Olivier Award Winner Arthur Darvill, from 3 July, with Lizzie Wofford taking over the role of Gertie Cummings. Sam Palladio's theatre credits include Dreamboats and Petticoats (Playhouse Theatre/Savoy Theatre) and Can’t Smile Without You (UK tour). In adddition to Nashville, his TV credits include Rebel, Catherine the Great, Humans, Episodes, Cardinal Burns, Walking and Talking, The Hour, Little Crackers; and for film, The Princess Switch, Strange Magic, Runner, Runner and 7Lives. Lizzie Wofford's theatre credits include The Phantom of the Opera (His Majesty’s Theatre), The Three Little Pigs (Dorking Halls), A Christmas Carol (Albany Theatre), Sam Snape and the Curse of the Chillesford Cough (Eastern Angles), Letters to Emma (Lichfield Garrick) and The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat (Belgrade Theatre). They join the company alongside James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), David King-Yombo (Mike), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Paige Peddie (Ado Annie), Sally Ann Triplett (Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) with Andrew Berlin, Arthur Boan, Shani Cantor, Anna-Maria de Freitas, George Maddison, Brianna Ogunbawo, Finlay Paul, and Helen K Wint.  Arthur Darvill and Rebekah Hinds play their final performance on 1 July. The production is running at the Wyndham’s Theatre until 2 September. Oklahoma! won the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, with Arthur Darvill picking up an Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical. The show has also won Critics’ Circle, What's On Stage and Evening Standard Awards. The production, which is reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, has already played a sold-out run at the Young Vic last year, and transferred to Broadway from St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Oklahoma! is running at the Wyndham’s Theatre until 2 September 2023. Book tickets to Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Video: Watch Sam Palladio announce his run in Oklahoma! Sam Palladio announcing Oklahoma! run

Paige Peddie, Sally Ann Triplett, David King-Yombo to join the company The Olivier Award-winning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! has announced new casting for its run at the Wyndham's Theatre in London. From 15 May 2023, Sally Ann Triplett (Billy Elliot The Musical) is joining the show as Aunt Eller, with David King-Yombo (The Ballad of St John’s Carpark) as Mike, and Paige Peddie (Disney's The Lion King) as Ado Annie. Continuing in their roles are Arthur Darvill as Curly McLain, James Patrick Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Greg Hicks as Andrew Carnes, Rebekah Hinds as Gertie Cummings, Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, Marie-Astrid Mence as Lead Dancer, and Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry. The cast also includes Andrew Berlin, Arthur Boan, Shani Cantor, Anna-Maria de Freitas, George Maddison, Brianna Ogunbawo, Finlay Paul, and Helen K Wint. It was announced this week that Georgina Onuorah, who is currently playing Ado Annie in the show, will star in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium this summer. Oklahoma! won the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, with Arthur Darvill picking up an Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical. The show has also won Critics’ Circle, What's On Stage and Evening Standard Awards. The production, which is reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, has already played a sold-out run at the Young Vic last year, and transferred to Broadway from St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Oklahoma! is running at the Wyndham’s Theatre until 2 September 2023. Book tickets to Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

The 32nd Critics' Circle Theatre Awards have announced their 2023 winners, including awards for Patsy Ferran, Giles Terera and shows Patriots and Oklahoma! The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards judges performances and productions based on the previous 12 months, with voting conducted by members of the Critics' Circle drama section. Peter Morgan's oligarch drama Patriots, which returns to the West End this month, secured the Best New Play title, while Daniel Fish's reimagining of Oklahoma! which is currently playing the Wyndham's Theatre won Best Musical. Olivier Award winner Giles Terera was awarded Best Actor for his roles in Othello and Blues for an Alabama Sky, and Patsy Ferran won Best Actress for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida, defeating competition from Jodie Comer. A Streetcar Named Desire is currently playing at the Phoenix Theatre with original cast members, Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan. The Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance went to Arthur Hughes, who played Richard III and was the first disabled actor to do so in the Royal Shakespeare Company's history. Lizzie Annis received the Most Promising Newcomer for her depiction of Laura in The Glass Menagerie, and Lynette Linton was named Best Director for Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National. Tom Pye won Best Designer for My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican, which also returns later this year; Tyrell Williams won Most Promising Playwright for Red Pitch at the Bush, and the Empty Space Peter Brook Award was given to the New Diorama Theatre. The ceremony took place at new West End theatre @sohoplace, with appearances from actors Paul Mescal, Gethin Anthony, Juliet Stevenson, Tracey-Ann Oberman, and Joanna Vanderham. A preview of the forthcoming musical adaptation of The Time Traveller's Wife by singer-songwriter Joss Stone and Eurythmics star Dave Stewart was also featured. The Critics’ Circle is the oldest organisation of its kind in the world, and to date, has over 500 members who work in the media through the UK. The Drama Section awards, known as the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, were launched in 1989. Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2023 - Full List of Winners Best New Play (The Michael Billington Award) - Peter Morgan, PatriotsBest Musical (The Peter Hepple Award) - Oklahoma!, Young Vic, Bard SummerScape & associatesBest Actor - Giles Terera, Othello and Blues For An Alabama SkyBest Actress - Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named DesireBest Shakespearean Performance (The Trewin Award) - Arthur Hughes, Richard IIIBest Director - Lynette Linton, Blues For An Alabama SkyBest Designer - Tom Pye, My Neighbour TotoroMost Promising Playwright - Tyrell Williams, Red PitchMost Promising Newcomer (The Jack Tinker Award) - Lizzie Annis, The Glass MenagerieThe Empty Space Peter Brook Award - New Diorama Theatre

The Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire has announced the line up for the Variety Stage. The Variety Stage will see a wide range of musical performances, including West End stars, all-new musicals and choirs.  Musical mainstays Shona White (Mamma Mia!, West End and international tour; Wicked, West End; Chess, UK tour) and Jenna Lee-James (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West End; Cats, European tour; Boogie Nights, UK tour) will headline the Variety Stage. White is best known for her roles in Mamma Mia! – as the first actress to play both Donna and Sophie Sheridan – and has starred in fan favourite musicals including The Rocky Horror Show (West End) and Merrily We Roll Along (West End).  Lee-James is the only person in the world to have played all three lead roles in We Will Rock You, and has recently finished an international tour of The Man, The Music, The Show with Hugh Jackman. The Variety Stage will also feature performances from new musicals Luna the Musical and Somewhere; Show Choir and Stagecoach Solihull, performing audience-favourite showtunes, as well as all-things-musicals Box Office Radio and ChiChi Fit, the theatrical fitness experience.  Taking place on Sunday 30 April 2023 at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, The Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival will feature three stages, the Main Stage with West End superstar headliners, the Community Bandstand, which is supported by NODA and will showcase local midlands talent, and the Variety Stage.   West End stars already announced to appear on the main stage include Broadway & West End star Marisha Wallace (Oklahoma!, Guys & Dolls, Waitress, Hairspray, Dreamgirls), Kerry Ellis (Anything Goes, We Will Rock, You, Wicked), Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro, Lee Mead (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, Legally Blonde: The Musical), Cassidy Janson (& Juliet, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Avenue Q), Lauren Samuels (Bend It Like Beckham, Grease, We Will Rock You) and Sophie Evans (Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Dance). Mike Wilson, producer of Gaiety Festival said, "The countdown is well and truly on to the UK’s first showtunes music festival and we are delighted to announce more exciting news about the incredible day of musical theatre entertainment that festivalgoers can look forward to. Gaiety Festival is shaping up to be the stagiest of events and we can’t wait to share it with the fans!" This multi-stage festival brings together West End and Broadway stars for one-day of musical theatre performances and experiences, with two professional stages, a silent disco, theatre village, backstage hub, community bandstand, a funfair and food and drink stalls.

The Young Vic's West End transfer of its acclaimed revival of Oklahoma! has opened at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, and here's a reviews round-up from the London theatre critics. The Wyndham's Theatre has been completely transformed for the musical, which yesterday scored an impressive seven Olivier Award nominations across six categories, including Best musical revival. The Olivier nominations are in addition to the London awards Oklahoma! has already won, including Best Musical and Best Musical Performance for Patrick Vaill at the Evening Standard Awards 2022, and the 2023 WhatsOnStage award for Best Musical Revival. The show has been completely reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, with his original production of the show proving a sell-out in New York, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival on Broadway, and then last year wowing audiences at the Young Vic. The musical stars Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Raphael Bushay (as Mike), James Patrick Davis (as Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (as Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (as Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (as Gertie Cummings), Marie-Astrid Mence (as Lead Dancer), Phillip Olagoke (as Cord Elam), Georgina Onuorah (as Ado Annie) and Liza Sadovy (as Aunt Eller). The company also includes Andrew Berlin, Arthur Boan, Shani Cantor, Anna-Maria de Freitas, George Maddison, Brianna Ogunbawo, Finlay Paul and Helen K Wint. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. These Wyndham's Theatre reviews are important, but this production of Oklahoma! already got fabulous reviews for its Young Vic debut last year. Check out reviews below from the Evening Standard, The Times, TimeOut and more. More reviews to follow Oklahoma! is booking to 2 September 2023 at the Wyndham's Theatre. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

Production photos are in for the acclaimed revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, at the Wyndham's Theatre in London. Reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, his production played a sold-out run at the Young Vic last year, and previously won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival on Broadway. The musical stars Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Raphael Bushay (as Mike), James Patrick Davis (as Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (as Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (as Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (as Gertie Cummings), Marie-Astrid Mence (as Lead Dancer), Phillip Olagoke (as Cord Elam), Georgina Onuorah (as Ado Annie) and Liza Sadovy (as Aunt Eller). The company also includes Andrew Berlin, Arthur Boan, Shani Cantor, Anna-Maria de Freitas, George Maddison, Brianna Ogunbawo, Finlay Paul and Helen K Wint. Oklahoma! started previews on 16 February, and is booking to 2 September 2023 at the Wyndham's Theatre. The production is kicking off its West End run with a great pedigree, having already won Best Musical and Best Musical Performance for Patrick Vaill at the Evening Standard Awards 2022, and the 2023 WhatsOnStage award for Best Musical Revival. Oklahoma! also got fabulous reviews for its Young Vic debut. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Photos: Oklahoma! [ngg src="galleries" ids="1052" display="pro_tile"]

Behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos are in for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, coming to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre this month. Oklahoma! starts performances in a few weeks - on 16 February at the Wyndham's Theatre, and will run until 2 September 2023. A talented cast includes Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy (Aunt Eller), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Georgina Onuorah (Ado Annie), and Phillip Olagoke (Cord Elam). The show was a huge hit at the Young Vic last year, and has been completely reimagined for the stage by Broadway's Daniel Fish, originally producing the show in New York where it won a Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Last year this London production of Oklahoma! won Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards 2022, and Best Musical Performance for Patrick Vaill, and is nominated for 8 WhatsOnStage awards, including Best Musical Revival. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Photos: Oklahoma! rehearsals [ngg src="galleries" ids="1016" display="pro_tile"]

The producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, have announced final casting for the show's West End transfer to the Wyndham's Theatre in London. Georgina Onuorah and Phillip Olagoke complete the cast as Ado Annie and Cord Elam. Georgina most recently appeared in The Wizard of Oz at the Curve Theatre. Her other credits include Millennials (The Other Palace), Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre) and Dick Whittington (National Theatre). Phillip Olagoke theatre credits includes The Glass Menagerie (Duke of York’s Theatre), A Number (The Old Vic), Farewell Leicester Square (The Talking Horse at The Place) and David Copperfield (Barn Theatre). As previously announced, reprising their roles from the Young Vic run are Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy (Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry). Oklahoma! will start performances on 16 February at the Wyndham's Theatre, running to 2 September 2023. Photo taken at the Oklahoma! Cast and creatives meet & greet Reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, the production played a sold-out run at the Young Vic last year, having previously transferred to Broadway from St. Ann’s Warehouse winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Listed as the most recommended show of 2022 and 2023, the production recently won Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards 2022, and Best Musical Performance for Patrick Vaill, and is nominated for 8 WhatsOnStage awards, including Best Musical Revival. You can read a round-up of reviews from the Young Vic production here. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

The Young Vic's acclaimed new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opens next month in the West End. Watch the latest trailer for the show, which starts performances on 16 February2023 at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, running to 2 September. The cast includes Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy(Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) - all of whom reprise their roles from the Young Vic production. Further casting is to be announced soon. The show got great reviews at the Young Vic including Five Stars from The Telegraph ("Punchy, playful and sexy, this Oklahoma! is an absolute knockout") and four stars the Evening Standard, TimeOut, and The Guardian. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Watch: Oklahoma! trailer

The 66th annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced in London. The winners were announced at a ceremony at The Ivy restaurant in London last night, 11 December 2022. This is the first Evening Standard Theatre Awards since 2019 due to the pandemic, and the eligibility covered shows on the London stage between 20 May 2021 and 13 October 2022. This year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards nominations were announced in October. The awards were hosted by Sheridan Smith, who is about to return to the West End to star in Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York's Theatre, and Evening Standard owner Lord Lebedev. Oklahoma! took home Best Musical at the awards. The show was a five-star hit at the Young Vic, and transfers into the West End's Wyndham's Theatre from 16 February 2023. Best Musical Performance also went to Oklahoma! and one of its stars, Patrick Vaill, who returns in the role of Jud Fry when the show transfers. Play of the Year went to Best of Enemies by James Graham, which is now playing at the Noel Coward Theatre in London starring Zachary Quinto and David Harewood. Jodie Comer won the the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress for her role in Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre, presented to her by her close friend and mentor, actor Stephen Graham. James McAvoy won the Best Actor gong for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac, also at the Harold Pinter Theatre, and previously the Playhouse Theatre. Lynette Linton, director of Blues For An Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage at the National Theatre, took home the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director, presented by director Josie Rourke and actor Martha Plimpton, who are both currently working on As You Like It at the new @sohoplace theatre. Nica Burns, co-owner of the Nimax Theatres group, and owner of @sohoplace, received a Special Award recognising her support of London theatre during the pandemic. Another Special Award went to actor Dame Vanessa Redgrave, who also campaigned for the arts during the lockdowns. The Best Design Award went to Tom Scutt for Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre. Isobel McArthur won the Emerging Talent Award for Pride & Prejudice (sort of), which played at the Criterion Theatre. Tyrell Williams won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright, for his coming-of-age story Red Pitch. Tyrell also recently picked up the Royal Court’s 53rd George Devine Award for new playwrights for the same play, with a £15,000 prize. The Evening Standard Award also comes with a donation from Anna Wintour. The awards are judged by a panel of critics and editors; this year they were: Baz Bamigboye (Deadline) , Sarah Crompton (critic for Whats On Stage), Nick Curtis (critic for the Evening Standard), Farah Najib (playwright), Alice Saville (theatre critic) and Matt Wolf (critic for the New York Times) and it was chaired by Evening Standard Culture Editor Nancy Durrant This article has been updated to list the judges of this year's awards.

The producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, have announced casting for the show's West End run. Oklahoma! will start performances on 16 February at the Wyndham's Theatre, running to 2 September 2023. The production played at the Young Vic earlier this year to five-star acclaim. Reprising their roles from the run at the Young Vic are Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy(Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry). Further casting is to be announced soon, and there no news on whether Marisha Wallace is set to return as Ado Annie. New poster art has also been revealed for the show, ahead of its West End premiere in February. The production is currently nominated for four Evening Standard Awards, including for Best Musical, Best Director and Best Musical Performance for Vaill. Life of Pi, which is currently playing at the Wyndham's, will close on 15 January 2023. The show got great reviews at the Young Vic including Five Stars from The Telegraph ("Punchy, playful and sexy, this Oklahoma! is an absolute knockout") and four stars the Evening Standard, TimeOut, and The Guardian. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

The Evening Standard in London has announced the nominations for its 66th annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2022. The awards return this year after a two year break because of Covid. The winners will be announced on 12 December 2022, after a private dinner on 11 December. Best Musical nominees include Oklahoma!, (main photo) which started at the Young Vic Theatre and transfers to the Wyndham's Theatre in February 2023; Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre; Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, which finishes up at the Lyric Theatre on 8 January 2023; and Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre. Oklahoma! is nominated for five awards, with Cabaret nominated for four. The National Theatre is nominated for seven awards, with the Young Vic getting six, and The Old Vic, four. The Best Play shortlist ranges from another Young Vic smash-hit - Best of Enemies by James Graham, which is also transferring into the West End - this time to the Noel Coward Theatre from 14 November 2022; to Indecent by Paula Vogel at the Menier Chocolate Factory; Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams at the Bush Theatre; The Father and the Assassin by Anupama Chandrasekhar at the National Theatre; and The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles at the Gielgud Theatre. Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev said: “I am thrilled that we are able to celebrate the best of London theatre after two difficult years. It’s a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of our creatives that they were able to continue making brilliant shows in the toughest of times.” Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2022 - Nominations Best Design Tom Scutt, Cabaret (Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre) Es Devlin, A Number (Old Vic) and The Crucible (National Theatre) Felix Barrett, Livi Vaughan and Beatrice Minns for The Burnt City (One Cartridge Place) Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre) Tim Hatley, Back to the Future (Adelphi)/ Life of Pi (Wyndham's Theatre - with Finn Caldwell) Promising Playwright Tyrell Williams, Red Pitch (Bush Theatre) Dipo Baruwa-Etti, an unfinished man (Yard Theatre) Waleed Akhtar, The P Word (Bush Theatre) Igor Memic, Old Bridge (Bush Theatre) Bess Wohl, Camp Siegfried (Old Vic Theatre) Emerging Talent Isobel McArthur, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (Criterion Theatre) Terique Jarrett, Daddy (Almeida Theatre) Francis Lovehall, Red Pitch (Bush Theatre) Lizzie Annis, The Glass Menagerie (Duke of York's Theatre) Daniel Raggett, Anna X (Harold Pinter Theatre) Best Director Jamie Lloyd, The Seagull and Cyrano de Bergerac (Harold Pinter Theatre) Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre) Lynette Linton, Blues for an Alabama Sky (National Theatre) Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse) Katie Mitchell, little scratch (Hampstead Theatre) Best Musical Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre) Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre) Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre) Get Up Stand Up! (Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue) Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre) Best Musical Performance Jessie Buckley, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre) Arinzé Kene, Get Up Stand Up! (Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue) Sutton Foster, Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre) Patrick Vaill, Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre) Marisha Wallace, Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre) Best Actor Paapa Essiedu, A Number (Old Vic Theatre) James McAvoy, Cyrano de Bergerac (Harold Pinter Theatre) Shubham Saraf, The Father and the Assassin (National Theatre) Lennie James, A Number (Old Vic Theatre) Giles Terera, Blues for an Alabama Sky (National Theatre) Best Actress Jodie Comer, Prima Facie (Harold Pinter Theatre) Samira Wiley, Blues for an Alabama Sky (National Theatre) Indira Varma, The Seagull (Harold Pinter Theatre) Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Blues for An Alabama Sky (National Theatre) Sheila Atim, Constellations (Vaudeville Theatre) Best Play Best of Enemies by James Graham (Young Vic Theatre) Indecent by Paula Vogel (Menier Chocolate Factory) Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams (Bush Theatre) The Father and the Assassin by Anupama Chandrasekhar (National Theatre) The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles (Gielgud Theatre)

Book tickets to Oklahoma! at the Wyndham's Theatre with our exclusive pre-sale This is Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! as you’ve never seen it before, re-orchestrated and reimagined for the 21st century. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, Daniel Fish's bold interpretation recently enjoyed sold-out runs at the Young Vic in London, and in New York. This visionary production is funny and sexy, provocative and probing, without changing a word of the original text. ★★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★★ Metro ★★★★★ Express ★★★★★ FT Book tickets >

The producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, which played at the Young Vic earlier this year and is transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, has set dates for the show's run. Oklahoma! will run from 16 February to 2 September 2023 at the Wyndham's Theatre. Life of Pi, which is currently playing at the Wyndham's, will close on 15 January 2023. There's still no news on casting, but Oklahoma! at the Young Vic starred Arthur Darvill as Curly McLain, with Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie. The show got great reviews at the Young Vic including Five Stars from The Telegraph ("Punchy, playful and sexy, this Oklahoma! is an absolute knockout") and four stars the Evening Standard, TimeOut, and The Guardian. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Producers Eva Price, Sonia Friedman and Michael Harrison said in a statement: "Very occasionally a production comes along that redefines a classic musical for a generation – Daniel Fish's revelatory reimagining of Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece Oklahoma! will be forever stamped in the memories of those that see it. After a hugely successful sold-out run at the Young Vic, we're thrilled to transfer Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! to the West End in its 80th anniversary year and bring the production to the wider UK audience it deserves." Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

Producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, which played the Young Vic in the Summer, have announced that the show is to transfer. It is heading to the Wyndham's Theatre from February 2023. Current show at the Wyndham's - Life of Pi - finishes up there on 15 January 2023. There's no news on casting, but the Young Vic show starred Arthur Darvill as Curly McLain, with Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie. At the Young Vic the show scooped an impressive amount of great reviews including ★★★★★ "Punchy, playful and sexy, this Oklahoma! is an absolute knockout" - The Telegraph; ★★★★ "The best revival yet" - Evening Standard, ★★★★ "This radical Rodgers & Hammerstein revival lives up to the thirsty hype" - TimeOut, and ★★★★ "Modern, sexy... injects thrills into a familiar musical, making it feel newly minted" - The Guardian. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Choreographer is John Heginbotham, set designers are by Lael Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costume design by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, and projection design by Joshua Thorson. Producers Eva Price, Sonia Friedman and Michael Harrison said in a statement: "Very occasionally a production comes along that redefines a classic musical for a generation – Daniel Fish's revelatory reimagining of Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece Oklahoma! will be forever stamped in the memories of those that see it. After a hugely successful sold-out run at the Young Vic, we're thrilled to transfer Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! to the West End in its 80th anniversary year and bring the production to the wider UK audience it deserves." Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Photos of Oklahoma! at the Young Vic [ngg src="galleries" ids="794" display="pro_tile"] Photos by Marc Brenner

A reviews roundup for the new Young Vic production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical Oklahoma! Daniel Fish's acclaimed New York revival of Oklahoma! has opened at the Young Vic Theatre. Running until 25 June 2022 in London, this production originally premiered at the Richard B. Fisher Center in upstate New York in 2015, ahead of its New York premiere at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2018, winning a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Arthur Darvill stars as Curly McLain, with Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie. The cast is complete with Raphael Bushay as Mike, Greg Hicks as Andrew Carnes, Rebekah Hinds as Gertie Cummings, Ashley Samuels as Cord Elam, and Marie Mence as the lead dancer. The creative team for Oklahoma! is co-directors Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations, Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci, Choreography by John Heginbotham, Co-Set Design by Laura Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, Costume Design by Terese Wadden, Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski, Sound Design by Drew Levy, Projection Design by Joshua Thorson, Musical Director Tom Brady and Casting by Jacob Sparrow, with Associate Choreographer Shelby Williams Assistant Director Nimmo Ismail, Associate Costume Designer Rachel Townsend, Associate Lighting Designer Fiffi Thorsteinsson, Associate Musical Director Huw Evans, Dialect Coach Sam Lilja and Orchestral Manager David Gallagher. Read reviews from the Guardian, TimeOut, The Times, i News and more. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

Producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at the Young Vic have released more production images of the show. Daniel Fish's acclaimed New York revival of Oklahoma! opens this Thursday 5 May 2022, and runs until 25 June. The show stars Arthur Darvill stars as Curly McLain, with Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie. Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations, Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London Photos of Oklahoma! [ngg src="galleries" ids="794" display="pro_tile"]

The cast has been revealed for the forthcoming Young Vic production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical Oklahoma! Daniel Fish's striking New York revival of the show is coming to the Young Vic from 26 April to 25 June 2022. This production originally premiered at the Richard B. Fisher Center in upstate New York in 2015, ahead of its New York premiere at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2018, winning a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Arthur Darvill has been cast as Curly McLain, alongside Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie. The cast is complete with Raphael Bushay as Mike, Greg Hicks as Andrew Carnes, Rebekah Hinds as Gertie Cummings, Ashley Samuels as Cord Elam, and Marie Mence as the lead dancer. Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London [ngg src="galleries" ids="765" display="pro_tile"] The show promises to present Oklahoma! as you've never seen it before, completely re-orchestrated and reimagined. Seventy-five years after Rodgers and Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this visionary production is funny and sexy, provocative and probing, without changing a word of the text. Oklahoma! tells the story of a community banding together against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. The creative team for Oklahoma! consists of co-directors Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with Orchestrations, Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Co-Music Supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci, Choreography by John Heginbotham, Co-Set Design by Laura Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, Costume Design by Terese Wadden, Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski, Sound Design by Drew Levy, Projection Design by Joshua Thorson, Musical Director Tom Brady and Casting by Jacob Sparrow, with Associate Choreographer Shelby Williams Assistant Director Nimmo Ismail, Associate Costume Designer Rachel Townsend, Associate Lighting Designer Fiffi Thorsteinsson, Associate Musical Director Huw Evans, Dialect Coach Sam Lilja and Orchestral Manager David Gallagher. Arthur Darvill told the press today that: "I am thrilled to be pulling up my cowboy boots and joining the cast of Oklahoma. This is one of those parts that comes along once in a lifetime. I feel very lucky indeed to be working on this groundbreaking production with such an extraordinary group of people." Anoushka Lukas said: "I feel so incredibly lucky to be playing Laurey in such a fresh, raw and original production of one of my all time favourite musicals. I grew up watching Oklahoma on screen and on stage, so the fact that I now get to be part of this magnificent reimagining (and at the Young Vic!) is a dream come true. I cannot wait." Patrick Vaill said: "I can't wait to share this story and Daniel's staggering vision of it with this cast and with audiences here. To perform in the UK and at the Young Vic at all, let alone in this production that is so thrilling to play and that I believe in so deeply, is an honor and a privilege beyond even my most wishful thinking. I think it'll be a powerful experience." Oklahoma! is produced by the Young Vic, Broadway's Eva Price, and West End producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Michael Harrison. Currently playing at the Young Vic is The Collaboration to get Broadway transfer, new movie version starring Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope

Stage Spy News: The Young Vic announced last week that the 2019 Broadway production of Oklahoma! is to be staged in London, helmed by the Broadway production's director Daniel Fish. But the co-producers of the show aren't your everyday partners, with the original Broadway producer Eva Price involved, plus West End producer/impresario Sonia Friedman Productions and high-profile London producer Michael Harrison. The Young Vic run is a short but sweet 2 months (26 April to 25 June 2022), so we are assuming, and hoping, and praying, that the show will move on to somewhere bigger, and for longer, in Summer 2022. Sonia Friedman is arguably today's most important and prolific West End producer, with a long track-record of producing successful musicals and plays in London. Her current productions in the West End include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre; The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre; The Shark is Broken at the Ambassadors Theatre; and starting tonight, 3 December, at the Bush Theatre, Fair Play written by Ella Road. Forthcoming shows from Sonia Friedman include Ruth Wilson in The Human Voice at the Harold Pinter Theatre from March 2022; To Kill a Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre starring Rafe Spall from March 2022; Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre from April 2022 starring Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook; Robert Icke's production of Oedipus; and Mark Rylance in Dr Semmelweis at the Bristol Old Vic from January. Sonia Friedman Productions is also active in the US, producing Funny Girl on Broadway in March 2022 starring Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice and Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, plus a US tour of Mean Girls. Michael Harrison is one of the West End's key producers through his Michael Harrison Entertainment company. His productions currently include Beverly Knight musical The Drifter's Girl at the Garrick Theatre; and forthcoming festive treat Pantoland at the Palladium starring Donny Osmond and Julian Clary; and the UK tour of Disney musical Bedknobs and Broomsticks, which is also rumoured to be coming into the London at some point. Harrison also produced the recent revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the London Palladium. Eva Price is a multi Tony Award winning producer, through her Maximum Entertainment Productions with Avram Freedberg. Current productions on Broadway include Jagged Little Pill at the Broadhurst Theatre; Tina - The Tina Turner Musical; and Dear Evan Hansen; and the US tours of Oklahoma! and What The Constitution Means To Me. We have everything crossed that Oklahoma! will get a longer run in the West End! (Main image: Broadway production of Oklahoma!) Book Oklahoma! tickets at the Wyndham's Theatre in London