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Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle, Shuler Hensley, Jimmy Johnston, Helen Anker ... see more see more... , Maureen Lipman , Peter Polycarpou , Stuart Milligan , Vicki Simon

When Mary Rodgers, daughter of the composer Richard Rodgers, was reported as saying she never wanted to see another Oklahoma!, it was her way of paying the highest tribute to Trevor Nunn's production ... read more read more...at the Royal National Theatre which was subsequently taken into the studio and filmed. The camera follows the playgoers into the auditorium of the Olivier where in their company we watch the show and applaud the numbers as the real thing. Nunn treats Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration with the utmost seriousness, restoring the full text so that it comes across as a drama indebted to Eugene O'Neill. Although Oklahoma! unfolds at a leisurely pace, it is extraordinary how one is drawn into the drama under Nunn's direction.

There's seldom a wish for true locations as the pace picks up and we move into the claustrophobic company of Judd Fry in his riveting encounter with the cowboy Curly. The close-up camera work affords an experience the theatre can't bring and also pays handsome dividends in appreciating Susan Stroman's intricate and lively choreography. Her dancers are a fine team, notably Jimmy Johnston who is outstanding as Will Parker leading the Kansas City ensemble. Hugh Jackman (X-Men) as Curly matches him in vocal prowess and looks, and Shuler Hensley sings the tricky role of Judd Fry very well. It's harder to place Peter Polycarpou's Pedlar, a considerably larger role than in the film version, whose accent strays from London's East End to the plains of Europe. Maureen Lipman, rightly deemed the lynchpin of the musical by Nunn, is a joy to watch as Aunt Eller. Laurey (Josefina Gabrielle) and Ado Annie (Vicki Simon) are good but not special. Aside from an abrupt start to Act Two and the occasional voice off microphone, the production sounds good with a larger orchestra present than in the theatre. An Oklahoma! on an epic scale. --Adrian Edwards

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Directed by: Trevor Nunn

Release Date: January 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003

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  • merillupin
    July 31, 2007
    merillupin
    Hugh is just FABULOUS in this!!
  • shellygurl347
    January 31, 2012
    shellygurl347
    good but would have been better if hadn't felt the need the keep scanning out over the audience every few scenes.
  • maskedbunny
    July 12, 2011
    maskedbunny
    I have always enjoyed the filmed-on-stage releases of Broadway musicals, and Hugh Jackman and Shuler Hensley are fantastic.
  • moviegirl50
    August 29, 2007
    moviegirl50
    Even though this is not a movie, but a play that has been filmed, it was great to see this musical classic brought to life again with Hugh Jackman as Curly! He was fantastic and stole every scene he was in. I would have rated it a little higher, but I thought it took away from ... read morethe movie when they kept showing the audience applauding, plus it was too long!
  • msamandakay
    August 28, 2007
    msamandakay
    A M A Z I N G. soooo good. Jackman is just awesome as curly and adsfaldsjflskdfj;lkj! I just love musicals.
  • dresserlook
    July 1, 2007
    dresserlook
    I admired the production and choreography, but this particular musical is not one of my favorites. That being said, Hugh Jackman is amazing!!! He's the reason I watched it, of course....
  • laurynlace
    June 21, 2007
    laurynlace
    So good! Much more understandable and captivating than the one with Shirley. Hugh Jackman is stellar!!
  • smiles4favre
    May 25, 2007
    smiles4favre
    I could listen to him sing all day....of course, if he kept his mouth shut...i could just watch him all day too....
  • zappasgal
    April 1, 2007
    zappasgal
    Hugh Jackman is fabulous. Have this one and the sountract. Loved it all my life but this is definitely the best casting and performance I have seen of it!
  • Ali579
    March 1, 2007
    Ali579
    Who would have ever guessed that Hugh Jackman would be such a great Curly and the actor that plays Judd has an amazing voice.

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