Pictured: Sasha HutchingsPhoto: Getty Images
Casting for the highly anticipated North American tour of Rogers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is here!
The tour begins performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on November 9, 2021 and will continue to play over 25 cities during the 2021-2022 season including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago and Nashville, with additional cities to be announced.
The cast includes Sasha Hutchings (Oklahoma! Broadway, original Broadway cast of Hamilton) as Laurey Williams and Sean Grandillo (Deaf West's Spring Awakening) as Curly McLain, joined by Christopher Bannow (Oklahoma! Broadway) as Jud Fry, Sis ("Pose”) as Ado Annie Carnes, Hennessy Winkler as Will Parker, Benj Mirman (Oklahoma! Bard SummerScape) as Ali Hakim, Barbara Walsh (Falsettos, Company, Oklahoma! National Tour in 1981) as Aunt Eller, Hannah Solow (The New One) as Gertie Cummings, Patrick Clanton (School of Rock, Sister Act tours) as Mike and Ugo Chukwu (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) as Cord Elam. Mitch Tebo (Andrew Carnes) and Gabrielle Hamilton (Lead Dancer) also reprise their roles from the Broadway production. Gillian Hassert,Cameron Anika Hill,Hunter Hoffman, Scott Redmond, Gwynne Wood and Jordan Wynn join the cast as understudies.
The 2021-2022 route includes:
Elmira, NY
Clemens Performing Arts Center
11/06/21
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11/06/21
Minneapolis, MN
Orpheum Theatre
11/09/21
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11/14/21
Greenville, SC
Concert Hall
11/17/21
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11/21/21
Augusta, GA
Bell Auditorium
12/01/21
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12/01/21
Huntsville, AL
Von Braun Center Concert Hall
12/04/21
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12/05/21
Pittsburgh, PA
Benedum Center
01/04/22
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01/09/22
Chicago, IL
CIBC Theatre
01/11/22
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01/23/22
Oklahoma City, OK
Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre
01/25/22
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01/30/22
Buffalo, NY
Shea's Performing Arts Center
02/15/22
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02/20/22
Detroit, MI
Fox Theatre Proud Partner Comerica Bank
02/22/22
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02/27/22
Philadelphia, PA
Forrest Theatre
03/08/22
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03/20/22
Providence, RI
PPAC
03/22/22
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03/27/22
Durham, NC
DPAC
03/29/22
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04/03/22
Washington, DC
The Kennedy Center--Eisenhower
04/05/22
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04/10/22
Nashville, TN
TPAC
05/03/22
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05/08/22
Lincoln, NE
Lied Center for the Performing Arts
05/10/22
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05/11/22
Kansas City, MO
Starlight Theatre
05/13/22
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05/15/22
North Charleston, SC
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
05/21/21
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05/22/22
Dallas, TX
Winspear Opera House
05/31/22
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06/12/22
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
06/14/22
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06/19/22
Ft. Worth, TX
Bass Performance Hall
06/21/22
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06/26/22
San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate Theatre
08/16/22
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09/11/22
Los Angeles, CA
CTG Ahmanson
09/13/22
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10/16/22
Tempe, AZ
ASU Gammage
10/18/22
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10/23/22
Oklahoma! features music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, with original dances by Agnes de Mille.
The revival’s creative team includes, Daniel Fish (Director) John Heginbotham (New Choreography, Daniel Kluger (Orchestrations/Arrangements) Nathan Koci (Music Supervision) and Andy Collopy (Music Direction), with casting by Taylor Williams and Borna Barzin. Laura Jellinek (Scenic Design), Terese Wadden (Costume Design), Scott Zielinski (Lighting Design), Drew Levy (Sound Design), and Joshua Thorson (Projection Design) round out the creative team. The production stage management team includes Andrew Bacigalupo, Rachael Wilkin and Jordan Wynn.