Complete cast announced for OKLAHOMA! at the Young Vic
The Young Vic have announced the complete cast for the UK premiere of Oklahoma!, running from 26 April - 25 June.
Daniel Fish’s striking revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical has been re-orchestrated and reimagined for the 21st century. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Fish’s bold interpretation transfers to the Young Vic, direct from an acclaimed run on Broadway and a U.S. tour.
Oklahoma! tells a story of a community banding together against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. 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.
The cast includes Arthur Darvill as Curly McLain, James Davis as Will Parker, Stavros Demetraki as Ali Hakim, Anoushka Lucas as Laurey Williams, Olivier Award nominee Liza Sadovy as Aunt Eller, Patrick Vaill as Jud Fry and Marisha Wallace as Ado Annie.
Completing the cast are 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.
Oklahoma! is co-directed by Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein, with orchestrations and arrangements by Daniel Kluger, co-music supervision by Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci, choreography by John Heginbotham, co-set design by Laura Jellinek and Grace Laubacher, costumes by Terese Wadden, lighting by Scott Zielinski, sound by Drew Levy, projection by Joshua Thorson, and musical direction by Tom Brady.
Arthur Darvill says: “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 says: “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 says: “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.”
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