Image Title

:  [Tommy Vandamm, photographer, sitting cross-legged center, surrounded by the "crew" on the set of Oklahoma!]

Creator

: Vandamm Studio -- Photographer

Created Date

: 1943

Specific Material Type

: photographs

Item Physical Description

: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Notes

: Adapted from the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Note 2.) Richard Rodgers project. Note 3.) Rodgers and Hammerstein. Note 4.) Scenic design by Lemuel Ayers. Note 5.) Stamped on verso: Photograph by Vandamm Studio, 130 West 57th St. New York, N.Y.

Production Notes

: Based on Lynn Riggs' play Green Grow the Lilacs, this musical opened March 31, 1943 at the St. James Theater and ran for 2,212 performances. It was Richard Rodgers' first collaboration with librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Alfred Drake played Curly, with Joan Roberts as Laurey, Celeste Holm as Ado Annie and Lee Dixon as Will Parker.

Source

: Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file / Productions / Oklahoma! (musical), by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Location

: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Billy Rose Theatre Division

Catalog Call Number

: *T PHO B

Digital ID

: 1818347

Record ID

: 1913222

Digital Item Published

: 5-12-2010; updated 3-14-2012

Rights Notice

: Copyright The New York Public Library.