Oklahoma!

Set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Curly is a cowboy who has trouble admitting his feelings to Laurey, as she does to him, because of their stubbornness. Judd, the hired hand at Laurey's farm, tries to come between them. Ado Annie is torn between Will, a cowboy who has strong feelings for her, and Ali Hakim, a peddler who's a ladies' man and doesn't want to marry her. The University of North Carolina School of the Arts' all-school production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, staged in early 2011 and using the original 1943 designs, dance and orchestrations, and captured for digital release. UNCSA faculty and students "extensively researched all aspects of the original production and painstakingly recreated the original costumes and stage designs." UNCSA's restoration included the original Agnes de Mille choreography. The show and accompanying gala generated more than $330,000 for student scholarships at UNCSA.