Stage Door: A startling new take on "Oklahoma!"
by Deborah Lipp
Wow, that was a lot.
Leaving the new Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, a reconceptualization of the show that pulls no punches, I felt a little staggered, like it was too soon to have a celebratory dinner afterwards. (Context: I’m assuming you know the basics of this classic of musical theater, and I won’t consider any of its points “spoilers”. I will hold back potential spoilers, though, for this version.)
Daniel Fish’s unique production changes not one word, either spoken or sung, but it all feels very new...