Oklahoma! (Chicago) Tickets

Drove 2 1/2 hours to see what I thought was going to be Rogers and Hammerstein original take on Oklahoma. Took my daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter. It was a “new, modern” version that was boring. The first act added new songs, had no dancing and the costumes were awful. It was inappropriate for a 9-year-old with the choice of actors. We left after the first act. Total waste of time and money. A sham.

Left at intermission, which was half of a musical too late. Been going to Broadway musicals for 45+ years & this was recognizable as the brilliant work of R&H ONLY because of the familiar songs. Plot was twisted, characters changed, zero set, no chemistry between any actor. Was not interested in a woke lesson.

We were looking forward to Oklahoma, but we’re disappointed in this “re-imagining” of the classic. The women’s voices were not at a level we would expect from Broadway - out of tune in places with an aggressive style inconsistent with the characters. There appeared to be almost no choreography - each member of the small cast appeared to be acting individually with no dance numbers (except for the confusing ballet sequence at the beginning of the second act). On the plus side, we liked the country-western arrangements of the songs. Also, the male leads had good singing voices and acting range.

If I could give it zero stars I would. Extremely slow and boring is all I can say about Oklahoma.

I wish that I was aware that this is a remodeled/restaged version of the original Rogers & Hammerstein"s Oklahoma. The costumes for one were disappointing, and the character development was lacking - if someone never saw the original, one would not know that Laurey is afraid of Jud, and he is jealous of Curly, to the point of wanting to physically harm him. Staging it like the musical "Once" did not work for this particular play, and it appeared like a high school production. We left after intermission....

Loved the Rogers and Hammerstein version, this was dark and very disappointing. I have never felt so disappointed as I left a live performance like that. On the positive side, the music was good.

I loved the fresh new revival of Oklahoma. The show is about tolerance in a nutshell. I was very excited to see black people, transgenders and interracial relationships in the show. I'm Filipino and Black with a Polish husband and a gay son. The show definitely reflects the modern world we live in today. I grew up only seeing the "wholesome" 1955 movie version. I also enjoyed the modern ballet dancer and the black and white footage camera used in the show. The raw grittiness, the use of firearms and the blood spatter after Judd's death made a point in showing that the message of the show is relevant today as was in 1931 when the playwright was written. I was surprised to see blood spatter on white garments in the show but it makes perfect sense. Death is ugly and it isn't pretty. I was very happy to see this revival show of Oklahoma in the city of Chicago. If afforded the opportunity, I would gladly see it again. Please share this review with the tour group of Oklahoma if you're able. They were all fantastic!

This was one of the worst productions we have seen. The acting was sub par and the singing was low low talent with the exception of “Curly”. The audio was so quiet it was hard to hear what they were saying and/or singing. The cast has absolutely no chemistry. I was very disappointed. I walked out. I gave it a good long chance, but I ended up leaving early. I made a special trip, flew from out of state to see this, and I couldn’t even stay for the entire play.

Refreshingly edgy performed by a very talented cast so nice to be back in the theater again

For Rodgers and Hammerstein, part of the magic that makes the musicals work are the elaborate orchestrations and group dance numbers. Going in, I read that they found a way to stay true to the script, but with a different delivery. Oklahoma being a movie I grew up with thanks to my parents & grandma, I knew every line coming. It was disappointing how not even lines that could be said sarcastically or jokingly were just delivered so flattly. Aunt Eller & Laurie particularly. It kept feeling like they were just reciting words and I couldn't feel empathy or want to root for the characters... I felt the dialogue was delivered like reading a monotone script at parts. The engaging moments like Ado Annies character being more promiscuous was great, but she outshined her coactors or Will & Ali. It felt unbalanced. I felt super disconnected and unsympathetic to the other characters. I expected chemestry between Laurie & Curly. And I didn't get that. The dream sequence bothered me the most. At it's core, the dream sequence is supposed to make it clear for Laurie her decision. I'll caveat that I'm not well versed in appreciating all of interpretive modern dance, but it felt like a very talented modern dancer moving to the music, but nothing made sense in tying it back to the story of helping Laurie see Curly-Yes, Jud-No. Even tho I was disappointed that the iconic can-can dancers weren't there, I think I would've been ok with it had the dance scene actually moved the story. What a disappointment...

If I could give zero stars, I would. But one star is what this production gets by default. Worst production if Oklahoma I have ever seen! Save your $$ and don't buy a ticket.

This was my least favorite Broadway experience. The characters weren’t believable, the dancing dream scene after the first act was WAY too long, there weren’t really any scenery changes, and costumes were just okay. Overall was n’t what I expected being a Broadway production. Wouldn’t recommend this one.

Please do not go see this 1/5. My favorite part of this production was reading the awful reviews POST sitting through this. Save your money, your sanity, your pride and your time