The musical Oklahoma! was the first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein. Opening in 1943, it broke box office records for longest runs and largest audiences; today still around 600 performances are licensed a year in North America.
The plot revolves around squabbles and rivalries in small town America. The songs in this selection are:
The surrey with the fringe on top
People will say we're in love
Oklahoma
Oh what a beautiful morning
I can't say no