Broadway History: The Golden Age of the American Book Musical, Part 4 Oklahoma!
…case with Show Boat, where the transitions between Hammerstein/ and Kern’s material are rougher. This may be partly due to the fact that the book is less polished when it comes to the alternating subplots or the fact that Kern interpolated various numbers into the show. The Weight of Choreography Agnes de Mille offered breakthrough choreography and the book musical came together. Oklahoma! is said to be the first musical that integrates all three…