The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts and No Rules Production Company are launching a new web series to coincide with the opening of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts' (UNCSA) all-school musical Oklahoma!
The 8-episode series premiered Friday, April 1 when the first episode went up on the UNCSA website at www.uncsa.edu. Seven more episodes will be presented on the website each subsequent week until the end of the show in May.
The Oklahoma! web series will feature interviews with key UNCSA production team members involved in the re-staging of this classic show, along with Oklahoma! experts across the country. When Oklahoma! opened on Broadway in 1943, it transformed musical theatre with its innovative integration of words, music, dance and design. UNCSA's restaging will include the original Agnes De Mille choreography as re-created by Gemze de Lappe, a renowned dancer and teacher who performed in the original Broadway and touring productions of Oklahoma! and worked closely with de Mille for many years. In addition, UNCSA has extensively researched all aspects of the original production and will painstakingly recreate the original costumes and stage design.
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