NCT production of ‘Oklahoma!’ opens Nov. 14
The Narrows Community Theater’s latest show is a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma!” that will open at the Fort Hamilton Army Post Theater in Bay Ridge on Nov. 14 and play for two weekends.
Directed by Alex Acevedo, with music direction by Katie Siegmund and choreography by Justin Bourdet, the production stars George Tsalikis as “Curly,” Emily Ryan Reed as “Laurey,”
Stephen Harris as “Jud Fry,” Dawn Barry Hansen as “Aunt Eller,” Matt ZanFagna as “Will Parker,” and Sharon Lita as “Ado Annie.”
“Oklahoma!” the first musical collaboration between Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein, opened at the St. James Theater on Broadway on March 31, 1943 and is considered a landmark in musical theater for its use of song and dance to move the plot forward rather than have the songs and dances serve as a diversion from the main story. With “Oklahoma!” the songs and dances were seamlessly woven into the plot.