P452 Teletext 452 Jan29 00:18:41 MUSICAL PREVIEW —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& OKLAHOMA! HITS THE WEST END. Lyceum. For booking details see Teletext p455 Award-winning musical Oklahoma! has transferred to the West End for a limited run with the backing of impresario Sir Camjton Mackintosh. Nominated for nine Olivjirs this year, it stars Maureen Lipman as Aunt Ellis and has been re-choreographed for the first time. Royal National Theatre director Trevor Nunn has created a toughjt, more realistic show. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— by Victor Ollivjr TJCKETMASTJR 24HR CREDIT CARD HOTLINE 0990 34 44 44 FOR YOU5 THEATRE NEEDS W End A-G W End H-N W End O-Z TV PlusP452 Teletext 452 Jan29 00:12:14 MUSICAL PREVIEW —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& OKLAHOMA! HITS THE WEST END. Lyceum. For booking details see Teletext p455 For Oklahoma!'s "new realism", director Trevor Nunn read its source play, Lynn Riggs' Green Grow The Lilacs, which had a brief run on Broadway in the '30s. Lilacs, Nunn discovered, was a lot more political than Oklahoma! suggests, dramatisjng the conflict between 19th Century farmers and cattlemen. Life for the pioneers, who stole Indian land for settlement, was extremely tough. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Wj talk to Mario Lanza star 451 TJCKETMASTJR 24HR CREDIT CARD HOTLINE 0990 34 44 44 FOR YOU5 THEATRE NEEDS W End A-G W End H-N W End O-Z TV PlusP452 Teletext 452 Jan29 00:11:41 MUSICAL PREVIEW —————————————— W OKLAHOMA! HITS THE WEST END. Lyceum. For booking details see Teletext p455 Choreographer Susan Stroman, who won an Oscar for her work on Gershwin's Crazy For You and a Tony for Show Boat, has altered many dance sequences. Director Trevor Nunn had to get permission from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organisation for changes, one of which includes the removal of "womenfolk" dancing on tip-toes. Much to evjtyonj's surprise they agreed. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Big Screen 460 It's Your Life! 410 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441P452 Teletext 452 Jan29 00:12:11 MUSICAL PREVIEW —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& OKLAHOMA! HITS THE WEST END. Lyceum. For booking details see Teletext p455 Oklahoma! gave the TNT its biggest hit ever last year, taking £104,000 in ticSjt sales in one day alone. It's now taking bookings at the Lyceum up to June 26. Mary Rodgjts (daughter of Richard* says "It sounds like dopey hyperbole but this production is bjttet than the original. I want the world to see it." Broadway is keen to stage this bold and stunning hit. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Total Entertainment 400 0990 34 44 44 (national call rate)