Frisky Pioneers Jazz D.C. ‘Oklahoma!’; Bernstein’s Dud: Review
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The turbo-charged, romantic revival of “Oklahoma!” that opens in Washington this week may boast of a surrey with the fringe on top. But it has ants in its pants, too.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein perennial was a gutsy choice for artistic director Molly Smith. But the $135-million Mead Center for American Theater -- that’s the fancy new name for D.C.’s venerable, now lavishly revitalized Arena Stage -- deserved a big, celebratory show.