History Trivia / Oklahoma

** Casting options for the film included Creator/MontgomeryClift or Creator/JamesDean as Curly, Creator/EvaMarieSaint as Laurey and Creator/MarlonBrando or Creator/EliWallach as Jud Fry.

** The job of adapting ''Green Grow the Lilacs'' was originally offered to Rodgers and his longtime songwriting partner, Lorenz Hart, and the producers at one point announced the show as having songs by Rodgers and Hart, with Hammerstein writing only the book. However, Hart decided he wasn't interested and withdrew, ending his exclusive partnership with Rodgers, which was already under strain due to Hart's drinking. After the success of ''Oklahoma!'', Rodgers reunited with Hart to write some new songs for a revival of one of their musicals, but Hart died soon after, and Rodgers and Hammerstein became exclusive partners until Hammerstein's death.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Casting options for the film included Creator/MontgomeryClift or Creator/JamesDean as Curly, Creator/EvaMarieSaint as Laurey and Creator/MarlonBrando or Creator/EliWallach as Jud Fry.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EliWallach was considered for the role of Jud in the 1955 film. [[Film/AFistfulOfDynamite It wouldn't be the last time he'd lose a role to Rod Steiger]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EliWallach was considered for the role of Jud in the 1955 film. [[Film/DuckYouSucker It wouldn't be the last time he'd lose a role to Rod Steiger]].

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The song "Oklahoma" was adopted as the official state song of Oklahoma in 1953. Presumably because everybody associated the state with the musical anyways.

* [[CaliforniaDoubling Arizona Doubling]]: Nogales, Arizona stands in for Oklahoma in the 1955 film.

** "Boys and Girls Like You and Me." It later turned up in {{Screen To Stage Adaptation}}s of ''Film/StateFair'' and ''Theatre/{{Cinderella| Rodgers and Hammerstein}}''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EliWallach was considered for the role of Jud. [[Film/DuckYouSucker It wouldn't be the last time he'd lose a role to Rod Steiger]]

** A song called "This Was a Real Nice Hayride" ended up cut from this show...and put in [[Theatre/Carousel Rodgers and Hammerstein's next show]], retitled "This Was a Real Nice Clambake."

** "Boys and Girls Like You and Me." It later turned up in {{Screen To Stage Adaptation}}s of ''Film/StateFair'' and ''{{Film/Cinderella}}''.

** "It's A Scandal! It's An Outrage!" and "A Lonely Room" are cut from the film version.

* WorkingTitle: ''Away We Go'', until R&H decided to re-name the play after its most energetic song.

** Boys and Girls Like You and Me." It later turned up in {{Screen To Stage Adaptation}}s of ''Film/StateFair'' and ''{{Film/Cinderella}}''.

* CutSong: "It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!" and "A Lonely Room" are cut from the film version.

* MilestoneCelebration: In 1994, Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox threw a belated celebration of the original Broadway production's 50th Anniversary, which they promoted as the "Golden Anniversary" of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals as a whole, by re-releasing almost every R&H theatrical movie in their possession on VHS, with bonus features consisting of an audiocassette, and either a trailer or a newsreel of the movie's premiere.

* MilestoneCelebration: In 1994, Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox threw a belated "Golden Anniversary" celebration of the Broadway premiere by re-releasing almost every R&H theatrical movie in their possession on VHS, with bonus features consisting of an audiocassette, and either a trailer or a newsreel of the movie's premiere.

* MilestoneCelebration: In 1994, Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox threw a belated "Golden Anniversary" celebration of the Broadway premiere by re-releasing almost every R&H theatrical movie in their possession on VHS, with bonus features consisting of an audiocassette, and either a trailer or a newsreel of the premiere.

* CutSong: "It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!" is cut from the film version.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The 1955 film version, which features [[ThePartridgeFamily Mrs. Partridge]], [[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sheriff Gillespie]], [[TheShawshankRedemption Brooks Hatlen]], [[GreenAcres Oliver Wendell Douglas]], and [[AllMyChildren Palmer Cortlandt]].
** The 1998 West End production had Hugh Jackman before he was [[Film/{{X-Men}} Wolverine]] or even Leopold
** The 1979 Broadway revival includes [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer The Mayor]] as Will Parker.
** The 2002 revival had Aasif Mandvi as Ali Hakim before ''Series/TheDailyShow'' picked him up as a correspondent.

** The 1998 West End production had Hugh Jackman before he was [[Film/{{X-Men}} Wolverine]] or even [[KateAndLeopold Leopold]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Want to see the Todd-AO version properly? Got fifty bucks you're willing to shell out for a Laserdisc player and te LD version of the movie? In truth, it was released as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary DVD]], but the quality of the film was almost completely murdered. The Laserdisc version is probably the cheapest way you'll be able to see this version properly.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Want to see the Todd-AO version properly? Got fifty bucks you're willing to shell out for a Laserdisc player and te LD version of the movie? In truth, it was released as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary DVD]], but the quality of the film was almost completely murdered. The Laserdisc version is probably the cheapest way you'll be able to see this version properly.