Shirley jones oklahoma musical
Shirley jones oklahoma musical
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Marc Platt and Bambi Linn are the only cast members from the original Broadway stage production to appear in the film, but they do not perform their original stage roles.
Eli Wallach was at one point suggested for the role of Jud Fry, as was Marlon Brando.
Joanne Woodward was considered for the role of Laurey Williams.
James Mitchell was working on The Prodigal at the same time as the dream ballet.
Betty Hutton turned down the role of Ado Annie, a role that could have revived her screen career.
She instead chose to do a TV special called Satins and Spurs.
Shirley Jones' film debut.
Allene Roberts auditioned for the role of Laurey Williams.
Michael Todd had seen Shirley Jones in a touring performance of Oklahoma and suggested she be cast as Laurey for the film version.
Although James Mitchell and Bambi Linn danced the parts of Curly and Laury in the Dream Ballet, Rod Steiger did his own dancing in that sequence because there was no one who looked enou