Carter, Tim

Oklahoma! - The Making of an American Musical

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi CHAPTER 1. Setting the Stage 1 CHAPTER 2. Contracts and Commitments 27 CHAPTER 3. Creative Processes 79 CHAPTER 4. Heading for Broadway 137 CHAPTER 5. Reading Oklahoma! 173 CHAPTER 6. From Stage to Screen 212 Appendix A: A Time Line for Oklahoma! 5 May 1942 to 31 March 1943 251 Appendix B: Archival and Other Sources 265 Notes 273 Bibliography 301 Permissions 309 Index 313