Written By Brae Foust

The first introduction of

Oklahoma!

for me personally was from watching the movie

Twister

, in which a couple of storm chasers sing the iconic titular song as they chase their first tornado of the day. It’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first and most iconic musical from all their works & it is easy to see why. The show is adapted from the play

Green Grow the Lilacs

written by Lynn Riggs and has been performed by countless companies, dating back to March of 1943. This rendition we are discussing this time around was performed by the students at Howard Payne University to open their 2025-26 season.

Dr. Christopher Rosborough had the pleasure of being the man behind the podium, in control of both orchestra & singers on stage. I’m glad he allowed his singers to sing wi

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