Lynn Riggs
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Lynn Riggs
Lynn Riggs was the author of Green Grow the Lilacs, originally produced by the Theatre Guild in 1931 and later used by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II as the basis for their musical Oklahoma!. The original play had a New York run of 64 performances, while its musical adaptation had an original Broadway run of 2,202 performances.
Riggs' first play to receive a New York production was The Big Lake, which was presented by the American Laboratory Theatre. As a result, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship and spent a year in France, where he wrote Lilacs.
Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, Riggs studied for three years at the University of Oklahoma. As a youth, he worked various jobs, including singing in a musical film house. He later moved to New York, where he worked as a proofreader and clerked for Macy's department store and the American Express Company.
Riggs' other plays include The Lonesome West, The Cream In The Well, Laughter From A Cloud, Russet Mantle and Borned In Texas.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
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Full-Length Musical, ComedyRodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , Agnes de Mille , Lynn Riggs
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 6m plus ensemble
The groundbreaking musical that set the stage for all that followed! Rodgers & Hammerstein's exuberant classic is a lively, tuneful musical full of cowboys, farmers, romance and fearless optimism.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition
Multiple Authors
Short Musical, ComedyRodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , Agnes de Mille , Lynn Riggs
Short Musical, Comedy / 4w, 5m plus ensemble
The groundbreaking musical that set the stage for all that followed! Rodgers & Hammerstein's exuberant classic is a lively, tuneful musical full of cowboys, farmers, romance and fearless optimism.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedyRodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , Agnes de Mille , Lynn Riggs
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 6m plus ensemble
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition
Multiple Authors
Short Musical, ComedyRodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , Agnes de Mille , Lynn Riggs
Short Musical, Comedy / 4w, 5m plus ensemble
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Green Grow the Lilacs
Lynn Riggs
Full-Length Play, DramaGreen Grow the Lilacs
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 10m