AURORA, Ill.—Every once in a while a show gets reinterpreted in a way that adds needed clarity or perhaps restores needed clarity. In the hands of Paramount Theatre director Jim Corti, the classic musical “Oklahoma!” has accomplished that and more.
I knew that “Oklahoma!” revolutionized musical theater when it first appeared in 1943, but thank you, Mr. Corti, I finally get all the fuss. I finally get it.
Laurey has a soul as big, as hungry for life, as the open expanses that spawned her.
