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Daniel Fish

“On a lark, I said: 'I want to do Oklahoma!'”

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Daniel Fish

Daniel Fish

The director’s Tony-winning Broadway hit Oklahoma! is currently enjoying rhapsodic reviews in London, but in the early years of his career, musicals remained resolutely off his agenda. He discusses his bold interpretation of the classic and his approach to making work

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