Laurey Williams

E21510

fictional character musical theatre character stage character

Laurey Williams is the spirited young farm girl who serves as the romantic heroine in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → musical theatre character → stage character →
appearsIn	Oklahoma! → Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! →
associatedWithSong	Many a New Day → Out of My Dreams → People Will Say We're in Love →
basedOn	Laurey (character in the play Green Grow the Lilacs) →
centralThemeRelation	frontier life in Oklahoma Territory → rural courtship →
countryOfFictionalResidence	United States →
creator	Oscar Hammerstein II → Richard Rodgers →
engagedTo	Curly McLain →
firstAppearance	Oklahoma! (1943 stage musical) →
gender	female →
genreOfWorkAppearedIn	musical theatre → romantic musical →
hasFictionalEthnicity	white American →
hasFictionalRelative	Aunt Eller →
hasLoveInterest	Curly McLain →
languageOfWork	English →
marriedTo	Curly McLain →
mediumOfAppearance	film adaptation of Oklahoma! → stage musical →
narrativeFunction	love interest → protagonist →
occupation	farm girl →
partOfFranchise	Oklahoma! franchise →
personalityTrait	independent → spirited → stubborn →
portrayedIn1943OriginalBroadwayProductionBy	Joan Roberts →
portrayedIn1955FilmAdaptationBy	Shirley Jones →
pursuedBy	Curly McLain → Jud Fry →
residesOn	Aunt Eller's farm →
roleInWork	leading female character → romantic heroine →
settingOfActivity	Oklahoma Territory →
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting	early 20th century →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Many a New Day ("Laurey") → Out of My Dreams → People Will Say We're in Love →	sungByCharacter
Oklahoma! → Oklahoma! (1955 film) →	featuresCharacter
Out of My Dreams →	associatedCharacter
Laurey Williams ("Laurey (character in the play Green Grow the Lilacs)") →	basedOn
Green Grow the Lilacs ("Laurey") →	hasMainCharacter
Aunt Eller →	hasRelationship
Curly McLain →	hasRomanticRelationshipWith
Jud Fry →	hasUnrequitedLoveFor
Jud Fry →	inLoveWith
Curly McLain →	loveInterest
Joan Roberts ("Laurey") →	notableRole
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top →	originallySungToCharacter
Many a New Day ("Laurey (character)") →	performedBy
Shirley Jones ("Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (1955 film)") →	role
Many a New Day ("Laurey in Oklahoma!") →	sungByCharacterInWork
Jud Fry →	threatens