Oklahoma / Long Days Journey--------Long Days Journey was written in 1941, published first in 1956 while Oklahoma first opened in 1943. Since both the play and musical were written around the same time, similar theme and tone emerge. However, while opened in 1943, Oklahoma is set earlier, in 1906. The two plays center around simple families, but Oklahoma is a romance while Long Days Journey is a family drama. They both also represent the respective beginnings of American Musical Theatre and American Playwriting. The stories they tell are not particularly outlandish, in fact it is the opposite, which is what makes the two stories relatable not only in the times they were publish but in modern day as well.
