| State Fair | |
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| Music | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyrics | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Book | Tom Briggs Louis Mattioli |
| Basis | State Fair by Richard Fielder State Fair by Richard L. Breen Oscar Hammerstein II Sonya Levien Paul Green State Fair by Oscar Hammerstein II Sonya Levien Paul Green State Fair by Sonya Levien Paul Green State Fair by Phil Stong |
| Productions | 1996 Broadway |
State Fair is a musical with a book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Richard Rodgers.
Phil Stong's original 1932 novel, State Fair, was first adapted for film in 1933 in a production starring Will Rogers. In 1945, the film was remade as a musical with original songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein. This was subsequently remade in 1962 as well as adapted into a made-for-television movie in 1976. The stage production closely follows the plot of its predecessors, providing a glimpse into the life of a farming family, the Frakes, and their three-day adventure at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in 1946. While parents Abel and Melissa are hoping to win a few blue ribbons, siblings Margy and Wayne are more interested in finding romance on the midway.