Gun-heavy show Oklahoma! will donate to gun control initiative to offset presence of firearms

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Broadway's upcoming revival of the musical Oklahoma! will make a $10,000 donation to a nonprofit trying to reduce gun violence, reports Axios.

The production, which begins performances in March, is the first Broadway show to help counteract the effect of fictional depictions of gun violence. Playbill previously reported that the production would make a donation to a nonprofit aiming to end gun violence for every gun visibly seen during the show. The show features more than 100 guns, reports The Wall Street Journal.

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Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.