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Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs 's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the ...
A bona fide fairy tale, told with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of grace, originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957, starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was the most widely viewed program in the history of television, drawing an astonishing 107 million viewers.
Carousel (musical) Carousel. (musical) Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár 's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose ...
Grand-scale musical theatre under the stars at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem, Utah.
When it premiered on Broadway in December 1927, in a lavish production bankrolled by Florenz Ziegfeld that rivaled the opulence of his Follies, its authors were already accomplished creators for the musical stage and well versed in writing both operettas and musical comedies. Still, in creating Show Boat librettist Oscar Hammerstein II and composer Jerome Kern were, like any artists with the ...
Dec 15, 2017 · Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are two of the greatest entertainers in New York City history. They have delighted millions of people with their unique and influential take on the Broadway musical — serious, sincere, graceful and poignant.
He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", [1] Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and ...
