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1. www.nybooks.com › articles › 2024/06/20‘You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught’ | Brian Seibert | The New ...

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   6 days ago · Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, once kings of American culture, invented a new kind of musical theater in shows like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and South Pacific. But by the time of their final work together, a critical backlash had begun.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › South_Pacific_(musical)South Pacific (musical) - Wikipedia

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   Jun 18, 2024 · South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances.

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   May 31, 2024 · Celebrating the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the album features iconic songs from The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma! and more, recorded live by stars of the stage and screen at the landmark December 2023 event in London.

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   May 31, 2024 · Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein revolutionized Broadway by fusing music, dance, and well-crafted storylines to create a new form of musical theater. Celebrate their genius by...

6. www.britannica.com › biography › Oscar-Hammerstein-IIOscar Hammerstein II | Biography, Songs, Musicals, & Facts

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, musical comedy author, and theatrical producer influential in the development of musical comedy and known especially for his immensely successful collaboration with the composer Richard Rodgers, which yielded such shows as Oklahoma!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

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7. aroundthetownchicago.com › theatre-reviews › rodgers“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” – AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO

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   1 day ago · This version with a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers ( and a new book by Douglas Carter Beane) tells us pretty much the same story, but in a unique and different way.

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   Who is Oscar Hammerstein?

   • Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, musical comedy author, and theatrical producer influential in the development of musical comedy and known especially for his immensely successful collaboration with the composer Richard Rodgers, which yielded such shows as Oklahoma!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

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   What did Oscar Hammerstein do for a living?

   • “Oklahoma!” Oscar Hammerstein II (born July 12, 1895, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 23, 1960, Doylestown, Pennsylvania) was an American lyricist, musical comedy author, and theatrical producer influential in the development of musical comedy and known especially for his immensely successful collaboration with the composer Richard Rodgers.

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   What movies did Rodgers & Hammerstein make?

   • Rodgers and Hammerstein formed a music publishing firm, Williamson Music, Inc., and from 1949 were theatrical producers for their own works as well as for those of many others. Other musical comedies with Rodgers include The King and I (1951), The Sound of Music (1959), Flower Drum Song (1958), and the film State Fair (1945).

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   Who wrote Hammerstein's songs?

   • Until he became exclusively Rodgers’ librettist in 1943, Hammerstein wrote lyrics for several other composers, among them Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Sigmund Romberg (“Lover Come Back to Me”; “Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise”), and Jerome Kern (“All the Things You Are”; “The Last Time I Saw Paris”).

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   Why did Rodgers and Hammerstein write a musical based on Michener?

   • The plot is based on James A. Michener 's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific and combines elements of several of those stories. Rodgers and Hammerstein believed they could write a musical based on Michener's work that would be financially successful and, at the same time, send a strong progressive message on racism.

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   What were Hammerstein's most famous songs?

   • Among Hammerstein’s best known early works are Rose Marie (1924; music by Friml); The Desert Song (1925; music by Romberg); and the Jerome Kern musicals Sunny (1925) and Show Boat (1927), which includes the perennial favourites, “Ol’ Man River” and “Only Make Believe.”

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9. www.allmusic.com › album › my-favorite-things-theMy Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein ... | AllMusic

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   May 31, 2024 · My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert by Rodgers & Hammerstein released in 2024. Find album reviews, track lists, ...