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1. 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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     "Oklahoma" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! (Official Lyric Video)

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3. 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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4. www.broadwayworld.com › recordings › Richard-KileyRichard Kiley: Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook 2017

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Richard Kiley's Rodgers And Hammerstein Songbook double album now makes it's debut on CD, digitally remastered from stereo reel to reel tape.

5. concord.com › news › concord-theatricals-recordingsConcord Theatricals Recordings Releases Live Concert ...

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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.

6. www.ranker.com › list › best-rodgers-hammersteinThe Best Musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein - Ranker

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   Jun 1, 2024 · The Sound of Music is a multiple Tony Award-winning musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.

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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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   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 was the last musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein?

   • The Sound of Music was the final musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein; Oscar Hammerstein died of cancer nine months after the Broadway premiere. South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan.

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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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   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.

   South Pacific (musical) - Wikipedia

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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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9. music.apple.com › us › artist‎Rodgers & Hammerstein - Apple Music

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   May 31, 2024 · Indelible contributors to the Great American Songbook, composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II were one of the most popular and influential songwriting teams in Broadway history.