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Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership between composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and the lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943). They worked together on 28 stage musicals and more than 500 songs from 1919 until Hart's death in 1943.
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; "The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; and "My Funny Valentine".
Mar 21, 2013 · The story of the irresistible and tragic Lorenz Hart, of his collaboration with the more grounded and less exuberant Richard Rodgers, and of the Broadway musical comedy from the twenties to the...
A descendant of the family of the poet Heinrich Heine, Hart worked as a translator of German while attending Columbia University. In 1918, when he was 23, he met Rodgers, then 16, and their partnership began. They wrote the Columbia University varsity show of 1920.
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In 1919, Richard met Lorenz Hart, thanks to Phillip Levitt, a friend of Richard's older brother. Rodgers and Hart struggled for years in the field of musical comedy, writing several amateur shows. They made their professional debut with the song "Any Old Place With You", featured in the 1919 Broadway musical comedy A Lonely Romeo .
May 2, 2023 · Nearly 25 years before Richard Rodgers teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein II, he had a successful career and partnership with lyricist Lorenz Hart. Rodgers & Hart wrote a number of hit shows...
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Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart: “An Isle of Joy” In document Musical Theatre, A History (Page 178-182) On March 31, 1917, fourteen year-old Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was taken by his older brother William to the Saturday matinee of Columbia University’s annual varsity show.
