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Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals.
Jul 24, 2018 · Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a successful musical theatre writing duo in the 1940s and 50s. Their Broadway shows brought in a whopping 34 Tony Awards! The duo met at college, but wouldn’t start working together for another couple of decades.
Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote one musical specifically for the big screen, State Fair, and one for television, Cinderella. Collectively, the musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II earned 42 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards and 2 Emmy Awards.
We explore ten exceptional songs by the award-winning team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
For the next two decades Richard Rodgers collaborated exclusively with Oscar Hammerstein II on such musicals as Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King And I, Pipe Dream and The Sound of Music.
The official website of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Explore the rich history of the team that redefined musical theatre.
May 28, 2018 · Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein had one of the most successful musical partnerships of the 20th century, collaborating on the musicals "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "South...
May 1, 2018 · As the very avatars of middlebrow American culture in the second half of the 20th century, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II have had their lives and work examined, appraised and dissected...
Rodgers and Hammerstein changed the face of American musical theater by integrating the elements of drama, music and dance as never before. Their 17-year partnership began in 1943 with Oklahoma! and continued through ten other musicals, including one motion picture ( State Fair , 1945) and one teleplay ( Cinderella , 1957), Carousel (1945 ...
Jul 12, 2022 · Oscar Hammerstein, at right, and his frequent collaborator Richard Rodgers, left, are pictured in 1943, at work in New York City. Photograph from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty. In the years...
