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RICHARD RODGERS & OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
RICHARD RODGERS & OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
II After distinguished careers with other collaborators,
composer Richard Rodgers (1902-79) and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
joined forces in 1942 to create the most successful partnership in the American musical theater.
Their output included Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), the movie State
Fair (1945; remade 1962; Broadway premiere, 1996), Allegro (1947), South Pacific
(1949), The King and I (1951), Me and Juliet (1953), Pipe Dream (1955),
the TV musical "Cinderella" (1957; remade 1965, 1997); Flower Drum Song (1958) and The
Sound of Music (1959). To date, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have received several
dozen major awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys.
Previously seen in
Show
Theatre
Role
South Pacific
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Book, Music & Lyrics
Oklahoma!
Gershwin Theatre
Book, Music & Lyrics
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