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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. Their musical theater writing partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th century.
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) wrote their first shows together when both were still students attending Columbia University. After writing a series of musical comedies for the University's Varsity Shows and other charities, they made their professional debut with the song "Any Old Place With You," featured in the 1919 ...
Jul 24, 2018 · Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen. Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976) Unfortunately, Rex was an underwhelming last Broadway premiere for Richard Rodgers. However, six months before his death in 1979, he was awarded with the Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the ...
Apr 20, 2015 · With the just-opened revival of The King and I, the classic songs of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II are home again on Broadway, something that has occurred for ...
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II not only gave us The Sound of Music; they gave us the sound of music. For several decades, when Broadway was at the pulse of mainstream culture and ...
Jun 11, 2018 · How Rodgers and Hammerstein transformed Broadway—and American culture. Rob Weinert-Kendt June 11, 2018. Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr are photographed on the set of "The King and I" on March 13 ...
Feb 1, 1999 · Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28, 1902. His earliest professional credits, beginning in 1920, included a series of musicals for Broadway, London and Hollywood written ...
