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21 de abr. de 2023 · Unlike other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, the leading lady in The King and I doesn’t have show-stopping songs with a broad range. That’s because the role was written for the legendary Gertrude Lawrence — since she was 51, her already-limited vocal range was shrinking, and she was unable to carry off a typical Rodgers and Hammerstein ballad.
Oscar Clendenning Hammerstein II (1895-1960) was perhaps the most influential lyricist and librettist of the American theater. Major musicals for which he wrote the lyrics include “Show Boat ...
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. In 1998 Rodgers & Hammerstein were cited by Time Magazine and CBS News as among the 20 most influential artists of the 20th century, and in 1999 they were jointly commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp.
10 de jun. de 2022 · Learn all about Rodgers and Hammerstein shows, including Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King and I, The Sound of Music and more. S. Sophie Thomas 2 September, 2019, 02:00. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are some of the most influential musical theatre lyricists and composers of all time. Between them, their stage shows and respective film ...
Based on Edna Ferber’s classic American novel, 1927’s lyrically masterful Show Boat, by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, is the most-recorded musical of all time. The first show of its kind, Show Boat presented complex characters grappling with timely, realistic themes woven into a substantial plot. Spanning the years from 1880 to 1927 ...
2 de abr. de 2014 · With composer Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the groundbreaking musical Show Boat (1927). His collaboration with composer Richard Rodgers led to some of the most notable musicals in ...
14 de mar. de 2023 · With music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, this musical is based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Following Laurey Williams and the two men courting her – Curly McClain and Jud Fry – Oklahoma! opened on Broadway in 1943 at the St. James Theatre and ran until May 1948.
