December 17, 2009

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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.

Currently appearing in

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South Pacific

Vivian Beaumont Theater

Book, Music & Lyrics

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Oklahoma!

Gershwin Theatre

Book, Music & Lyrics

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