Oscar Hammerstein
Author
Series
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story....
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Hammersteins is the story of one family that changed Broadway forever. The story begins in 1864, when Oscar Hammerstein I emigrates to America, establishes himself as a successful cigar merchant and turns his attention to the business of music and theaters. He builds many theaters, including New York's most majestic opera house. He turns Times Square (then Longacre Square) into the theater capital of the world. His sons, Willy and Arthur, carry...
11) The King and I
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Anna Leonowens is an English school teacher who comes to teach the children of the King Mongut of Siam in the middle 1860s.
Author
Publisher
RCA Victor/Legacy
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winner of five, The Sound of Music was the number one box office champion from 1966 to 1972 according to Variety's survey. Today it stands as the most successful movie musical of all time. This special edition includes a very special nod to the music's impact and influence on younger generations: My Favorite Things, sung by Lea Michele of the hit TV show Glee.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Oscar Hammerstein II virtually invented the modern American musical, first with Show Boat and then in his celebrated collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers on Broadway classics like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I that continue to fascinate audiences today. A brilliant lyricist and playwright, Hammerstein innovated the American musical with his sophisticated storytelling that single-handedly elevated musical theater to a serious art...
20) Carousel
Language
English
Description
A carny barker falls in love with a sweet millworker, but his wayward ways don't change enough to prevent his early death.