Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II was born on July 12, in New York City. His father William was a theatre manager and, for many years, director of Hammerstein&#;s Victoria, the most popular vaudeville theatre of its day. His uncle, Arthur Hammerstein, was a successful Broadway producer and his grandfather, Oscar Hammerstein, a famous opera impresario.
Hammerstein started writing lyrics for the Columbia University Varsity shows while studying law. His earliest works included musical comedies written with a Columbia undergraduate seven years his junior named Richard Rodgers. (The varsity show, Fly With Me, was composed by Rodgers with lyrics by both Hammerstein and a fellow classmate of his named Lorenz Hart.) Withdrawing from Columbia Law School after his second year to pursue a career in theatre, Hammerstein took a job with his uncle as an assistant stage manager.
In Hammerstein&#;s first play, The Light, was produced by his Uncle Arthur; it lasted four performances. Undaunted, he continued to write both lyrics and librettos, principally with Otto Harbach as his collaborating author. His first success, with Harbach, Vincent Youmans and Herbert Stothart, was Wil
The duo of Richard Rodgers (born June 28, ) and Oscar Hammerstein II (born July 12, ) was an influential and successful Broadway theater writing team. Rodgers was the composing side of the pair, with Hammerstein as the lyricist. They first joined up to work on Oklahoma!, which opened in It ran for 2, performances before closing in Popular songs from the musical include “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” “People Will Say We’re in Love” and the self-titled “Oklahoma!” Rodgers and Hammerstein received a special Pulitzer Prize in for writing the musical. Bettmann/Getty Their next project was Carousel, running from until Its most popular songs were the instrumental “The Carousel Waltz,” “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Rodgers and Hammerstein followed that up with the film State Fair, the only time the pair wrote a score directly for a movie. It was a success and won the duo their only Oscar, for the song “It Might as Well Be Spring.” Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (–) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (–), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their popular Broadway productions in the s and s initiated what is considered the "golden age" of musical theater. Five of their Broadway shows, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music, were outstanding successes, as was the television broadcast of Cinderella (). Of the other four shows that the team produced on Broadway during their lifetimes, Flower Drum Song was well-received, and none was an outright flop. Most of their shows have received frequent revivals around the world, both professional and amateur. Among the many accolades their shows (and film versions) garnered were thirty-four Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes (for Oklahoma!, , and South Pacific, ) and two Grammy Awards. Their musical theater writing partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th century. At Columbia U
Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder Darryl Maximilian Robinson Shares Notes On His Role Of The King Of Siam In The Enchanted Hills Playhouse Of Syracuse, Indiana Revival Of Rodgers And Hammerstein's Classic American Musical "The King And I"! "Robinson, obviously aware past performers have played the role with angular movements, took a more flowing approach to the King, making the role his own. He rants and raves as a spoiled-child ruler, revealing the King's insecurities. His songs, when interpreted, are a delight to hear as they are full of energy and emotion." -- William Bartolini, Guest Reviewer, The Mail-Journal of Syracuse, Indiana, July 18, YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT IN THE THEATRE, CHICAGO-TRAINED VETERAN DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, RECALLS A SUMMER STOCK REVIVAL OF RODGERS' AND HAMMERSTEIN'S "THE KING AND I"! To preface, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, would not have been fully-prepared to take on the challenge of playing one of the truly great stage ( and screen ) roles in American Musical Theatre History without his early stage musical experi
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