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"Overture" Music by Richard Rodgers Orchestra "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" Music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Hugh Jackman "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" Music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle, Maureen ...

Essay: A Record of a Performance

This new film of "Oklahoma!" preserves all the freshness and vitality of the original staging at London's Royal National Theatre, the evocative designs of Anthony Ward, and the stunning choreography of Broadway's own Susan Stroman, who is also responsible for the choreography in the smash ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"

Introduction

Still "doin' fine" after 60 years, Rodgers & Hammerstein's landmark American musical "Oklahoma!" is reborn in this film version of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain's award-winning production. Directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Susan Stroman, it set box office records during its ...

The Great American Songbook

Production Credits

Web Credits Producer: Anu Krishnan Art Director: Sabina Daley Designer & Flash Programmer: Karen Mattson Graphic Art: Karen Mattson Technical Director: Brian Lee PHP Scripting: Ben Chappel Production Assistant: Diana Cofresí-Terrero Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel HTML Implementation Assistance: Brian Santalone Writer: John Ardoin Multimedia Presentation: ...

The Great American Songbook

Creating “Porgy and Bess”

Not many people may know that for a short, precarious time, "Porgy," the opera by Gershwin, nearly became "Porgy," the musical comedy by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. This renowned Broadway team was eager to convert the play, adapted by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward ...

The Great American Songbook

Mr. Music and Mr. Words

In 1938, TIME magazine wrote these prophetic words: "As Rodgers and Hart see it, what was killing music comedy was its sameness, its tameness, its eternal rhyming of June with moon. They decided it was not enough to be just good at the job; they ...

The Great American Songbook

Introduction

Throughout a long golden era, the American movie musical transformed Hollywood into a Mecca for the biggest singing stars and leading songwriters of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. Hosted by Michael Feinstein, THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK offers a dazzling parade of American popular songs as ...

Kiss Me Kate

Production Credits

Web Credits Producer: Anu Krishnan Art Director: Sabina Daley Designer & Flash Programmer: Karen Mattson Graphic Art: Karen Mattson Technical Director: Brian Lee PHP Scripting: Ben Chappel Production Assistant: Diana Cofresí-Terrero Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel HTML Implementation Assistance: Brian Santalone Writer: Michael Coveney Television Credits ...

Kiss Me Kate

Musical Selections

"Another Op'nin', Another Show" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Kaye E. Brown, Company "Why Can't You Behave?" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Nancy Anderson, Michael Berresse "Wunderbar" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Brent Barrett, Rachel York "So in Love" Music and lyrics ...

Kiss Me Kate

A Smashing Revival

Cole Porter's 1948 score was his major effort at an "integrated" musical in the wake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel." So the story hangs together and the songs all have their place. But here is the achievement of Blakemore and his team: they ...