Richard Rodgers – författare

From Oklahoma! to Carousel , The Sound of Music to The King and I , the sights and sounds of Broadway were dominated by Richard Rodgers for the better part of the twentieth century. "A memoir worthy of one of the great names in the American theatre" ( Washington Post ), it's packed with backstage tales of everyone's favourite musicals, and features new material by his daughter Mary Rodgers and distinguished theatre critic John Lahr.

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs including "Climb Ev'ry Mountain " "My Favorite Things " "Do Re Mi " "Sixteeen Going on Seventeen" and the title number The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain Von Trapp bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria Maria and the entire Von Trapp family must make a moral decision.The Sound of Music opened at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16 1959 and Rodgers & Hammerstein's last musical was a triumph. It ran for 1 443 performances and earned five Tony Awards including Best Musical. In addition the cast album earned a Gold Record and the Grammy Award. Florence Henderson starred in the first national tour which played for over two years. Jean Bayless created the role of Maria in the original London production which ran for over six years long holding the record as the longest-running American musical in London.

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved songs including "In My Own Little Corner " "Impossible/It's Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago " alongside an up-to-date hilarious and romantic libretto by Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane.Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews Rodgers & Hammerstein'sCinderella was twice remade for television first in 1965 for Lesley Ann Warren and again in 1997 featuring Brandy and Whitney Houston. The original Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella opened in 2013 and starred Laura Osnes Santino Fontana Victoria Clark and Harriet Harris.Nominee: Nine 2013 Tony Awards including Best Book of a Musical and Best Revival of a MusicalWinner! 2014 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a MusicalWinner! Three 2013 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Orchestrations

Winner! Three 1947 Donaldson Awards for Best Book Best Lyrics and Best ScoreNominee: Seven 2005 Helen Hayes AwardsWinner! Two 2005 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical and Outstanding DirectorThis ensemble musical chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an Everyman Joseph Taylor Jr. from cradle through a mid-life discovery of who he is and what his life is truly about. The first musical to be staged by a director who also served as choreographer (the legendary Agnes de Mille) Allegro followed a unique structural format traveling from Joe's birth through his childhood from college dorm to marriage altar and on to his career; from the tranquility of his small Midwestern hometown to the hectic din of big city life in a series of vignettes and musical sequences dazzling in their simplicity and stunning in their impact. Ahead of its time theatrically Allegro remains timeless in its appeal.

It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow Anna Leonowens and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a "barbarian" by those in the West and he seeks Anna's assistance in changing his image if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values Anna and the King grow to understand and respect one another in a truly unique love story.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical that's had critics raving from coast to coast. Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition State Fairtravels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons while their children Margy and Wayne find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Set to the magical strains of an Academy Award-winning score and augmented by other titles from the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook State Fairis the kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rodgers & Hammerstein could deliver!