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Hace 4 días · Dorothy Hammerstein, the wife of Oscar Hammerstein II, once overheard Jerome Kern’s wife Eva being introduced with, “her husband wrote “Ol’ Man River!” A curt correction came from Mrs. Hammerstein: “Excuse me, my husband wrote ‘Ol Man River’— her husband only wrote ‘ dum, dum DEE-dah, duh dum-dum DEE-dah ,’” intoning the famous melody.
Hace 4 días · Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ ˈ s ɒ n d h aɪ m /; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborations with Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes that ranged ...
Between 1948 and 1951, he wrote All That Glitters, High Tor, Mary Poppins and Climb High as part of a course of study under his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II. Saturday Night ( 1954), his first professional musical, finally had its world premiere at London’s Bridewell Theatre in 1997 at the instigation of The Stephen Sondheim Society, followed by a Broadway production two years later.
Hace 6 días · Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award.He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Celebrating the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the album features iconic songs from The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma! and more, recorded live by stars of the stage and screen at the landmark December 2023 event in London.
24 de mar. de 2024 · Dorothy Fields (born July 15, 1905, Allenhurst, N.J., U.S.—died March 28, 1974, New York, N.Y.) American songwriter who collaborated with a number of Broadway’s top composers during the heyday of American musical theatre, producing the lyrics for many classic shows.
28 de mar. de 2024 · This is the new Broadway adaptation of the classical musical, with a contemporary take on the original tale and featuring Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible / It’s Possible,” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” along with an up-to-date libretto by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane.
