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15 de abr. de 2024 · Bloody Mary is a popular song from the Original Broadway Cast of South Pacific, a musical that first premiered in 1949. It was composed by Richard Rodgers and written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song is a lively and catchy tune that showcases the perspectives of the male characters in the musical. Listening to Bloody Mary takes me back to my ...
15 de abr. de 2024 · 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.
25 de abr. de 2024 · The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) is a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of Oscar Hammerstein II's Doylestown home and telling the story of his legacy as a librettist, lyricist, humanitarian and mentor. Tours will inlcude stories about Oscar Hammerstein's musical family, how his ground-breaking musicals forever changed the modern-day book-musical, and ...
17 de abr. de 2024 · re: What are Oscar Hammerstein II's best lyrics? (or... your personal favorites) Gorgeous. That song never fails to make me cry. Enoch is such an easy character to judge for his priggishness and dogmatism but Carrie's devotion to him excuses all that.
Hace 6 días · Introduction Bali Ha’i is a popular song from the Broadway musical, South Pacific, which premiered in 1949. The song was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, two of the most prominent figures in musical theatre during the mid-20th century. Bali Ha’i is performed by the character named Bloody Mary, who describes a mysterious […]
17 de abr. de 2024 · I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string! ... I almost mentioned this in my OP. It's easily one of my all-time favorite Hammerstein lyrics. Hammerstein wasn't at all afraid of a good metaphor or simile -- "A Wonderful Guy," and "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'," arguably his most famous -- but what always impresses me about Hammerstein's metaphors are ...
Hace 5 días · With music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, the musical is adapted for the stage by Tom Briggs from the 1957 CBS teleplay by Robert L. Freedman that starred Julie Andrews. The basis for the story is the fairy tale “Cendrillon, ...
