Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution

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A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American Century

They stand on the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their popularity or emotional power. Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built.

Though different in personality and continuously emotionally distant from each and every other, Rodgers and Hammerstein presented an unbroken front to the world and forged a lot more than a songwriting team; their partnership used to be also some of the profitable and powerful entertainment businesses of their era. They were cultural powerhouses whose work came to define postwar The us on stage, screen, tv, and radio. But they also had their failures and flops, and more than once they feared they had lost their touch.

Todd S. Purdum’s portrait of these two men, their creative process, and their groundbreaking innovations will captivate lovers of musical theater, lovers of the classic American songbook, and young lovers wherever they’re. He shows that what Rodgers and Hammerstein wrought used to be really something wonderful.

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