What is Your Favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical? — Page 3

Matt,

I agree. It's a shame more Rodgers & Hart shows aren't revived.

Why you just love to see a new production of A CONNECTICUT YANKEE?

("My Heart Stood Still", etc.)

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oklahoma definitely.

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I feel like Billie Burke under pressure right now!
Oh, how could you ask such a difficult question Mary Ethel?

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SOUTH PACIFIC. The OBC was one of my favorite cast albums.

Aside from "Out Of My Dreams" I never warmed to OKLAHOMA! as a show, but then I've never been too wild about 'Americana' musicals which kind of dominated Broadway till HELLO, DOLLY! (But I do love BLOOMER GIRL). And although CAROUSEL has some gorgeous melodies (the Carousel waltz is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written) , the faux-folksy Hammerstien lyrics REALLY grate on me.

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I love the upbeat songs in South Pacific, Carousel and I LOVE Annie's tunes in Oklahoma. I think Cinderella is adorable. Im not much of a fan of their plots/dialogue though. JUst the music is either beautiful or fun.

Corine, waht roles did you play?

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My Favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is the original production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1946).

They produced it. :)

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I would have to say Oklahoma. It has always been my fsavorite since I was a child. I even had the honor of playing Aunt Eller in a production of it and I have never had so much fun as I did then.

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i can't stomach the sound of music (mucus to me) but i love SOUTH PACIFIC.

hey! i love that movie! and the musical as a whole. mitzi gaynor was very good as nellie forbush. so what rosanno brazzi was dubbed, so was deborah kerr in the king and i and no one ever complains about that. the color filters were corny, but i could look beyond that and enjoy the scenery, the wonderful music, mitzi gaynor and the show's message above all. LIGHT YEARS AHEAD of that godawful TV remake.

Glenn Close as Nellie Forbush? DON'T get me started. . . :)

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At the middle school, we had Cinderella (the character) in our shows 3 times in less than 2 years. First-we did "Remembering Richard Rogers" (2002) which was a show with scenes/songs written by Richard Rogers.. (BAAAAD show) then in the spring, (I know this has nothing to do with R.R.) we did Into the Woods (With Cinerella)(2003) and then the Fall 2003-we did a show called "Once Upon a Time" with songs and scenes from Cinderella and Peter Pan. So..we did parts from Cinderella twice..and it was really funny thanks to the Stepsisters in the 2003 version. They got to invent their own characters. One of them had a lisp and was..well, of course-stupid. The other one was just really dull and would like pick at her teeth and do other unlady-like things. So..I'm gonna have to go with Cinderella.

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All of Them for different reasons, but especially:

STATE FAIR
ALLEGRO
ME&JULIET
PIPE DREAM
CINDERELLA (JULIE ANDREWS)
FLOWER DRUM SONG ORIGINAL 1958

Oscar Hammerstein was brilliant Librettist as well as Lyricist.The way he wrote/adapted all the stories was second to none.

Updated On: 11/27/04 at 11:02 AM

Most definately Carousel. It is, in my opinion, the most moving show they have done. It has the best (or one of two) score they have ever done and it's the only book to their show that I didn't find either annoying or too long.

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