What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?- Page 2

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 12:13pm

Carousel's a personal favorite. I have to agree that King and I is more fool-proof, but I don't care for it tremendously.

[VeuveClicquot]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 12:14pm

Philcrosby,

You nailed it.

[Elphie]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 1:19pm

I grew up watching Oklahoma on a dingy taped from television copy. So I hold it special in my heart.

[WhoCouldBeBlue]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 1:37pm

Carousel...

No other R&H musical has ever affected me like Carousel has!

[Sant]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:21pm

THE KING AND I, definitely. Great book, great score. Paved the way for THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:23pm

Score - CAROUSEL - impossibly beautiful melodies

Show - SOUTH PACIFIC - so much fun, when done well.

Film - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (FLOWER DRUM SONG, runner-up) - TSOM, improved upon its source material, in every possible way. And, the cast and location cannot be beat.
Updated On: 8/16/06 at 03:23 PM

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:34pm

The King & I is my favorite, though I really love most of their shows. It was also my first Broadway show:)

[Act4ever]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:37pm

I wish R&H shows weren't so long... because there are some that I really enjoy but get so turned off by the length. Like I really like Oklahoma and Carousel and King and I... but they are all so hard to sit through!

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:41pm

I would have to say "Carousel," followed closely by "South Pacific." I don't like the stage version of "The Sound of Music" but enjoy the film--it is one of those rare instances where a film version improves upon the stage version.

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:44pm

The King & I is probably Rodgers and Hammerstein at their very best. I believe "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?" is one of the best musical soliloquies in the history of musical theater, "Shall We Dance?" has to be the best song about unspoken love, it is so layered and well-written. I believe they only came close to the brilliance of that show with Carousel, another masterpiece.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:45pm

One of the wonders of R&H musicals is that one can play the cast recordings over and over and not get tired of them.

I must be the only person on the planet who has not seen the movie of "The Sound of Music" but I did see the original Broadway Cast of that show with Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel and loved it.I also saw and loved the OBC of "Flower Drum Song".The Lincoln Center production of "Carousel" with Michael Hayden (what ever happened to him; he was great) and Audra McDonald was wonderful and I guess "Carousel" is my favorite.

Where is the location of the revival of "South Pacific"?

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 4:41pm

The King and I
Carousel
South Pacific

[deanmachine]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 5:31pm

Probably Carousel

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 7:34pm

Carousel, hands down. It's dark yet redemptive, and the score is unbeatable.

[tabbynyc]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 7:47pm

South Pacific
The King & I

[jo]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 8:27pm

Oklahoma!
Carousel
South Pacific
King and I
Sound of Music

I love them all!

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 8:34pm

Since seeing the Hytner production back in '94, Carousel has been my favorite. It's blasphemy to say it, but while I respect most of the others and they all have their moments, I find myself getting a bit bored seeing them in most productions. Without a great director, they all seem to draaaaaaag on interminably.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 8:35pm

I must be the only person on the planet who has not seen the movie of "The Sound of Music"

So, what were you doing for the 4 1/2 years it played in its original release, alone?

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:33am

I can't choose! I love them all!

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:41am

My favorite show is King and I, however my favorite individual song is You've Got To Be Taught from South Pacific.

[singingshowgirl]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 11:02am

OKLAHOMA!!!i can't believe not many people have said this show!!! it's the best

[ShuQ]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 12:31pm

THANK YOU Darla! We don't talk about them enough on this board!

Carousel

[tz0o]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 12:35pm

Oklahoma and South Pacific for me.

Posted: 8/18/06 at 10:51pm

While I love all the R&H shows and have seen most of them many times, I especially like their shows that no one has mentioned yet in this thread:

Allegro
Me and Juliet
Pipe Dream

If you haven't heard or read these shows, you should. I have reason to believe that Me and Juliet will be included on the Encores! schedule for 2008 or 2009.

[jv92]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 10:54pm

Carousel is one of the greatest musicals ever written and their best work.

However, I'm partial to South Pacific and Allegro as well.
Updated On: 8/18/06 at 10:54 PM