Exam one Flashcards
Richard Rodgers
Music
Oscar Hammerstein II
lyrics
Which school did Rodgers attend and meet collaborators?
Columbia University
Who was Rodgers’s first collaborator?
Lorenz Hart
Oscar Hammertstein
Hammerstein II’s grandfather..
Oklahoma! came out which year?
1943
Who produced Oklahoma!?
The Theatre Guild
What was the source of Oklahoma?
Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs
Why did Rodgers collaborate with Hammerstein II at first?
Rodgers was interested in writing for a new musical about rural country, but Hart was not.
Who directed Oklahoma?
Rouben Mamoulian
Who choreographed Oklahoma?
Agnes de Mille
Who starred in Oklahoma?
Alfred Drake and Celeste Holm
Why was Oklahoma a risky investment?
Theatre Guild was low on funds and Rodgers without Hart was unheard of. Hammerstein II was considered old-school and the opening didn’t have any flashy show girls to lure (male) audience members. Also, it was set in a bucolic and simple environment and not an urban and chic city.
Oklahoma received which highly regarded award?
Pulitzer Prize Special Award in 1944
What happened to Rodgers as a result of Oklahoma?
His composing style changes.
Who directed the revivals of Oklahoma?
1979: William Hammerstein
2002: Trevor Nunn
Carmen Jones’s source?
Carmen, the opera
Who worked on Carmen Jones?
Only Hammerstein. No Rodgers.
Carousel was produced by?
The Theatre Guild
Who directed Carousel?
Rouben Mamoulian
Who choreographed Carousel?
Agnes de Mille
Who starred in Carousel?
John Raitt
Which star emerged due to the revival of Carousel in 1994?
Audra McDonald
What was Agnes de Mille’s role in Allegro?
She was the director and choreographer
Who directed the Off-Broadway revival of Allegro?
John Doyle
South Pacific’s source?
Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener
Who wrote the book for South Pacific?
Oscar and Joshua Logan
Who was the director of South Pacific?
Joshua Logan
Who starred in South Pacific?
Mary Martin
South Pacific won this award
The Pulitzer Prize
Who produced South Pacific?
Rodgers and Hammerstein
What famous songs are in South Pacific?
“I’m in love with a wonderful guy”
“some enchanted evening” “you’ve got to be taught”
The King and I stars
Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner
Songs from King and I?
“Shall We Dance?”
Who choreographed King and I?
Jerome Robbins
Which R&H flop did Julie Andrews star in?
The TV version of Cinderella
What songs are in Flower Drum Song?
“A Hundred Million Miracles” “I Enjoy Being A Girl”
The Sound of Music star?
Mary Martin
Sound of Music songs?
“The Sound of Music” “Do Re Mi” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”
Project Rodgers worked on alone after Hammerstein died?
No Strings
No Strings composed by?
Richard Rodgers.
No Strings lyrics by?
Richard Rodgers
Song from No Strings?
The Sweetest Sounds
Who starred in No Strings?
Richard Kiley
Do I Hear a Waltz was a collaboration with?
Rodgers and Sondheim (lyrics)
Who was Kurt Weill?
Composer, German
With Bertolt Brecht, he wrote the?
“Threepenny Opera”
What is Threepenny Opera’s source?
The Beggar’s Opera
Who wrote the book and lyrics for Threepenny Opera?
Bertolt Brecht
The new translation of Threepenny Opera was by?
Marc Blitzstein
What songs are from “Threepenny Opera”?
“Mack the Knife” and “Pirate Jenny”
Who starred in The Threepenny Opera?
Lotte Lenya