728 stories from The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
John Latouche was a rising star in the world of 1950s Broadway, whose career was cut short by his premature death.
Flower Drum Song returns to Broadway this fall for the first time since its 1958 premiere...
Record labels continue to celebrate Richard Rodgers well into the Centennial year.
In the summer of Richard Rodgers Centennial, his music was celebrated in grand style from music sheds to bandshells, from the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall.
Charlie Scatamacchia, director of professional licensing for The R&H Theatre Library, has a problem with our reputation.
For Your Country and My Country""...""This is A Great Country""...""God Bless America.""
In its first year on Broadway, the production of OKLAHOMA! made showstopping appearances on the TODAY SHOW, 20/20, DAVID LETTERMAN, ROSIE 0'DONNELL, and the Tony Awards...
Glancing at the FLOWER DRUM SONG bin in your local mega-music store reveals a triple convergence
""FLOWER DRUM SONG comes roaring back as if it were brand new,"" cheered Richard Zoglin in Time Magazine.
For decades, Richard Rodgers was represented in the dance world by one ballet his sexy and sly SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE from ON YOUR TOES.
Lyricist David Zippel gives new meaning to the term ""multi-task.""
ALLEGRO is that rare case -- a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that failed to find its original audience -- and its demise perplexed them both
""If I Loved You"" is the song of choice for this summers round of crossover albums from operatic talents:
Christine Johnson originated the role of Nettie Fowler in the original production of CAROUSEL in 1945.
Why should kids have to wait until high school to discover the magic of musical theater?
In May, New York City Center concluded its 10th season of Encores! with NO STRINGS, the 1962 musical featu ring both music and lyics by a post Hammerstein Richard Rodgers...
This summer, a unique version of BIG RIVER rolled on to Broadway captivating critics and audiences alike.
Five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman is developing a new ballet set to the songs of Irving Berlin...
Geoffrey Block, editor of the fascinating RICHARD RODGERS READER (Oxford) is author of RICHARD RODGERS (Yale University Press), a new biography of the composer
Adam Guettel was looking for a love story. It was late 1998, and the acclaimed composer- lyricist of such haunting and startling music theater pieces as FLOYD COLLINS and MYTHS AND HYMNS …
The explosion of Rodgers in dance is carried to the big screen this winter in THE COMPANY, Robert Altman's new film
Five years after it took London by storm, Trevor Nunns original award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammersteins OKLAHOMA! made its American small screen debut in November
This office has been around for a long time 60 years this winter, to be precise.
When it comes to her music, Ann Hampton Callaway doesnt mind that she defies categorization and shes got the role model to prove it
Throughout last summer and fall, Broadway stars Maria Schaffel and Burke Moses lead a U.S. National Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
