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During their 16-year collaboration Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote five iconic musicals ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel," "South Pacific," "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music"); one film score...
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There is, of course, one moment where staging Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" 'in the round' at the Royal Albert Hall well and truly comes into its own - and that's the moment where Anna and...
View ArticleAsk Stephen Sondheim. No, really, ask Stephen Sondheim ...
Stephen Sondheim At the close of his onstage conversation with Stephen Sondheim at Sanders Theater on November 14 , Frank Rich will include questions submitted in advance by audience members and other...
View ArticleThe Sound of Music
In the spring of 1961, when I was a freshman at Columbia, the theater group invited our illustrious alumnus Richard Rodgers to speak. He had written several Varsity Shows 40 years earlier -- it amuses...
View ArticleNature Abhors a Vacuum
Well, after a lovey-dovey sort of Wednesday where everyone saw the Prime Minister's roadmap towards a new Thailand as a wonderful way out for all those who have waited and waited and waited .... Now a...
View ArticleBaltimore Symphony Orchestra Performs Broadway Favorites at Oregon Ridge,...
Concert concludes with grand fireworks display The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will conclude its summer season with Broadway Melodies led by guest conductor Randall Craig Fleischer and featuring...
View ArticleMisterioso.
Paul Motian has been playing at the Village Vanguard for half a century now, his earliest engagements of note in a legendary trio with pianist Bill Evans and bassist Scott LaFaro. Quietly...
View ArticleSouth Pacific, by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein
Live from Lincoln Center South Pacific, by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein Kelli O’Hara – Nellie Forbush Paulo Szot – Emile de Becque Danny Burstein – Luther Billis Loretta Ables Sayre – Bloody...
View ArticleFor the theater lover on your holiday gift list, a double dose of Sondheim
There's no question what book every lover of theater -- musical theater, more specifically -- will want this year. That's Stephen Sondheim's own "Finishing the Hat" (Knopf), an irresistible collection...
View ArticleHammerstein History in Photos
Oscar Andrew Hammerstein talks about his new biography of the Hammerstein family.
View ArticleA Testament of Freedom - MLK Jr. Day
As a tribute for today's holiday, we feature our album "Testament" and the Turtle Creek Chorale ensemble. While reading the liner notes you will find these songs speak the same sentiments of hope for...
View ArticleCelebrating Sigmund Romberg's Birthday with Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy Nelson Eddy sings "Stouthearted Men": Sigmund Romberg was born on July 29,1887 in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. He showed musical ability at an early age, but his parents wanted him to go into...
View ArticleMercury Summer Stock: Show Boat
The idea of "Hide and Seek" in a art museum seems a bit sacrilegious but done quietly and respectfully it's a bit of a brain stretch to remember what objects match clues* and a lot of fun. Continuing a...
View ArticleAn engaging visit with Dorothy Fields at Everyman Theatre
Each year at this time, Everyman Theatre takes a nostalgic walk through the Great American Songbook, departing from the company's usual focus to offer a cabaret-type show with a few singers and a...
View ArticleRoll Credits: 01/23/2012
Playlist: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Alfred Newman - The King and I Overture Original Soundtrack Recording EMI 27351 Jerry Goldsmith - The Generals March London Symphony Telarc...
View ArticleBroadway Meets the Silver Screen as the Colorado Symphony Presents "Steppin'...
Escape into the world of classic Hollywood movies and Broadway legends; enjoy celebrated songs from musicals such as "Shall We Dance," "Top Hat," "West Side Story," "Babes in Arms" and "Music in the...
View ArticleThe Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall: Cast Announced
Carnegie Hall today announced that its one-night-only concert performance of The Sound of Music on Tuesday, April 24 at 8 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage will star Laura Osnes ( Bonnie &...
View ArticleWaiting on the Robert E. Lee
Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, and Angela Renee Simpson Photo: Robert Kusel/LOC 2012 Should opera companies be in the business of staging musicals? Yes, I know there is a fine and arbitrary line...
View ArticleA Week in the Life – And One to Remember Always!
Latonia Moore taking a solo bow after her triumphant Metroplitan Opera debut as Verdi's AIDA on the Saturday afternoon radio broadcast, March 3, 2012 This has been an incredibly exciting week....
View ArticleKennedy Center announces National Symphony, Washington National Opera 2012-13...
The music portion of the Kennedy Center's 2012-2013 season, announced Tuesday, includes a rich assortment of repertoire led by Christoph Eschenbach in his third season as music director of the National...
View Article3 Questions for Keith – Desert Island Edition
3 QUESTIONS FOR DALLAS OPERA GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO KEITH CERNY FROM DAVID FELD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF MODERN LUXURY DALLAS MAGAZINE 1. What if I still don’t like opera after having gone to numerous...
View ArticleSongs of Jerome Kern – Gershwin and Kern
New Alexander String Quartet release Gershwin & Kern features six songs by Jerome Kern. Here are some brief notes on these well-known songs: The transcriptions of six Kern songs for string quartet...
View ArticleTeddy Tahu Rhodes' "South Pacific" coming on DVD
Lisa McCune and Teddy Tahu Rhodes Opera Australia's touring production of South Pacific, starring barihunk Teddy Tahu Rhodes has been a little distracted by tabloid headlines and photographs of an...
View Article‘GLEE’ STAR MATTHEW MORRISON OPENS PSO’S 2012-2013 PNC POPS SEASON
Guest Conductor Lucas Richman leads PSO in performances of Broadway, movie music PITTSBURGH – Matthew Morrison, star of the hit TV show Glee will headline the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO)...
View ArticleAnother Brilliant Concert Album from Fred Hersch
Like so many musicians before him, Fred Hersch has found his muse at the Village Vanguard, no great surprise considering that he was the first pianist ever booked there for a weeklong solo gig. Unlike...
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