- Publisher: Henry Holt
- Year: 2018
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 400pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 242x162mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.7kg
- ISBN: 9781627798341
- Product code: 516709
Something Wonderful
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
Todd S Purdum New Hardback Illustrated
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Through such beloved shows as Oklahoma!, Carousel and The Sound of Music, Rodgers and Hammerstein redefined musical theatre in postwar America. As he traces the development of their long collaboration Purdum discusses the two men’s different personalities, their creative process and the qualities in their work that helped to establish the serious musical play as a popular, profitable art form.
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They stand at the apex of the great age of song writing, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their popularity or emotional power. Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built.
Though different in personality and often emotionally distant from each other, Rodgers and Hammerstein presented an unbroken front to the world and forged much more than a song writing team; their partnership was also one of the most profitable and powerful entertainment businesses of their era. They were cultural powerhouses whose work came to define post war America on stage, screen, television, and radio. But they also had their failures and flops, and more than once they feared they had lost their touch.
Todd S. Purdum's portrait of these two men, their creative process, and their ground breaking innovations will captivate lovers of musical theatre, lovers of the classic American songbook, and lovers in general. He shows that what Rodgers and Hammerstein wrought was truly something wonderful.
Though different in personality and often emotionally distant from each other, Rodgers and Hammerstein presented an unbroken front to the world and forged much more than a song writing team; their partnership was also one of the most profitable and powerful entertainment businesses of their era. They were cultural powerhouses whose work came to define post war America on stage, screen, television, and radio. But they also had their failures and flops, and more than once they feared they had lost their touch.
Todd S. Purdum's portrait of these two men, their creative process, and their ground breaking innovations will captivate lovers of musical theatre, lovers of the classic American songbook, and lovers in general. He shows that what Rodgers and Hammerstein wrought was truly something wonderful.
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Through such beloved shows as <i>Oklahoma!</i>, <i>Carousel</i> and <i>The Sound of Music</i>, Rodgers and Hammerstein redefined musical theatre in postwar America. As he traces the development of their long collaboration Purdum discusses the two men’s different personalities, their creative process and the qualities in their work that helped to establish the serious musical play as a popular, profitable art form.
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