South Pacific and important subsequent works Rodgers and Hammerstein

1 south pacific , important subsequent works

1.1 south pacific
1.2 king , i
1.3 cinderella
1.4 flower drum song
1.5 sound of music

south pacific , important subsequent works
south pacific

south pacific opened on broadway on april 7, 1949, , ran on 5 years. songs bali ha , younger springtime , , enchanted evening have become standards. play based upon 2 short stories james a. michener book tales of south pacific, winner of pulitzer prize fiction in 1948. adaptation, rodgers , hammerstein, along co-writer joshua logan, won pulitzer prize drama in 1950.

in original production, mary martin starred heroine nellie forbush, , opera star ezio pinza starred emile de becque, french plantation owner. in cast juanita hall, myron mccormick , betta st. john. 1958 film version, directed logan, starred mitzi gaynor, rossano brazzi, john kerr, ray walston, , juanita hall. brazzi, kerr, , hall had singing dubbed others.

the king , i

based on margaret landon s anna , king of siam—the story of anna leonowens, governess children of king mongkut of siam in 1860s—rodgers , hammerstein s musical king , opened on broadway on march 29, 1951, starring gertrude lawrence anna , unknown yul brynner king. musical featured hit songs whistle happy tune , hello, young lovers , getting know , kiss in shadow , wonderful , have dreamed , , shall dance?

it adapted film in 1956 brynner re-creating role opposite deborah kerr (whose singing largely dubbed marni nixon). brynner won oscar best actor portrayal, , kerr nominated best actress. brynner reprised role twice on broadway in 1977 , 1985 , in short-lived tv sitcom in 1972, anna , king.

cinderella

based on fairytale character , story of cinderella, rodgers , hammerstein created collaborative effort written television. cinderella aired on march 31, 1957, on cbs. more 107 million viewers saw broadcast, , julie andrews nominated emmy award performance in title role. rodgers , hammerstein signed work nbc, cbs approached them, offering chance work julie andrews, , 2 agreed. rodgers stated, won on chance work julie. andrews played cinderella, edith adams fairy godmother, kaye ballard , alice ghostley stepsisters joy , portia, , jon cypher prince christopher. though broadcast in color, , major networks had new (b&w) videotape recorders ampex, black , white kinescope remains. featured songs still treasured today, in own little corner , ten minutes ago , impossible: s possible. after success of 1957 production, version presented in 1965 , shown annually on cbs, starring lesley ann warren, celeste holm , walter pidgeon, , yet television version in 1997 on abc, starring brandy, whitney houston, bernadette peters, , whoopi goldberg. stage versions presented in london , elsewhere, , musical given broadway production, revised book douglas carter beane, , incorporating 4 songs rodgers , hammerstein catalogue, in 2013.

flower drum song

based on 1957 novel c. y. lee, flower drum song takes place in san francisco s chinatown in late 1950s. original 1958 production directed dancer/singer/actor gene kelly. story deals young chinese woman illegally comes america in hopes of marrying wealthy young chinese-american man, in love chinatown nightclub dancer. young man s parents traditional chinese , want him marry new chinese immigrant, hesitant until falls in love her. though musical did not achieve popularity of team s 5 famous musicals, nevertheless success, , broke new ground using asian cast. 1961 film adaptation lavish, criticized, ross hunter production released universal studios. broadway revival in 2002 starring lea salonga had rewritten plot playwright david henry hwang retained inter-generational , immigrant themes of original songs.

the sound of music

the sound of music, rodgers , hammerstein s last work together, based on story of von trapp family. starring mary martin maria , theodore bikel captain von trapp, opened on broadway @ lunt-fontanne theatre on november 16, 1959, garnering praise , numerous awards. has been revived ever since. show made film in 1965 starring julie andrews maria , christopher plummer captain. won 5 oscars, including best picture , best director, robert wise. hammerstein died in august 1960, before film made, when rodgers asked create 2 new songs film ( have confidence , ), wrote lyrics music. sound of music contains more hit songs other rodgers , hammerstein musical, partly because film version financially successful film adaptation of broadway musical ever made. enduring of these include title song, do-re-mi , favorite things , climb ev ry mountain , long, farewell , sixteen going on seventeen . edelweiss last song rodgers , hammerstein wrote together.