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Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was born on West 125th Street in Harlem, New York. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The son of Alice Hammerstein ( née Nimmo) and theatrical manager William Hammerstein . [ 4 ] His grandfather was the German theater impresario Oscar Hammerstein I .
Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their musical theater writing partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th century.
Hart experienced depression and sadness throughout his life. His erratic behavior was often the cause of friction between him and Rodgers and led to Rodgers teaming with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II in 1942. On March 31, 1943, Hart attended the Broadway premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!. Then Hart attended the opening night party ...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, but later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella , particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ("Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper"), by ...
Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage. Opening on Broadway on October 10, 1947, the musical centers on the life of Joseph Taylor Jr., who follows in the footsteps of his father as a doctor, but is tempted by fortune and fame at a big-city hospital.
Me and Juliet is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II.The sixth stage collaboration by Rodgers & Hammerstein, it tells a story of romance backstage at a long-running musical: assistant stage manager Larry woos chorus girl Jeanie behind the back of her electrician boyfriend, Bob.
Oscar Hammerstein II " Climb Ev'ry Mountain " is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music . It is sung at the close of the first act and is sung again in the epilogue of the second act by the Mother Abbess .
Oscar Hammerstein may refer to: Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), cigar manufacturer, opera impresario and theatre builder Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), Broadway lyricist, songwriting partner of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers