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245 10 a| Overture and finale :b| Rodgers & Hammerstein and the creation of their two greatest hits /c| Max Wilk.;

260 a| New York :b| Back Stage Books,c| 1999.;

300 a| 200 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 194) and index.;

505 0 a| Oklahoma! The gamblers ; The beginning ; Rodgers & Hart & Hammerstein ; The writing ; Broadway, backers, and 1942 ; Putting it together ; Casting ; Rehearsals ; New Haven ; Boston ; Oh, what a beautiful evening! -- Intermission, 1945-1958 -- The sound of music. Scene changes ; The libretto ; Gains and losses ; Out of town ; The sound of applause ; The passing of the torch ; The filmmakers ; Verdant and over budget ; Triumph again ; Revival.;

520 a| In this tale of the most phenomenal collaboration in Broadway history--that of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II--this book revisits the creation of their two most beloved hits: Oklahoma!, their first show together, and The Sound of Music, their last. The author takes you behind the scenes to tell how these great musicals made it to the stage and triumphed in exactly opposite ways. Disaster was predicted for their first masterwork, Oklahoma!, as Rodgers & Hammerstein boldly broke away from the prevailing approach to musical comedy. At the end of their careers, The Sound of Music was a throwback to the outmoded operetta style and became an all-time audience favorite. A short time later it inspired the famous film--the huge and unforeseen success of which is also part of this fascinating account. Full of eyewitness accounts based on interviews with people involved in the original productions, this book makes the reader present at the creation of these Rodgers & Hammerstein hits. Among the illustrations there are some rare archival photos from rehearsals and out-of-town tryouts. Here is a story that will delight theater lovers, devotees of the Broadway musical, and the thousands who are involved in productions of Oklahoma!, or The Sound of Music themselves, each and every year.;

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Overture and finale : Rodgers & Hammerstein and the creation of their two greatest hits / Max Wilk.

Author/creator	Wilk, Max
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Back Stage Books, 1999.
Description	200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Oklahoma! Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Sound of music.

Contents	Oklahoma! The gamblers ; The beginning ; Rodgers & Hart & Hammerstein ; The writing ; Broadway, backers, and 1942 ; Putting it together ; Casting ; Rehearsals ; New Haven ; Boston ; Oh, what a beautiful evening! -- Intermission, 1945-1958 -- The sound of music. Scene changes ; The libretto ; Gains and losses ; Out of town ; The sound of applause ; The passing of the torch ; The filmmakers ; Verdant and over budget ; Triumph again ; Revival.
Abstract	In this tale of the most phenomenal collaboration in Broadway history--that of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II--this book revisits the creation of their two most beloved hits: Oklahoma!, their first show together, and The Sound of Music, their last. The author takes you behind the scenes to tell how these great musicals made it to the stage and triumphed in exactly opposite ways. Disaster was predicted for their first masterwork, Oklahoma!, as Rodgers & Hammerstein boldly broke away from the prevailing approach to musical comedy. At the end of their careers, The Sound of Music was a throwback to the outmoded operetta style and became an all-time audience favorite. A short time later it inspired the famous film--the huge and unforeseen success of which is also part of this fascinating account. Full of eyewitness accounts based on interviews with people involved in the original productions, this book makes the reader present at the creation of these Rodgers & Hammerstein hits. Among the illustrations there are some rare archival photos from rehearsals and out-of-town tryouts. Here is a story that will delight theater lovers, devotees of the Broadway musical, and the thousands who are involved in productions of Oklahoma!, or The Sound of Music themselves, each and every year.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 194) and index.
ISBN	0823088200 (pbk.)

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