Rodgers & Hammerstein

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN. Composing duo of Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) who together were an influential, innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, initiating what is considered the "golden age" of musical theatre. Five of their Broadway shows ; Oklahoma / Carousel / South Pacific / The King and I and The Sound of Music were outstanding successes, as was the television broadcast of Cinderella (1957). Most of their shows have received frequent revivals around the world, both professional and amateur. Among the many accolades their shows (and film versions) garnered were thirty-four Tony Wards / fifteen Academy Awards and two Pulitzer Prizes. Their musical theatre writing partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th century