Hammerstein

Rodgers' creative partner

Hammerstein is a surname, most famously associated with Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1965), the American lyricist and librettist who transformed musical theater through collaborations with Richard Rodgers.

Their partnership produced *Oklahoma!*, *The Sound of Music*, *South Pacific*, and *Carousel*.

The name often appears shorthand for the Rodgers and Hammerstein body of work: a Hammerstein lyric, the Hammerstein era of Broadway.

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creative role in musical theater

HammersteinRichard Rodgers

composer · melodist · music writer · Leonard Bernstein · Andrew Lloyd Webber

theatrical aesthetic and tone

HammersteinBertolt Brecht

Stephen Sondheim · Cole Porter · Ira Gershwin · W.S. Gilbert · David Mamet

musical theater sensibility

HammersteinStephen Sondheim

Bertolt Brecht · Bob Fosse · Cabaret · Chicago · Company

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