Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) was an American lyricist and librettist who transformed the Broadway musical into a sophisticated art form.
His partnership with composer Richard Rodgers produced landmark shows including *Oklahoma!*, *Carousel*, *South Pacific*, *The King and I*, and *The Sound of Music*.
Earlier he collaborated with Jerome Kern on *Show Boat*.
His grandfather Oscar Hammerstein I was an opera impresario.
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- musicalsTheatrical works with songs
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- lyricsWritten words for music
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
Rodgers · Sound of Music · South Pacific · libretto · composer · show tunes · golden age · theater · showman · curtain · opening night · overture · Tony · stagecraft · revivals · Sondheim · operetta · choreography
- LibrettistsW.S. Gilbert, Bertolt Brecht, W. H. Auden
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- Comic PlaywrightsAristophanes, Neil Simon, Terence, W.S. Gilbert, Hart
- ImpresariosP.T. Barnum, concert promoter, tour promoter, festival organizer
- Theater Producers
Oscar HammersteinStephen Sondheim
Bertolt Brecht · Cole Porter · Samuel Beckett · John Cage · Bob Fosse
Oscar HammersteinStephen Sondheim
Cole Porter · Dorothy Parker · Randy Newman · Leonard Cohen · Lou Reed
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