Oscar Hammerstein II Essays

In 1943 Rodgers & Hammerstein joined forces to create the most successful partnership in American musical theatre. Both men were very well- established and successful Broadway writers, Hammerstein mainly associated writings musicals with Jerome Kern and Rodger’s doing the same with Lorenz Hart. The two joined together and were the perfect combination; Hammerstein wrote the lyrics and sent it to Rodger’s for him to set it to music. The first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was Oklahoma! this was a first

brother. Rodgers and Hart struggled for years in musical comedy, writing many amateur shows. The first professional production they produced together, The Melody Man, did not show until 1924. Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City. He was raised Episcopalian by his parents, Alice and William Hammerstein. Even though his father managed the Victoria theatre and was a producer of the vaudeville, he was

In 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s first collaborative musical production, Oklahoma! grabbed the audience’s attention from its first premiere, making the front page of PM Newspaper: “New Musical Plays Up Homespun U.S.A.” In lieu of World War I and the Depression, the theater-writing team of Rodgers and Hammerstein believed it was the perfect time to revitalize American morale through song, dance, and an entertaining plot. How did Rodgers and Hammerstein’s collaboration on their first

Sondheim is one of the most respected American composers in the history of musical theater because of his vast contribution of over a dozen musicals, some that are staples in the history of American musical theater, to the ever-growing genre. Sondheim composed and wrote lyrics for nine Broadway shows from 1962 to 1984. According to IBDB.com those shows are: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973)

Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz based on a book by Winnie Holzman. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz. Wicked celebrated its tenth anniversary on Broadway on 30 October 2013. It is the 9th longest-Broadway show, surpassing Beauty and the Beast. A typical performance runs for approximately two hours and thirty minutes. Wicked is famous for a long history, mighty messages and admirable songs. Wicked is a splendid show and have a

There’s an unexplainable joy in hearing an applause go from polite clapping, to a full throttled roar of appreciation; especially when the roar is directed towards you. The specific tidal wave of clapping that I’m talking about is from the time I starred in my school's production of Oklahoma, I was Curly McClain, chap wearing, cattle wrangling, hero of the west. The applause isn’t what made the show for me though, the standing ovation at the end was just the cherry on the top of the star studded

Introduction. More than 2000 years ago, the ancient Greek built the first theatre and developed it until the plays of the ancient Greek becomes famous on today’s world. The origin of the Greek classical theatre was first started between 550 BC and 220 BC where the plays were first starting in Athens. Plays during the ancient Greece were produced during a festival. The festival was known as a festival of honoring one of the Greek God called Dionysus, the God of Wine and Fertility. Dionysus was the

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ll Ben Sterling - March 31, 2016Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers was a Jewish, American composer of over 900-1500 songs. He was born on June 28, 1902 in New York City to Mamie Rodgers, Dr. William Rodgers, a wealthy family. His father was a physician. Rodgers remembers his family and a Tense place to live due to bickering and arguing. Rodgers began playing the piano at age six and composed his first pieces in his teens. Rodgers attended Columbia University

It seems like it may be years, if at all that there will ever be such an influential couple of men such as Rodgers and Hammerstein that ever have such an impact on musical theater. Their names are synonymous with musical theater and that will never change. Without them, many Broadway stars may not have gotten their time to shine including Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin. It is fascinating how the two never thought that they would ever have a career together and then once paired they would make history

The 2013 reboot of the Rogers and Hammerstein classic, Cinderella, has captured audiences with its beautiful costumes, classic score, and a revised book with a couple of twists. Their performance at the Tennessee Theatre went spectacularly well. Their amazing cast brought the timeless tale to life and left the audience in awe of the amazing spectacle. Cinderella begins by showing two characters, Cinderella, (Tatyana Lubov), the orphan who is enslaved to her cruel stepmother, and Prince Topher, (Hayden

Upon examining representations of femininity of Disney characters, it is evident there is a stark focus on the dichotomy of good girls and bad women. In other words, their behavioral characteristics and prevailing climactic outcomes in the films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, reinforce the idea that claiming agency and independence, is not only associated with evil but also posits a representation of femininity that women are discouraged from emulating. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

“The Possibility of Evil” and “The Truman Show” both explore how humane morals are easily traded for conniving manipulation until it backfires. In “The Possibility of Evil” the protagonist Ms.Strangeworth has absolutely no problem causing problems in other people’s lives when she sends them letters revealing secrets that are being hidden from them. This control she felt was easily done without regret until she got caught and someone attacked one of her prized possessions. In “The Truman Show” Christof

Innocence is a trait that disappears with experience; we are unable to earn it back once we have lost it. We often correspond innocence with the idea of adolescence and unknowing and experience with wisdom and maturity. This is true in all cases, we grow each and every day and have many experiences where we learn new and different things, but we can never unlearn what was already taught we can only forget. “The Blue Bouquet” by Octavio Paz portrays this idea of the personal journey from innocence

A mocking realism in a Hazard of New Fortunes: Isabel March as an example of incorrect realist observation and immorality. A Hazard of New Fortunes is a realistic novel written by the American novelist and literary critic William Dean Howells. This book was published in 1890. The story is about Basil March and his family who move to New York because of Basil's new job as an editor of a literary magazine called Every Other Week. In New York, Basil meets with the help of Fulkerson, the manager of

In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, the protagonist, Dorian, end ups being death after living a life of pleasure and sin. The character followed the advice of Lord Henry, which explained that “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” (28). Dorian took this aesthetic philosophy and aplicated it to his life. As the story continues, Dorian gray commits multiple crimes that will be reflected in his portrait. At the end of the book Dorian tries to destroy the portrait,that

With the beginning of the 20th century, great changes arrived in all spheres of human activity due to the growing needs of the society. Like everything else, literature had to offer new literary frames that will meet the requirements of the readership. One of the pioneers that had the courage to try something different, unique and unusual was the American novelist Francis Scott Fitzgerald who became a cultural icon because of his success to embody the era he lived in inside of his works. Through

Art is like that of a peacock’s tail, an extravagant display of beauty in an attempt to meet societal expectations. Yet, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray questions whether art is an expendable additive to humankind or if it has become the basis for human morality. Such a consideration draws its roots in the theory of Social Darwinism, an idea proposed by Herbert Spencer. Social Darwinism asserts that society is governed by the same laws of evolution that Charles Darwin observed in animals

Author: Washington Irving Story: The Devil and Tom Walker Members: Diana Martinez, Diana Paz, Xochilt Ramirez Procedure: 1) file download as -> microsoft word; 2) save to documents 3) rename file 4) upload in your drive 5) share with your partners 6) Fill it in 1. Writer's Background: Irving was born in New York City on April 3,1783. He first apprenticed himself in a law office rather than going to college with his brothers. He rolled around the Hudson River Valley which was up north of New

2. Explain the limits, ethical problems involved with, and successes of civil disobedience. Give specific examples from the Great Depression era, the Civil Rights Movement, and contemporary movements (something from the 1980s to the present) that we discussed and read about in class. Also, explain how civil disobedience reflects the relation between morality and the law. •Ethical problems with civil disobedience: Civil disobedience can be a universal concept, in other words, civil disobedience

2015 Curating a Masterpiece: the Intricacies of Obsession in Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Art for art’s sake, a saying that arose in the early nineteenth century which stresses that art should not have a didactic or moral motive. Although Oscar Wilde was a representative of the Aesthetic Movement which emphasized aesthetics over message, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray still offers a semblance of a moral focused around obsession. The obsession is like a thread which binds and interweaves