Oscar Hammerstein
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Oscar Hammerstein II virtually invented the modern American musical, first with Show Boat and then in his celebrated collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers on Broadway classics like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I that continue to fascinate audiences today. A brilliant lyricist and playwright, Hammerstein innovated the American musical with his sophisticated storytelling that single-handedly elevated musical theater to a serious art...
12) The king and I
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
An animated version of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about a woman who comes to Siam to teach the children and finds love with the king
13) Cinderella
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
14) Carmen Jones
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A handsome soldier, away from his sweetheart, deserts his regiment with femme fatale Carmen, but she tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight fighter
15) State fair
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A musical about the Frake family and their adventure at the Iowa State Fair
16) Carousel
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A carnival barker, killed while committing a robbery to support his wife and unborn child, returns to Earth for one day to make amends
18) Cinderella
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A young mistreated maiden's future is brightened when she attends the Great Ball and falls in love with the prince of her dreams
19) The King and I
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The headstrong King of Siam meets his match in the form of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher he hired as governess to his children
20) South Pacific
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An American Navy nurse falls in love with a French plantation owner in the South Seas during World War II