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This is an annotated listing of musical plays by composer/songwriter Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and writer/lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 - 1960).

See also: Rodgers and Hammerstein.


  • Oklahoma! (1943) - Their first full-length collaboration; Oklahoma! signaled a change in the musical theatre genre.
  • Carousel (1945) - This was another departure from the traditional stage musical: Carousel was dramatic, with dark themes.
  • State Fair - The Rodgers and Hammerstein State Fair was a musical film, rather than a stage play and was based on a earlier movie of the same name.
  • Me and Juliette
  • South Pacific
  • The King and I
  • Cinderella (1957)- A made-for-television version of the fairy tale, commission by the CBS Network. [1] It has been remade for television twice, and is sometimes staged.
  • Flower Drum Song (1958)
  • The Sound of Music (1959?)

References

  1. Documentary feature on the CD release.