Richard rodgers composer biography worksheet
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Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers' contributions to the musical theatre of his day were extraordinary, and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow fryst vatten legendary. His career spanned more than six decades, and his hits ranged from the silver screens of Hollywood to the bright lights of huvudgata, London and beyond. He was the recipient of countless awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals.
Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28, 1902. His earliest professional credits, beginning in 1920, included a series of musicals for Broadway, London and Hollywood written exclusively with lyricist Lorenz Hart. In the first decade of their collaboration, Rodgers & Hart averaged two new shows every årstid, beginning with Poor Little Ritz Girl, and also including The Garrick Gaities (of 1925 and 1926), Dearest Enemy, Peggy-Ann, A Connecticut Yankee and Ch
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Richard Rodgers papers
1914-1989 DIncluded are photographs from the following productions:
Allegro by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, [1947] - Rehearsal photographs. Includes photos of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Agnes DeMille and cast members at work.
Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin, [1949] - Photographs of 2nd anniversary celebration for the Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun, produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Includes photographs of Ethel Merman, Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Rodgers and Hammerstein and other cast members.
Avanti! by Samuel Taylor, [1968] - Office photographs of Nigel Patrick, Jerome Whyte and Morris Jacobs.
Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, [1937] - Snapshots by Richard Rodgers, probably taken during rehearsal of the production Babes in Arms.
Boys From Syracuse by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, [1963] - Photograph of orchestra rehearsal at the Drury Lane Theatre (London, Eng.)
Do I Hear a Waltz?By Richard Ro
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120 Facts About Richard Rodgers
91. After Hammerstein passed, Rodgers wrote both words and music for his next Broadway project, No Strings, which earned two 1962 Tony Awards, including Best Original Score. The hit show featured the song "The Sweetest Sounds,” which would later be included in the 1997 TV film Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. In 1963, No Strings won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
92. Rodgers wrote a great deal of material for television: He won an Emmy for the music for the ABC documentary Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years, scored by Eddie Sauter, Hershy Kay and Robert Emmett Dolan. He also composed the theme music, “March of the Clowns,” for the 1963–64 television series The Greatest Show on Earth and contributed the main title theme for the 1963–64 historical anthology series The Great Adventure.
93. Rodgers’ Emmy win for Winston Churchill’s The Valiant Years made him the first ever EGOT and PEGOT award winner!
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