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Great Performances – Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary – Premiers on PBS

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Great Performances – Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary – Premiers on PBS

May 31




Beginning with their first collaboration on “Oklahoma!” in 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized Broadway by integrating music and dance with well-crafted storylines to create a cohesive new form of musical theater.  With a string of blockbusters including “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” “Flower Drum Song” and “The Sound of Music,” the duo garnered 34 Tony Awards along with 15 Academy Awards for their film adaptations. Directed and choreographed by Christopher GattelliRodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael BallDaniel Dae KimMaria FriedmanAudra McDonaldJulian OvendenAaron TveitMarisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, with additional surprise appearances by Rita Moreno and Andrew Lloyd Webber. 

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