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How To Write An Essay On Oscar Hammerstein's Plays

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In 1919, Hammerstein wrote his own play, called The Light, and his uncle produced it. Despite the play's relative failure, Hammerstein forged ahead with his writing. In 1920, he collaborated with a Columbia undergraduate named Richard Rodgers in writing a Varsity Show called Fly with Me. Not long after, Hammerstein dropped out of grad school at Columbia to concentrate his efforts entirely on musical theater.
Lorenz Hart was 7 years older than Richard Rodgers, who was only 16 when they began their musical collaboration, with Rodgers acting as the composer and Hart as the lyricist. Manhattan was their 1925 breakthrough hit, and scores of other songs yielded many of today's standards, including Blue Moon, My Funny Valentine, Isn't It Romantic? and Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. Together, Rodgers and Hart wrote the music and …show more content…

After a year at Columbia Law School, he went on to fame as a librettist for operettas

composed by Rudolph Firml, Sigmund Romberg, and George Gershwin. Oscar Hammerstein had a successful career before beginning his partnership with Rodgers. He collaborated with Jerome Kern on eight musicals, most notably Show Boat, and wrote the book and lyrics for Carmen Jones, which was the 1943 all-black version of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen.
After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers wrote the music and lyrics for No Strings, for which he earned two Tony awards. He then composed the music for Do I Hear A Waltz?, Two by Two, Rex, and I Remember Mama. Rodgers's centenary in 2002 was celebrated around the world with books, performances, new recordings of his music, and a Broadway revival of Oklahoma! Rodgers left behind a legacy of more than 900 published songs, forty musicals, and numerous works for film and television.
While still in his professional prime, Oscar Hammerstein II lost his battle

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