On March 28, 1954, original Broadway cast members Jan Clayton (Julie Jordan) and John Raitt (Billy Bigelow) performed "If I Loved You" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel in a two-hour TV …
Before Oscar Hammerstein II partnered with Richard Rodgers, he built a successful career with composer Jerome Kern. The duo is most notably known for their musical SHOW BOAT. In honor of Ker…
Before it became the iconic opening number we know today, THE SOUND OF MUSIC's title song went through many rounds of revisions. Take a peek at Oscar Hammerstein II's early drafts, and disco…
On October 21, 1959, Rodgers & Hammerstein inserted a new song, "Edelweiss," into THE SOUND OF MUSIC during its pre-Broadway run in Boston. The composition would be the final lyrics Oscar Ha…
In a shift from their previous partnerships, Rodgers & Hammerstein developed a new writing process in their collaboration: Hammerstein often crafting the lyrics first, and Rodgers composing …