Books in New Editions in ‘Flower Drum Song’ and ‘Brigadoon’
How David Henry Hwang and Alexandra Silber seek to honor 2 classic musicals’ intentions while keeping them fresh.
All Stories About Rodgers & Hammerstein
‘Schmigadoon’s Secret Sauce: The Sincerity Is in the Sound
The show’s creator, Cinco Paul, explains how his score pays cock-eyed tribute to the mid-century American musical.
Princess for a Play
As theatres across the country diversify their casting of Disney princesses in musicals, more girls get to see themselves onstage.
I’ve Got a Beautiful Feeling About the Future of Hammerstein’s Farm
The 5-acre farm in Doylestown, Pa., where Oscar Hammerstein II wrote his epochal musicals is being turned into a museum and education center.
Bruce Pomahac: Attention to Detail, and to Good Stories
For years he was the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization’s secret weapon, with an impeccable ear and an ideal combination of passion and practicality.
Oscar Hammerstein II: He Had Some Notes
In 4 excerpts from a new collection of letters to and from the great musical writer and producer, we read his thoughts on matters large and small, as well as his advice for a young Sondheim.
Online This Week: It’s Possible!
From a vintage ‘Cinderella’ to the bracing ‘Is God Is,’ there’s something for every palate this week.
How Daniel Kluger Put a Contemporary Twang on ‘Oklahoma!’
Why the Tony-winning revival of R&H’s musical sounds more string-band country than traditional musical theatre.
Some Enchanted Music of the Night
A bio sums up Rodgers & Hammerstein’s achievement, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memoir is surprisingly lively.
‘Oklahoma!,’ Still Okay?
Two new revivals—one ebulliently LGBTQ, another brooding and immersive—make this musical warhorse run in new directions.
