Rodgers and Hammerstein

Broadway: Cinderella During the Columbia’s weekend, I got the chance to go to the New York City with my friend. We went to the Broadway Theater to see Cinderella, a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. As we all known, Cinderella is one of the Disney princess stories from our childhood; however, the musical version of Cinderella has slightly changed from the original story. When you walked into the theater, you just feel you will ever want to go out there…

attitudes. The changes in spending due to economic growth harbored an egotism that underscored much of what was seen on the Broadway stage in the 1920s. From 1920-1930, Broadway produced more musicals than any other ten-year period, with grossing figures for new musicals and revues reaching unprecedented heights. After the Armistice of 1918, the pleasure-seeking, prohibition-despising, boom-rich American public enabled the musical theatre to revel in a decade of luxury and wastefulness and…

European countries which she believed was best. Gender roles were displayed in “The King and I” with the king, a man ,being dominate over others all while a woman, Anna, tried to convince him to do things in a different, more modern way (Rodgers and Hammerstein 's movie, The King and…

Mongkut’s Modern Mission “Getting to know you…” Many people might know this famous song from Rodger and Hammerstein’s Tony award winning Broadway musical The King and I. This musical follows Anna Leonowens, a Western school teacher, to Bangkok, Siam, modern day Thailand. She becomes the governess to King Rama IV of Bangkok’s, more commonly known as King Mongkut,children. She was hired to teach his multitude of children in the Western way and also advised the king on trades and other affairs with…

or similar), Slapstick (Whip), Vibraphone, Temple Blocks, Chime (Bb, Eb), Xylophone, Cowbell, Oriental Drum, Tambourine (Oklahoma!: Material Notes). There are two major factors for this type of orchestra choice. First the style composed by Richard Rodgers that required the variety, the standards of Broadway, and the budget freedom of this production. Presently the confinement of terms of budgets, space, performers, results in fewer instruments and certain limiting the complexity of the music in…

Birth of Culture and Musical Theater The lady smiles while she directs you to your seat. “Third row down, to the two seats at the very left side.” You find your seat as you comfortably start to settle down making sure that you can see the stage since you paid a little more money in order for you to be at the very front closer to the actors. The energy feels excited but still content. You hear the rest of the people talking quietly to the person next to them. The third bell rung however, the…