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showing results    1 - 19 of 19 titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100  <  1  > Eileen Darby Photo Assignments A Connecticut Yankee circa 1943 A jive-talk, wartime update of the 1927 classic. Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Herbert Fields and staged by John C. Wilson. Featuring dancer Vera-Ellen. The show was the last by Lorenz Hart, who was ejected for being drunk and disorderly from the opening night performance, dying a few weeks later from pneumonia. The production reprised the old standards, "My Heart Stood Still" and "Thou Swell", and introduced a new show-stopping number, "To Keep My Love Alive", which was added for Vivienne Segal, fresh from her Broadway run in the hit, Pal Joey. images available upon request Oklahoma! circa 1943 The musical that redefined what a musical could be for Broadway. A love triangle storyline and classic songs such as "The Surrey with the Fringe On Top" and "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" all led to a staggering 2,212 performance phenomenon. Richard Rodgers music, Oscar Hammerstein II lyrics, Agnes de Mille choreographer, Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts star, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian at the St. James Theatre. 42 images » Carousel March 17, 1945 New Haven rehearsal photographs of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical adaptation of "Liliom", by the famed Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar. Starring John Raitt and Jan Clayton, choreographed by Agnes de Mille, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with settings by Jo Mielziner and costumes by Miles White. images available upon request Carousel March 21, 1945 New Haven rehearsal photographs of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical adaptation of "Liliom", by the famed Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar. Starring John Raitt and Jan Clayton, choreographed by Agnes de Mille, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with settings by Jo Mielziner and costumes by Miles White. 13 images » Annie Get Your Gun May 1946 Ethel Merman stars as Annie Oakley and Ray Middleton as Frank Butler in the Broadway classic with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Set Design by Jo Mielziner and Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 18 images » Happy Birthday October 1946 Helen Hayes stars in this Anita Loos play with music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II about a woman determined to get her man. 1 images » Allegro August 22, 1947 Images from the rehearsal for the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Allegro. Agnes de Mille is shown directing and choreographing the dancers, and several excellent close-ups of Rodgers and Hammerstein are featured. 30 images » Allegro September 1947 The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical directed and choreographed by Agnes de Mille. An abstract concept, the musical portrayed the first 35 years of a man's life beginning with birth. The play was not considered a success at 315 performances, and has never seen a revival despite containing several well-regarded songs. 20 images » Allegro October 10, 1947 Images from the opening night of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical "Allegro", at the Majestic Theatre, New York. 4 images » The King And I February 1, 1951 The rehearsals for the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical starring Gertrude Lawrence, with Yul Brynner, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. 17 images » The King And I March 12, 1951 Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence star in the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical that went on to 1,246 performances at the St. James Theatre. Directed by John Van Druten and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with set design by Jo Mielziner. It tells the story of teacher brought to Thailand to teach the son of the King of Siam. 24 images » South Pacific April 25, 1951 From the rehearsal of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical that premiered in 1949 and ran for 1,925 performances. This series of images shows the two working out songs at the piano in 1951. 5 images » Pal Joey December 7, 1951 Images from the rehearsal from the John O'Hara play Pal Joey, music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Starring Harold Lang as a heel of an M.C. who uses women to advance his career, with Elaine Stritch, Helen Gallagher, and Vivienne Segal. 26 images » Flower Drum Song April 29, 1959 The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II play, directed by Gene Kelly. images available upon request Fiorello! October 22, 1959 Tom Bosley stars in his breakthrough Broadway performance in a musical following the life of New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. The show won the Pulitzer Prize based on the book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Music by Jerry Bock and produced by Hal Prince. At the Broadhurst Theatre, 1959. 44 images » Annie Get Your Gun date unknown Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers are shown in these images from the rehearsal for Annie Get Your Gun. 6 images » Annie Get Your Gun date unknown Ethel Merman stars in the Irving Berlin musical about sharpshooter Annie Oakley, produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 2 images » Annie Oakley Rehearsal date unknown 16 images » Mary Jane Walsh date unknown Singer known for "Too Many Girls", 1939. Her first show was Rodgers and Harts "I'd Rather Be Right", 1937, from the famous quote "I'd Rather Be Right Than President". Shown here while involved with "Let's Face It!", the Cole Porter 1941 musical. images available upon request <  1  >

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