tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post7803300971620103450..comments2024-03-12T20:57:55.805-07:00Comments on Just A Song: Some Enchanted EveningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-22801404410991303342010-03-05T15:59:38.371-08:002010-03-05T15:59:38.371-08:00Thanks!
When you talk about musicals whose theme...Thanks! <br /><br />When you talk about musicals whose themes don't exactly withstand the test of time, <i>Carousel</i> has to top the list. The business about loving your man even if he hits you and the slap feeling like a kiss...well, it makes you wonder about Oscar Hammerstein's childhood or home life. Great music, though.<br /><br />Rodgers & Hammerstein were undeniably charmed. Don't forget that they also wrote <i>The King & I</i> and <i>The Sound of Music</i>. Both would have been important figures in American musical theater had they never met: Both had prolific, successful careers before teaming up, Rodgers with Lorenz Hart and Hammerstein with Jerome Kern.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-63925062771284054882010-03-05T15:15:30.134-08:002010-03-05T15:15:30.134-08:00Ah! The Golden Age of the Broadway musical. Such g...Ah! The Golden Age of the Broadway musical. Such great music! And Rodgers & Hammerstein kicked off that golden age with <i>Oklahoma!</i> and fueled it with more greats like <i>Carousel</i> and <i>South Pacific</i>. Good choice!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com