New Releases by Richard RODGERS

Rodgers & Hammerstein''s only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical that''s had critics raving from coast to coast. Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, State Fair travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons, while their children Margy and Wayne find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Set to the magical strains of an Academy Award-winning score and augmented by other titles from the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook, State Fair is the kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rodgers & Hammerstein could deliver! ufeff

Rodgers + Hammerstein''s Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein''s most beloved songs, including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It''s Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago," alongside an up-to-date, hilarious and romantic libretto by Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein''s Cinderella was twice remade for television, first in 1965 for Lesley Ann Warren and again in 1997, featuring Brandy and Whitney Houston. The original Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein''s Cinderella opened in 2013 and starred Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Victoria Clark and Harriet Harris. Nominee: Nine 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical and Best Revival of a Musical Winner! 2014 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a Musical Winner! Three 2013 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Orchestrations

The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein''s Cinderella was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, this romantic fairy tale still warms the hearts of children and adults alike. This Enchanted Edition is inspired by the 1997 teleplay. Rodgers and Hammerstein''s Cinderella premiered in a live television broadcast on March 31, 1957, starring Julie Andrews, a sparkling new star who had just triumphed in My Fair Lady. Richard Lewine, a distant cousin and close friend of Rodgers, produced and Ralph Nelson directed. Real-life spouses Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney played the King and Queen; Jon Cypher played the Prince; Ilka Chase, Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley played the comical Stepmother and Stepsisters; and Edi Adams played the Fairy Godmother. Rodgers and Hammerstein approached the story with the honesty and simplicity that characterized all their work, and Cinderella was a smash hit. The live broadcast was viewed by more people than any other program in the history of television. In 1997, Cinderella was remade for television in a production adapted by Robert L. Freedman and directed by Robert Iscove, with choreography by Rob Marshall. Produced by Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase for Walt Disney Television, Rodgers and Hammerstein''s Cinderella aired on November 2, 1997. This version featured a diverse cast, with Brandy Norwood as Cinderella, Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother, Bernadette Peters as Cinderella''s stepmother, Paolo Montalbán as the prince, Whoopi Goldberg as the queen, Victor Garber as the king and Jason Alexander as Lionel, the herald. Several songs were added, including "The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings, sung by Cinderella and the Prince, and "There''s Music in You," written for the 1953 film Main Street to Broadway, sung as the finale by the Fairy Godmother. Sixty million viewers watched the broadcast, making it the most-watched television musical in decades, and earning ABC its highest Sunday-night ratings in 10 years.

Simply Rodgers and Hart is a collection of the most famous songs by Richard Rodgers (1902--1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895--1943). These have been carefully selected and arranged by Matt Hyzer for Easy Piano, making many of Rodgers and Hart’s most enduring melodies accessible to pianists of all ages. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering, pedaling and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles: * Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered * Blue Moon * The Blue Room * Dancing on the Ceiling * Falling in Love with Love * Have You Met Miss Jones? * He Was Too Good to Me * I Could Write a Book * I Didn’t Know What Time It Was * I Wish I Were in Love Again * It Never Entered My Mind * Johnny One Note * The Lady Is a Tramp * Mountain Greenery * My Funny Valentine * My Heart Stood Still * There’s a Small Hotel * Where or When * With a Song in My Heart * You Are Too Beautiful * You Took Advantage of Me. 80 pages.

(E-Z Play Today). 20 songs from the classic songwriting team, including: Bewitched * Falling in Love with Love * I Didn''t Know What Time It Was * Isn''t It Romantic? * The Lady Is a Tramp * Manhattan * My Funny Valentine * There''s a Small Hotel * Where or When * With a Song in My Heart * and more.

34 titles including such favorites as: Babes in Arms * Glad to Be Unhappy * I Could Write a Book * It Never Entered My Mind * The Lady Is a Tramp * This Can''t Be Love * My Funny Valentine * Where or When * many more.

Another publication to celebrate the 2002 centennial of revered composer Richard Rodgers, this songbook features easy guitar arrangements with tablature for 25 beloved Broadway standards: Bali Ha''i * Bewitched * Edelweiss * Hello, Young Lovers * I Whistle a Happy Tune * Isn''t It Romantic? * It Might as Well Be Spring * The Lady Is a Tramp * My Favorite Things * My Funny Valentine * Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'' * Some Enchanted Evening * You''ll Never Walk Alone * and more.

An illustrated collection of sixteen songs by Rogers and Hammerstein.

An illustrated version of the popular song enumerating favorite things, from raindrops on roses to silver white winters melting into springs.

(P/V/G Composer Collection). 43 great love songs by the master of American musical theater, including: All at Once You Love Her * Bewitched * Hello, Young Lovers * Here in My Arms * I Could Write a Book * I Didn''t Know What Time It Was * Isn''t It Romantic? * The Most Beautiful Girl in the World * My Funny Valentine * My Romance * Some Enchanted Evening * Where or When * Younger Than Springtime * more. This collection also includes a biography and photos.

Finally, a five finger book of Rodgers and Hammerstein favorites! Featuring songs such as: Do-Re-Mi, Getting To Know You, I Whistle A Happy Tune , It''s A Grand Night For Singing, My Favorite Things and more... Soloist part with optional teacher accompaniment.

20 of their finest songs: Climb Ev''ry Mountain * A Cock-Eyed Optimist * Do I Love You Because You''re Beautiful? * I Have Dreamed * It''s a Grand Night for Singing * Oklahoma * Some Enchanted Evening * Ten Minutes Ago * You''ll Never Walk Alone * more.

Drawing on a wide range of major literary voices, including Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison, as well as lesser-known writers such as William Attaway (Blood on the Forge) and Dorothy West (The Living Is Easy), Rodgers conducts a kind of literary archaeology of the Great Migration. He mines the writers'' biographical connections to migration and teases apart the ways in which individual novels relate to one another, to the historical situation of black America, and to African-American literature as a whole. In reading migration novels in relation to African-American literary texts such as slave narratives, folk tales, and urban fiction, Rodgers affirms the southern folk roots of African-American culture and argues for a need to stem the erosion of southern memory.

This fabulous gift box is the ultimate collection for anyone who loves the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Featuring 90 classic songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, the set includes nine books: vocal selections from their eight most popular shows, plus Rodgers and Hammerstein Rediscovered, a compilation of rare favorites. All the books are packaged in a deluxe hard case for permanent storage and display.

A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children''s Christmas musical your kids will love performing.

20 melodies, including: Bali Ha''i * Climb Ev''ry Mountain * Edelweiss * It''s a Grand Night for Singing * Some Enchanted Evening * You''ll Never Walk Alone * more.

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Childhood; start in theater; role of Dramatists Guild in securing rights of playwrights; beginnings of the Music Theater of Lincoln Center; association with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II; impressions of George Balanchine, Gertrude Lawrence, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billy Rose and others.