New Releases by Richard Rodgers

"Material contained herein, in a different form, copyrighted 1951 by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, renewed 1979."--Title page verso.

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 re-creation 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. In 1956 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were indisputably the world''s most successful writers of musicals. Julie Andrews was a sparkling new star, having just triumphed in My Fair Lady. When her agent approached Rodgers and Hammerstein and suggested that the television audience would welcome a musical version of "Cinderella," it was an irresistible temptation for all. Everything about the project was right from the start. The CBS production team was quickly assembled. Richard Lewine, a distant cousin of Rodgers and a close friend, was the producer, Ralph Nelson the director. Howard Lindsay and his wife, Dorothy Stickney, were signed for the King and Queen; Jon Cypher played the Prince; the Stepmother and Stepsisters were made less frightening and more comic by Ilka Chase, Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley; rather than the standard old crone, the beautiful Edie Adams played the Godmother. Rodgers and Hammerstein approached the story with the honesty and simplicity that characterized all their work. They purposely did not seek to improve a story they felt was dramatically sound, as many writers are prone to do, instead concentrating on bringing the characters to life. Rodgers wrote in his autobiography Musical Stages, "In writing the story and the songs, Oscar and I felt that it was important to keep everything as traditional as possible, without any ''modernizing'' or reaching for psychological significance." When Hammerstein was asked where he found the version of Cinderella story he based his adaptation upon, he answered, "I looked it up in the encyclopedia." The marriage of music, lyrics and story in Cinderella exemplified their artistic philosophy; all elements held together integrally to illuminate the characters. As Rodgers explained, "Although a few of its songs have become popular, our score for Cinderella is another example of what theatre music is really about. No matter what the medium, a score is more than a collection of individual songs. It is, or should be, a cohesive entity whose word and music are believable expressions of the characters singing them...Like a symphony, concerto or opera, some portions have greater appeal than others, but it is the work as a whole that makes the overall impression." Cinderella succeeded. When it was broadcast on March 31, 1957, it was viewed by more people than any other program in the history of television.

"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."--Back cover

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.

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.

(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.

(Big Note Composer Collection). 22 songs, including: Climb Ev''ry Mountain * Honey Bun * If I Loved You * It''s a Grand Night for Singing * The March of the Siamese Children * Maria * Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'' * People Will Say We''re in Love * Sixteen Going on Seventeen * The Sound of Music * Younger Than Springtime * and more.

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.

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

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.