1. Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Left – Rodgers
Middle – Berlin
Right - Hammerstein

2. Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Born June 28, 1902 in Queens, NY
Wrote 900 songs and 40 Broadway musicals
Composed music for films and television
Died December 30, 1979
Born July 12, 1895 in NYC
Lyricist
Wrote “Show Boat” with Jerome Kern
Died August 23, 1960

3. Rodgers & Hammerstein Totals awards earned: 35 Tony Awards
15 Academy Awards
2 Pulitzer Prizes
2 Grammy Awards
2 Emmy Awards

4. Rodgers & Hammerstein
1943 – First musical Oklahoma (won 2 Academy Awards)
1945 – Carousel (voted the Best Musical of the 20th century by Time magazine)
1949 – South Pacific (won 10 Tony Awards)
1954 – The King and I (won 5 Academy Awards & Tony Award)
1959 – The Sound of Music (won 5 Academy Awards & Tony Award)

5. Oklahoma
Where is the state of OK?

6. Oklahoma Based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs
Takes place in the Oklahoma Territory (organized incorporated territory of the U.S. that existed from May 2, 1890, until Nov. 16, 1907)
Tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams
Secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie
Songs and dances are fully integrated into the story

7. The Sound of Music takes place in Salzburg, Austria

8. The Sound of Music
Based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
Some details from the von Trapp family were altered for the musical.
The real Maria was employed as a tutor. The musical portrays her as a governess.
The names and ages of the children were changed.
The von Trapps stayed in Austria for several years after Georg & Maria were married, whereas the musical has them escaping shortly after the wedding.