{"product_id":"the-rodgers-and-hammerstein-encyclopedia","title":"The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp\u003eStill the most influential and popular songwriting team in the history of the American Musical Theatre  Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein represent Broadway musicals at their finest. The team revolutionized the musical play with Oklahoma! in 1943 and then went on to explore territory never put on the musical stage before in such beloved shows as Carousel  South Pacific  The King and I and The Sound of Music. The team also worked in film  as with State Fair  and in the new medium of television  with Cinderella. For the first time  the lives  careers  works  songs  and themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein have been gathered together in an encyclopedia that covers the many talents of these men. In addition to their plays and films together  every work that each man did with other collaborators is also discussed. Hundreds of their songs are described  and there are entries on the many actors  directors  and other creative artists who they worked with. A complete list of awards  recordings  and books about the team are included  as well as a chronology of everything either man wrote. But The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia is not just about facts. It explains their work  explores themes in their musicals  and illustrates why they remain a driving force in the American Theatre.  This is the first encyclpoedia to look specifically at the careers and works of Rodgers and Hammerstein  covering all their musicals together for stage  screen and televsion  but also everything they wrote with others. The purpose is to create a comprehensive guide to the American Musical Theatres foremost collaboration. The encyclopedia is (1) comprehensve  describing the works  the people involved in those works  and many of their famous songs; ( 2) up-to-date  including the most recent revivals of their works and new recordings of their scores; and (3) easy to use  being alphabetically arranged with cross-reference listings  chronological lists  lists of awards and recordings  and bibliographic information for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964330504245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313341400","price":58.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780313341403_dc10d7ff-5c66-4328-adc9-64394f314f00.jpg?v=1772679021","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-rodgers-and-hammerstein-encyclopedia","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}