What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
DarlinDarla14
Swing Joined: 8/15/06
#0What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 9:57amCall me old fashioned, but I love R&H. I think my fave is Sound of Music. What about you?
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#1re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:00am
"South Pacific." I don't think it's the best R&H, but it's my favorite. I grew up with it. I can't wait for the revival this season at LTC.
Best R&H? "King and I." Hands down.
#2re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:10amI love Carousel. But after seeing the revival of "The King and I" in the 90s, that comes as a close 2nd.
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#3re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:10am
The King And I. I adore it so. But really, I love all Rodgers and Hammerstein, their music works so well with my voice. :3
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#4re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:13amThe King and I. It's so epic and beautiful.
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VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#5re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:17am
"The King and I. It's so epic and beautiful."
Not only that, K&I always PLAYS.
If you have a lousy Julie Jordon in Carousel, it falls apart.
I've seen many awful productions of K&I, and it always plays. That book is fool-proof.
#6re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:41amThe King and I. It's so beautiful and the story is engrossing.
#7re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 10:58amI am partial to Carousel as my personal favorite, but South Pacific is a close second.
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#8re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:05am
Top 3 R&H:
*Sound of Music
*King and I
*State Fair(probably more so because I was in it)
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VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#10re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:10am
Wow, question for those of you choosing "Sound of Music" as your favorite R&H.
Are you talking about the film, or the show? Because they're two different animals. The film is genius. The show is not.
#11re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:11amFLOWER DRUM SONG - the original not that revival dreck.
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#13re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:15amCarousel and South Pacific tie.
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VeuveClicquot
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#14re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:16am
"Flower Drum Song?" Why, wonderboy?
I'm not questioning your taste, I'm just curious.
#15re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:21amThe Sound of Music's film recording is my favorite because I grew up with it, but the King and I is my favorite score. It's perfect.
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#16re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:38am
King and I or The sound of Music
Honorable mention to SoPac.
I may be the only person who hated Carousel. But, I have a feeling it was more of the quality of the production I saw. Billy was a shrimpy dancer/chorus boy.
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#17re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:41am
SOUTH PACIFIC!!
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#18re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:43amTHe KING & I is closest to my heart. I could watch "Small House of Uncle Thomas" once a day and still be thrilled by it.
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#19re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:43amI know them all so well , it's hard to choose. Sound of Music and South Pacific always bring me to tears.. But I love some of the songs in Carousel, especially "What's the use in wondering.." and "You'll Never Walk Alone".
#20re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:46amThe revival of "The King and I" was my first Broadway show and I loved it. Last year I finally saw the movie, and it's such a nice piece. I'd had to tie it with the sound of music.
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#21re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:48am
Nothing compates to the Sound of Music!!!! That's their best by far!
Funny Face
Broadway Star Joined: 7/6/06
#22re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:56am
The Sound of Music movie. Maybe it's becaue I had grown up on the movie way before I saw the play, but I really hate the play. The changes they made for the movie were just so smart. Maria and the Mother Abbess singing "My Favorite Things"? What?!
I also love Cinderella. The book is a little cheesy, but I think it has such a timeless score. There isn't one song I don't like from it.
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Swing Joined: 8/10/06
#23re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 12:08pmI love the movie of State Fair.
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#24re: What's Your Fave Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Posted: 8/16/06 at 12:11pm
On Stage:
THE KING AND I, followed closely by
CAROUSEL and
SOUTH PACIFIC
Film:
SOUND OF MUSIC
THE KING AND I
CINDERELLA
