Oscar Hammerstein II News

CLUB44 RECORDS has announced the release of the new album from Spencer Day, the #1 Billboard jazz/pop singer and songwriter seen everywhere from Lincoln Center to the Hollywood Bowl. Broadway By Day, Spencer’s debut from the label, is available on streaming platforms and on CD and in stores and online today, Friday, February 25. 

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the Washington, D.C. premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater April 5–10, 2022.

Fulton Theatre opens Rodgers and Hammerstein's last collaboration, The Sound of Music. A story about finding a place in the world and connecting with family; its themes are just as universal as its music is memorable. This production holds special significance for the Fulton as many cast members, designers, and crew were part of previous Fulton productions of The Sound of Music.

The American Theatre Guild will present the Eugene engagement of the innovative new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK IN EUGENE SERIES and is taking the Hult Center stage March 18-20, 2022.

The American Theatre Guild will present the Thousand Oaks engagement of the innovative new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC.

The American Theatre Guild will present the Colorado Springs engagement of the innovative new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK AT THE PIKES PEAK CENTER SERIES and will take the Pikes Peak Center stage March 29-30, 2022.

San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced the complete cast and creative team for the Company’s first production of 2022: the Tony Award®-nominated A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, a musical revue showcasing the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. 

Featuring Jane Monheit and Dave Koz, the album includes a simmering take on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Bali Ha’i” (South Pacific), an inventive reworking of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You” (Evita), and a pensive exploration of Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin’s “Maybe” (Annie). Pre-save the new album now!

Celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2022, Inside Broadway announces the return of its professional touring production this year – the first time since COVID-19, bringing classic Broadway musicals directly into New York City school's auditorium to give the students, teachers, and staff a fun, educational, and safe live theatre experience.

In the spring of 2024, Interlochen Arts Academy will present the staged premiere of the opera Edmonia by award-winning composer William Banfield. The opera celebrates Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), the acclaimed and pioneering African American and Native American 19th-century sculptor.

Moulin Rouge! Kinky Boots! Into the Woods! Bye Bye Birdie! Candide!  Those five musicals, plus many others, all made their Broadway debut on West 45th Street at the historic Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus will present the Philadelphia premiere of the reimagined Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!, running March 8 through March 20 at the Forrest Theatre. The 2021-22 national tour will mark the first time a First-Class Equity production of Oklahoma! has toured North America in more than 40 years.

Theatre Under The Stars has announced the cast of the new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.

Despite the complications that a modern perspective puts on the more prickly parts of the story, you can't help but be both moved and tickled by the show's iconic, perfectly crafted R&H songs. And fortunately, the beautiful and appropriately elegant production of 'Carousel' running at Vero Beach, Fla.'s Riverside Theatre now through Jan. 23 exemplifies why shows such as these continue to be revered staples in theaters around the country.

THE LETTERS OF OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II (Oxford University Press – May 2022), edited by Mark Eden Horowitz, the award-winning author of Sondheim on Music, is a rich collection that features hundreds of previously unpublished letters that show off all facets of Hammerstein's many engagements and his personality.

Eight talented singers a part of the Bergen County Players staged Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award-nominated musical revue at the Little Firehouse Theater in Oradell in a delighted audience.

Families can continue their favorite holiday tradition of viewing the Rodgers & Hammerstein cinematic treasure The Sound of Music this year by tuning in to ABC on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 7/6c.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has today announced their 2022 Built by Barn Season, which comprises seven new productions.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will usher in a theatrical homecoming celebration, with its dazzling return to indoor theatrical performances starting in February. The 2022 season features seven spectacular productions across Oklahoma City – at the beloved Plaza Theatre, majestic Civic Center Music Hall, historic Harn Homestead and the acclaimed, new First Americans Museum.

The Best of Broadway will present the Lowcountry premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center  May 21 & 22, 2022.  Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, December 13 at 10AM.