Production Staff
Composer
Lyricist
Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist
Nona Beamer
Assistant to the choreographer and Hawaiian consultant
Robert Russell Bennett orchestrated more than 300 Broadway musical scores including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face the Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian's Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Richard Rodgers' TV documentary score for "Victory at Sea." A classically trained composer, Bennett's prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera.
Vocal Music Arranger
Scenic Designer
Settings/Lighting
Awards and Nominations
1961 Tony Awards
Best Conductor and Musical Director: Pembrode Davenport was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: George Jenkins was nominated but did not win.