Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
  1. Home
  2. Search

Refine search

Refine search

Access:
Content type:
Publication date:
Apply   From and To filters
Subject: Show more
Journals Show more
Publishers: Show more
Societies Show more
Series: Show more
Collections: Show more

Actions for selected content:

Select all | Deselect all
  • View selected items
  • Export citations
  • Download PDF (zip)
  • Save to Kindle
  • Save to Dropbox
  • Save to Google Drive

Save Search

You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
Cancel
×

1 results

  • 1 - Rodgers before Hammerstein

  • from Part I - Before Rodgers and Hammerstein
  • Edited by William A. Everett, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Rodgers and Hammerstein
    Published online:
    08 August 2026
    Print publication:
    03 September 2026, pp 3-18

  • Summary

    This chapter chronicles Rodgers’s activities before his partnership with Hammerstein, focusing on his work with lyricist Lorenz Hart. Following a painstaking pursuit of further professional work (1919–1925), weathering disappointments and developing their style, the team made their mark on Broadway (1925–1931) with musical comedies including A Connecticut Yankee and Chee-Chee and became increasingly successful. After being lured to Hollywood (1930–1934), they enjoyed success with a handful of films such as Love Me Tonight and Hallelujah, I’m a Bum but became gradually disenchanted with the studios. Their return to Broadway (1935–1943) resulted in their most durable run of classic shows, including On Your Toes, Babes in Arms, The Boys from Syracuse and Pal Joey.