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Rodgers & Hart - A Celebration

"Tuneful and tasty, schmaltzy and smart -- music by Rodgers, lyrics by Hart."

Irving Berlin

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Revue

  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups
From their first hit song in 1925 through their final show-stopper in 1943, the prolific team of Rodgers & Hart was continually redefining the musical theatre with its wit, freshness and intelligence. 

In this rousing pastiche, the first act sets the stage for romance while the second act is comprised of their more satiric gems. The brief narration highlights the Rodgers & Hart story, but it's the songs that explain their success. 

Perhaps master tunesmith Irving Berlin summed it up best: "Tuneful and tasty, schmaltzy and smart -- music by Rodgers, lyrics by Hart."
REVIEWS:

"A champagne- fizz of an evening...wise, mocking, lovely, tuneful...always bewitching ...their songs not only became an indelible part of American musical theatre history but also helped to define the very terms we use to speak of love."

The New York Times

"This remarkable revelry has been fashioned out of wit, insight, and affection by people who not only like Rodgers & Hart but understand what they are about."

New York Daily News
Premiere Production: In 1975 the musical revue Rodgers & Hart, conceived by Richard Lewine and John Fearnley, premiered at the Helen Hayes Theater and ran for 108 performances. The show featured over fifty songs composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 3F
  • Casting Notes: The New York production featured six men and six women, each with more or less equal-sized roles.

    In Los Angeles and at Chicago, the casts comprised three men and three women. It is not always necessary, however, for the cast to be evenly divided between men and women; further, it can be an excellent vehicle for two stars and several supporting players.

Available Material

Name Price
Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

1 x Libretto-Vocal Books
1 x Piano Conductor Score - Act I
1 x Piano Conductor Score - Act II

$24.00
Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

1 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act I
1 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act II

$75.00
Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

10 x Libretto-Vocal Books
2 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act I
2 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act II

$550.00 +$135.00/pm
Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

1 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act I
1 x Piano-Conductor Score - Act II
1 x Reed I (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
1 x Reed II (Oboe, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Optional English Horn and Bass Clarinet)
1 x Percussion (Trap Set, Wood Block, Triangle, Bells, Vibraphone, Timpani, Temple Blocks, Shell, Optional Castanets, Wind Whistle, Slapstick, Bell Tree, Xylophone)
1 x Bass (Doubling Sandpaper Blocks)

$350.00 +$135.00/pm
Lib/Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

10 x Libretto-Vocal Books

$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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