Editing Richard Rodgers (section)

===Rodgers and Hammerstein===
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[[File:Rodgers and Hammerstein at piano-original.jpg|thumb|Rodgers (seated) with Hammerstein, 1945]]

Rodgers' partnership with Hart began having problems because of the lyricist's unreliability and declining health from [[alcoholism]]. Rodgers began working with [[Oscar Hammerstein II]], with whom he had previously written songs (before ever working with Lorenz Hart). Their first musical, the groundbreaking hit ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (1943), is a notable example of a "[[book musical]]", a musical play in which the songs and dances are fully integrated into the plot. What was once a collection of songs, dances and comic turns held together by a tenuous plot became a fully integrated narrative. Even though ''[[Show Boat]]'' is considered to be the earliest example of a book musical, ''Oklahoma!'' epitomized the innovations for which ''Show Boat'' had laid the groundwork and is considered the first production in American history to be intentionally marketed as a fully integrated musical.<ref>O'Leary, J. (2014). Oklahoma!, "lousy publicity," and the politics of formal integration in the American Musical Theater. Journal of Musicology, 31(1), 139–182. https://doi.org/10.1525/jm.2014.31.1.139</ref>

In 1943, Richard Rodgers became the ninth president of the [[Dramatists Guild of America]].  In November that year he and Hart mounted a revival of ''[[A Connecticut Yankee (musical)|A Connecticut Yankee]]''; Hart died from alcoholism and pneumonia just days after its opening.

Rodgers and Hammerstein went on to create four more hits that are among the most popular in musical history. Each was made into a successful film: ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' (1945), ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' (1949, winner of the 1950 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Drama), ''[[The King and I]]'' (1951), and ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1959). Other shows include the minor hit ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' (1958), as well as relative failures ''[[Allegro (musical)|Allegro]]'' (1947), ''[[Me and Juliet]]'' (1953), and ''[[Pipe Dream (musical)|Pipe Dream]]'' (1955). They also wrote the score to the film ''[[State Fair (1945 film)|State Fair]]'' (1945) (which was remade in 1962 with [[Pat Boone]]) and a special TV musical of ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'' (1957).

Their collaboration produced many well-known songs, including "[[Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin']]", "[[People Will Say We're in Love]]", "[[Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein song)|Oklahoma]]" (which also became the state song of Oklahoma), "It's A Grand Night For Singing", "[[If I Loved You]]", "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]", "[[It Might as Well Be Spring]]", "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", "[[Younger Than Springtime]]", "[[Bali Hai]]", "[[Getting to Know You (song)|Getting to Know You]]", "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]", "[[The Sound of Music (song)|The Sound of Music]]", "[[Sixteen Going on Seventeen]]", "[[Climb Ev'ry Mountain]]", "[[Do-Re-Mi]]", and "[[Edelweiss (song)|Edelweiss]]", Hammerstein's last song.

[[File:Richard Rodgers Ed Sullivan 1952.JPG|thumb|Rodgers was the subject of a two-part special on [[Ed Sullivan]]'s ''Toast of the Town'' television show in 1952]]

Much of Rodgers' work with both Hart and Hammerstein was orchestrated by [[Robert Russell Bennett]]. Rodgers composed twelve themes, which Bennett used in preparing the orchestra score for the 26-episode [[World War II]] television documentary ''[[Victory at Sea]]'' (1952–53). This [[NBC]] production pioneered the "compilation documentary"—programming based on pre-existing footage—and was eventually broadcast in dozens of countries. The melody of the popular song "[[No Other Love (1953 song)|No Other Love]]" was later taken from the ''Victory at Sea'' theme entitled "Beneath the Southern Cross". Rodgers won an [[Emmy]] for the music for the ABC documentary ''[[The Valiant Years|Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years]]'', scored by [[Eddie Sauter]], [[Hershy Kay]], and [[Robert Emmett Dolan]]. Rodgers composed the theme music, "[[March of the Clowns]]", for the 1963–64 television series ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]'', which ran for 30 episodes. He also contributed the main title theme for the 1963–64 historical anthology television series [[The Great Adventure (U.S. TV series)|''The Great Adventure'']].

In 1950, [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] received [[The Hundred Year Association of New York]]'s Gold Medal Award "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York." Rodgers, Hammerstein, and [[Joshua Logan]] won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''South Pacific''.<ref>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Drama "Drama"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 3, 2013.</ref> Rodgers and Hammerstein had won a [[Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards|special Pulitzer Prize]] in 1944 for ''Oklahoma!''.<ref>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Special-Awards-and-Citations "Special Awards and Citations"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 3, 2013.</ref>

In 1954, Rodgers conducted the [[New York Philharmonic Orchestra]] in excerpts from ''Victory at Sea'', ''[[Slaughter on Tenth Avenue]]'' and the ''[[Carousel Waltz]]'' for a special LP released by [[Columbia Records]].

[[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musicals earned a total of 37 [[Tony Award]]s, 15 [[Academy Awards]], two [[Pulitzer Prize]]s, two [[Grammy Award]]s, and two [[Emmy Award]]s.