In which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical does the character Nellie Forbush appear?
"Mary Martin Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress, singer, and Broadway star. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in ""South Pacific"" and Maria von Trapp in ""The Sound of Music"". She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. Martin was born in Weatherford, Texas. Her life as a child as she describes it in her autobiography ""My Heart Belongs"" was secure and happy. She had close relationships with both her mother and"
"allowed him to quit his job as an editor at Macmillan and to become a full-time writer. Over the next five decades, his lengthy, detailed novels centering on different places would dominate the bestseller lists. The role of Nellie Forbush was the first time with Hammerstein that Rodgers made the leading female role a belter, rather than a lyric soprano like Laurey in ""Oklahoma!"" and Julie in ""Carousel"". According to Mordden, ""Nellie was something new in R&H, carrying a goodly share of the score on a 'Broadway' voice"". Nellie does not sing together with Emile, because Rodgers promised Martin that"
"Nellie Forbush, and opera star Ezio Pinza starred as Emile de Becque, the French plantation owner. Also in the cast were Juanita Hall, Myron McCormick and Betta St. John. The 1958 film version, also directed by Logan, starred Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston, and Juanita Hall. Brazzi, Kerr, and Hall had their singing dubbed by others. Based on Margaret Landon's ""Anna and the King of Siam""—the story of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s—Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I opened on Broadway on March 29, 1951,"
"Nellie Forbush in the 2014 Paper Mill Playhouse production of ""South Pacific"". She starred as Mary Catlett in the world premiere of the musical, ""Amazing Grace"" from October to November 2014 playing a role she would later reprise on Broadway. From November 2016 through April 2017, Mackey starred on Broadway in the a cappella musical ""In Transit"". She is playing Dot in the Guthrie Theater's 2017 production of ""Sunday in the Park with George"". After her freshman year of college, Mackey auditioned for the musical ""Wicked"" and was offered a role as a swing on the national touring production. After"
"and Hammerstein musical written for television. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957 as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. The broadcast was viewed by more than 100 million people. It was subsequently remade for television twice, in 1965 and 1997. The 1965 version starred Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon, and the 1997 one starred Brandy Norwood in the title role, with Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother. Both remakes add songs from other Richard Rodgers musicals. The musical has been adapted for the stage in a number of versions, including"
"worldwide by Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals, with the Spanish language premiere taking place in Mexico City in October 2015. In December 2013, ""The Snow Gorilla"" – featuring the voice of Brian Blessed – opened for a five-week run at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, for which they wrote music and lyrics. Their new stage musical adaptation of Sue Townsend's ""The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾"" opened at Leicester's Curve Theatre in March 2015. Their original new musical ""Prodigy"", commissioned by National Youth Music Theatre, ran at the St James Theatre in August 2015. The original cast recording of ""Prodigy"""
"made a brief appearance as Sister Angelina, the singing nun, in the comedy-disaster movie ""Airplane!"". At the beginning of the 1980s, McGovern gave up singing movie themes to begin a career on Broadway, despite not having any acting experience. During 1981, she made her Broadway debut as Mabel in a revival of Gilbert & Sullivan's musical ""The Pirates of Penzance"", taking over for fellow 1970s popular singer Linda Ronstadt. She then performed in two productions with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera: ""The Sound of Music"" (1981; as Maria) and ""South Pacific"" (1982;as Nellie Forbush). She returned to Broadway in 1982"
"but when he proved to be unenthused by the suggestion, Lawrence sent the book to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Rodgers initially demurred because he felt Lawrence's vocal range was limited and she had a tendency to sing flat. But he realised the story had strong potential, and the two men agreed to write what ultimately became ""The King and I"". It opened on Broadway in March 1951, and ultimately, Lawrence won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance. Her triumph was short-lived; her health deteriorated rapidly, forcing her to miss numerous performances until"
"Drama for the 1946 play ""State of the Union"", which was adapted into a film directed by Frank Capra two years later. The 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical ""Cinderella"", recently revived by PBS, featured Lindsay and Stickney playing the roles of the King and Queen, In 1960, the team won the Tony Award for Best Musical for ""The Sound of Music"", for which they wrote the book. They also collaborated on ""Call Me Madam"", ""Happy Hunting"" and ""Mr. President"". Lindsay was a member of The Players Club, the theatrical club founded by Edwin Booth, and served as its president"
"Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""Carousel"". This production opened at the Royal National Theatre and transferred in 1993 to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Her other early roles include Iris in ""Fame"" at the Cambridge Theatre, Maggie in ""A Chorus Line"" at the Derby Playhouse and Cassie in a touring production of the same show, and Jenna in ""The Goodbye Girl"" at the Noël Coward Theatre. She continued her association with Rodgers and Hammerstein in 1998 when she was chosen by director Trevor Nunn to star as Laurey Williams in his new production of ""Oklahoma!"" which was also staged"
"in the ""Rock Tenor Showcase"", a showcase of a new concert experience that melds classical and Broadway music with rock-n-roll songs, at the Florence Gould Hall in Manhattan, and then sang at Dreamlight Theatre Company's ""Bright Lights"" concert series on the evening of January 26 entitled ""A Night with The Ladies"". In March 2009, Osnes took over the role of Ensign Nellie Forbush in the Lincoln Center Theater Broadway revival of ""South Pacific"". She stayed with the show through October 4, 2009, when the production's original star, Kelli O'Hara, returned from maternity leave. She then starred as Bonnie Parker in"
"and Hammerstein's ""South Pacific"". He stars in this British-produced 2-CD set opposite Paige O'Hara as Nellie Forbush. In 1987, Diaz played the role onstage at Lincoln Center. Among the recognitions and awards which Díaz has been honored with are: An Honorary Doctorate in Music from the New England Conservatory, Handel Medallion from the City of New York and The National Medal of Culture from the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. Among the films and television appearances made by Díaz are the following: ... aka ""Life and Death of Manuel de Falla"" (USA) ... aka ""The Life and Music of Manuel"
"Crosby. Norma Zimmer, Lawrence Welk's ""Champagne Lady,"" was also in the group. Noyes and other members of the quartet became ""First Call"" studio singers and can be heard on many movie musicals for two decades, including ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939), ""White Christmas"" (1954), and ""The Sound of Music"" (1965). She also appeared on-camera in several movies and television series, including regular appearances on ""The Dinah Shore Show"" and an episode of ""I Love Lucy"" titled ""Lucy Goes to Scotland."" She appeared as a mother who sings a brief solo in the 1965 television movie ""Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella,"" along"
"Comic Relief called ""Famous, Rich and in the Slums"", where the four celebrities were sent to Kibera in Kenya, Africa's largest slum. In 2011 Womack played the lead role, Ensign Nellie Forbush, a US Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas, in the Lincoln Center production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical ""South Pacific"" at the Barbican Theatre in London. In November 2011, it was reported that Womack was in the running, alongside Dannii Minogue to become a judge on the 2012 series of Britain's Got Talent. However, it was later confirmed that the judging panel for series six would be Simon"
"""Saturday Night"" at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London. On 14 February 2011, Blackman released her debut album, The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein, consisting of classic Rodgers and Hammerstein material, as well as some of their lesser known songs. From 5 to 31 December 2011, Blackman appeared in the title role of ""Snow White"" at the Redditch Palace Theatre. From September 2013 to May 2014 she played the leading role of Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on the UK and Ireland tour. From 7 to 20 August 2017 Blackman starred alongside Daniel Boys and Sherman Brothers' musical"
"by George Cukor, with Gene Kelly and Kay Kendall. Her biggest international fame came from her starring role as Ensign Nellie Forbush in the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""South Pacific"". For her performance, she was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe Award. Gaynor followed this with a comedy at MGM, ""Happy Anniversary"" (1959) opposite David Niven, and the United Kingdom production ""Surprise Package"" (1960), a musical comedy thriller directed by Stanley Donen. Her co-stars were Yul Brynner and Noël Coward. The film had a theme song by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn Her last film role"
"romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. The show includes the well-known songs ""If I Loved You"", ""June Is Bustin' Out All Over"" and ""You'll Never Walk Alone"". Richard Rodgers later wrote that ""Carousel"" was his favorite of all his musicals. Following the spectacular success of the first Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ""Oklahoma!"" (1943), the pair sought to collaborate on another piece, knowing that any resulting work would be compared with ""Oklahoma!"", most likely unfavorably. They were initially reluctant to seek the rights to ""Liliom""; Molnár had refused permission for the work to be adapted in the past, and the original"
"Girls"" feature in the West End musical, with Helen Fraser as Sylvia ""Bodybag"" Hollamby and Maria Charles as Noreen Biggs reprising their original roles from the television series. Nicole Faraday, who plays Shell Dockley in the musical, played Snowball Merriman in Series 4 and 5 of ""Bad Girls"" and Laura Rogers, who plays the part of Wing Governor Helen Stewart played the role of drug addict inmate, Sheena Williams in Series 7. This is the final song list for the production at the Garrick Theatre which differs slightly to the try out at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. For example, the"
"as its two sequels. She also impersonated the title subject of the fact-based made-for-TV movie ""Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story"" in 1995, for which she won her first Emmy. Close has also provided the voice of Mona Simpson, from ""The Simpsons,"" since 1995. ""Entertainment Weekly"" named Close one of the 16 best ""Simpsons"" guest stars. In 2001 she starred in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical ""South Pacific"" as Nellie Forbush on ABC. Close guest-starred on ""Will and Grace"" in 2002, portraying a satirical version of Annie Leibovitz, earning her an Emmy nomination for Guest Actress"
"that recur throughout the work to connect the music and story. A fifteen-minute ""dream ballet"" reflects Laurey's struggle with her feelings about two men, Curly and Jud. By the early 1940s, Rodgers and Hammerstein were each well known for creating Broadway hits with other collaborators. Rodgers, with Lorenz Hart, had produced over two dozen musicals since the 1920s, including such popular successes as ""Babes in Arms"" (1937), ""The Boys from Syracuse"" (1938) and ""Pal Joey"" (1940). Among other successes, Hammerstein had written the words for ""Rose-Marie"" (1924), ""The Desert Song"" (1926), ""The New Moon"" (1927) and ""Show Boat"" (1927). Though"
"Richard Rodgers. The first play he produced was ""Blue Denim"", by James Leo Herlihy and William Noble, and the first play he directed was the comedy ""Absence of a Cello"" in 1964. The ""New York Times"" wrote: ""James Hammerstein has staged the piece with a great deal of verve."" His other directing credits include ""The Indian Wants the Bronx"", ""Wise Child"" and ""Butley"". Hammerstein directed the New York City Opera production of ""The Sound of Music"" in 1990. He co-directed the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical ""State Fair"" in 1996. Among the other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals he directed were"
"play in Los Angeles in mid-1948, they asked her to consider the part. Martin was reluctant to sing opposite Pinza's powerful voice; Rodgers assured her he would see to it the two never sang at the same time, a promise he mostly kept. Rodgers and Martin lived near each other in Connecticut, and after her tour Rodgers invited Martin and her husband, Richard Halliday, to his home to hear the three songs for the musical that he had completed, none of them for Nellie. ""Some Enchanted Evening"" especially struck Martin, and although disappointed the song was not for her, she"
"for five 1994 Laurence Olivier Awards: Best Director of a Musical; Best Actor in a Musical (Roger Allam); Best Actress in a Musical (Haydn Gwynne); Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Henry Goodman); and The American Express Award for Best New Musical, winning for Best New Musical. The first West End revival was staged at the Donmar Warehouse, opening officially on December 16, 2014, running until February 2015. Directed by the Donmar Warehouse's artistic director Josie Rourke, the cast included Hadley Fraser as Stine, Tam Mutu as Stone, Rosalie Craig as Gabbi/Bobbi, Katherine Kelly as Alura/Carla and Samantha Barks as"
"NBC television production starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer was released on CD and digital download in December 2013 on the Sony Masterworks label. Also featured on the album are Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti and Christian Borle. The Sound of Music The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, ""The Story of the Trapp Family Singers"". Set in Austria on the eve of the ""Anschluss"" in 1938, the musical tells the story"
"ultimately premiered in October 2012 at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut. The production, directed by Darko Tresnjak, transferred to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California in March 2013, and then opened on Broadway in 2014. Freedman won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for this musical. Sources: ""The New York Times"", filmreference.com Robert L. Freedman Robert L. Freedman (born July 27, 1957) is an American screenwriter and dramatist. He is best known for his teleplays for ""Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella"" (1997) and """" (2001), and for his Tony-winning book and lyrics of ""A Gentleman's Guide"
"lived to the age of 102. In the early 1940s, composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, each a longtime Broadway veteran, joined forces and began their collaboration by writing two musicals that became massive hits, ""Oklahoma!"" (1943) and ""Carousel"" (1945). An innovation for its time in integrating song, dialogue and dance, ""Oklahoma!"" would serve as ""the model for Broadway shows for decades"". In 1999, ""Time"" magazine named ""Carousel"" the best musical of the century, writing that Rodgers and Hammerstein ""set the standards for the 20th century musical"". Their next effort, ""Allegro"" (1947), was a comparative disappointment, running for"
"to Rodgers and Hammerstein, ""The General Foods 25th Anniversary Show"", which featured all the then-surviving stars (except Alfred Drake) of all the classic Broadway musicals that the team had written (1943–1954). Clayton and John Raitt, in full makeup and costume, performed ""If I Loved You"" (also known as the Bench Scene) from ""Carousel"". It was the first opportunity for millions of viewers to see a scene from the musical, since none of the film versions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musicals had yet been released. Clayton during this period also played herself in an appearance on Peter Lawford's short-lived"
"later heard her sing but was unable to persuade Rodgers to change his mind. Ultimately, Mitzi Gaynor, who had prior work in musical films, and had tested twice for Nellie, was cast in the role. Rossano Brazzi was cast as Emile, a role that was first offered to such established stars as Charles Boyer, Vittorio De Sica and Fernando Lamas. Walston, a noted Broadway musical actor, played the part of Seabee Luther Billis, which he previously played on stage in London. Hanalei Bay on Kauai, one of the Hawaiian Islands, together with Portinatx Beach and the island of Es Vedrà"
"one-act musical ""Terpsichore and Troubadour"" by Rodgers and Hart at the Palace Theatre. Later they took this act on the road. Velie was among the cast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ""Carousel"", which opened at the Majestic Theatre on 19 April 1945 and ran for 890 performances. This may have been the greatest of the Rodgers and Hammerstein scores. Velie was cast as Senator Brockbank in the Irving Berlin musical ""Call Me Madam"", produced by Leland Hayward and directed by George Abbott. It opened at the Imperial Theatre on 12 October 1950 and ran for 644 performances. Velie played"
"write this song. They introduced it to Mary Martin one night when they were at Joshua Logan's house fine-tuning the script. Hammerstein wrote this song to express the exuberance of Nellie's character at this point in the show, and it carried over to Mary Martin's performance of it. Mary Martin was so thrilled that when she sang it on stage, she performed cartwheels on the stage at every turn of ""I'm in love."" I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy ""A Wonderful Guy"" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ""South Pacific."" It was first introduced"
"Favorite Things"", ""Climb Ev'ry Mountain"", ""So Long, Farewell"" and ""Sixteen Going on Seventeen"". ""Edelweiss"" was the last song that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote together. Rodgers and Hammerstein re-worked the musical theatre genre. Early 20th-century musicals, except for the Princess Theatre musicals and a few important examples like Hammerstein and Jerome Kern's ""Show Boat"", were usually whimsical or farcical, and typically built around a star. Because the efforts of Rodgers and Hammerstein were so successful, many musicals that followed contained thought-provoking plots with mature themes, and in which all the aspects of the play, dance, song, and drama, were combined in"
"long been active in her local theater community. She played Dorothy in both BSS Children's Theater and Main Street Theater's production of ""The Wizard of Oz"". At Main Street Theater Stevens also played the role of Sharpay in ""High School Musical"" and ""The Cat"" in ""Honk"". She played Nellie Forbush in Pomperaug High School's ""South Pacific"" alongside Gary Dwyer as Emile DeBeque. She performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of 13. On August 13, 2009, she auditioned for ""American Idol"" in Boston, Massachusetts and sang ""At Last"", where all four judges (including guest judge Victoria Beckham) advanced her to"
"a musical. Dorothy Hammerstein had known Gertrude Lawrence since 1925, when they had both appeared in ""André Charlot's London Revue of 1924"" on Broadway and on tour in North America. Rodgers and Hammerstein had disliked Landon's novel as a basis for a musical when it was published, and their views still held. It consists of vignettes of life at the Siamese court, interspersed with descriptions of historical events unconnected with each other, except that the King creates most of the difficulties in the episodes, and Anna tries to resolve them. Rodgers and Hammerstein could see no coherent story from which"