Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music, with over 900 songs and 43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant composers of 20th century American music. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music.
Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top American entertainment awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award — now known collectively as an EGOT. In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him only one of two people to receive each award (Marvin Hamlisch is the other).
Rodgers died in 1979 at the age of 77, after surviving cancer of the jaw, a heart attack, and a laryngectomy. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.
In 1990, the 46th Street Theatre was renamed "The Richard Rodgers Theatre" in his memory. In 1999, Rodgers and Hart were each commemorated on United States postage stamps. In 2002, the centennial year of Rodgers's birth was celebrated worldwide with books, retrospectives, performances, new recordings of his music, and a Broadway revival of Oklahoma!. The BBC Proms that year devoted an entire evening to Rodgers's music, including a concert performance of Oklahoma! The Boston Pops Orchestra released a new CD that year in tribute to Rodgers, entitled My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration.
Several American schools are named after Richard Rodgers.
Alec Wilder wrote the following about Rodgers: "Of all the writers whose songs are considered and examined in this book, those of Rodgers show the highest degree of consistent excellence, inventiveness, and sophistication...[A]fter spending weeks playing his songs, I am more than impressed and respectful: I am astonished."
Richard Rodgers is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Along with the Academy of Arts and Letters, Rodgers also started and endowed an award for non-established musical theater composers to produce new productions either by way of full productions or staged readings. It is the only award for which the Academy of Arts and Letters accepts applications and is presented every year. Below are the previous winners of the award
Fotos
Filmes (68)
The Colors Within
2024 · Music
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024 · Songs
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022 · Music
Some Enchanted Evening
2021 · Music, Songs
The King and I
2018 · Songs, Music
The Sound of Music Live!
2015 · Songs, Original Music Composer
The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 · Songs
Oklahoma!
2011 · Musical
South Pacific
2010 · Musical
Oklahoma! (Takarazuka)
2006 · Original Music Composer, Songs
Oklahoma!
2002 · Music
Ao Sul do Pacífico
2001 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Oklahoma!
1999 · Musical, Original Music Composer, Songs
The King and I
1999 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Cinderella
1997 · Original Music Composer, Songs, Music
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995 · Music
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream
1993 · Music
The Boys from Syracuse
1986 · Music
I Am Returning Your Portrait
1983 · Music
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Thanks
Androcles and the Lion
1967 · Songs, Lyricist
Carousel
1967 · Songs
Annie Get Your Gun
1967 · Producer
The Sound of Music
1965 · Music, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Cinderella
1965 · Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962 · Songs, Original Music Composer
State Fair
1962 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Flower Drum Song
1961 · Songs, Original Music Composer
South Pacific
1958 · Theatre Play, Songs, Music, Original Music Composer
Pal Joey
1957 · Songs, Music, Original Music Composer
Cinderella
1957 · Songs, Original Music Composer
The King and I
1956 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Gaby
1956 · Music
Carousel
1956 · Songs, Music, Musical, Original Music Composer
Paris in the Springtime
1956 · Songs
Dearest Enemy
1955 · Songs
Oklahoma!
1955 · Songs, Music, Musical, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Songs
A Connecticut Yankee
1955 · Songs
Victory at Sea
1954 · Music
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Self
South Pacific
1952 · Music, Songs
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951 · Music
Words and Music
1948 · Songs, Original Music Composer
State Fair
1945 · Songs, Original Music Composer
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Songs
I Married an Angel
1942 · Songs, Musical
Too Many Girls
1940 · Songs
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · Songs
On Your Toes
1939 · Theatre Play, Music, Songs
Babes in Arms
1939 · Songs, Theatre Play
Dancing Pirate
1936 · Songs
Mississippi
1935 · Songs, Music
Hollywood Party
1934 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Songs
Evergreen
1934 · Original Music Composer
Dancing Lady
1933 · Songs
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933 · Photograper's Assistant
The Phantom President
1932 · Songs
Love Me Tonight
1932 · Songs
The Hot Heiress
1931 · Original Music Composer
Ten Cents a Dance
1931 · Idea
Heads Up
1930 · Songs
Follow Thru
1930 · Songs
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Self
Spring Is Here
1930 · Songs
Makers of Melody
1929 · Songs
