Charles W. 'Chuck' Bryant
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Yeah, I don't know how they were doing things in 1927.
Yeah, I don't know how they were doing things in 1927.
Right, exactly. So Hammerstein is doing his thing, doing pretty well. Jerome Kern's great. But all of a sudden, a dude lopes onto the scene named Richard Rodgers. And Hammerstein said, Rogers and Hammerstein. That sounds, that has a nice ring to it. They're old buddies, old former classmates from Columbia years earlier.
Right, exactly. So Hammerstein is doing his thing, doing pretty well. Jerome Kern's great. But all of a sudden, a dude lopes onto the scene named Richard Rodgers. And Hammerstein said, Rogers and Hammerstein. That sounds, that has a nice ring to it. They're old buddies, old former classmates from Columbia years earlier.
Right, exactly. So Hammerstein is doing his thing, doing pretty well. Jerome Kern's great. But all of a sudden, a dude lopes onto the scene named Richard Rodgers. And Hammerstein said, Rogers and Hammerstein. That sounds, that has a nice ring to it. They're old buddies, old former classmates from Columbia years earlier.
And Rogers approached Hammerstein and said, hey, there's this play, Green Grow the Lilacs from Lynn Riggs. Why don't we turn that into a musical? And why don't we do a little different? Like, why don't you write the words to this thing first? I'll write the music. And I don't know, let's use an exclamation point in the title. Let's just call it Oklahoma.
And Rogers approached Hammerstein and said, hey, there's this play, Green Grow the Lilacs from Lynn Riggs. Why don't we turn that into a musical? And why don't we do a little different? Like, why don't you write the words to this thing first? I'll write the music. And I don't know, let's use an exclamation point in the title. Let's just call it Oklahoma.
And Rogers approached Hammerstein and said, hey, there's this play, Green Grow the Lilacs from Lynn Riggs. Why don't we turn that into a musical? And why don't we do a little different? Like, why don't you write the words to this thing first? I'll write the music. And I don't know, let's use an exclamation point in the title. Let's just call it Oklahoma.
Yeah, I mean, giants to this day of the industry, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, The King and I. I mean, their names are basically synonymous with musical theater.
Yeah, I mean, giants to this day of the industry, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, The King and I. I mean, their names are basically synonymous with musical theater.
Yeah, I mean, giants to this day of the industry, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, The King and I. I mean, their names are basically synonymous with musical theater.
So there were some like huge, huge shows of the late 20th century that sort of helped redefine Broadway. West Side Story was one. This was what kind of where the idea of the triple threat came along because they didn't have, you know, for a while there, there was like a separate chorus and that like did the dancing and stuff. And
So there were some like huge, huge shows of the late 20th century that sort of helped redefine Broadway. West Side Story was one. This was what kind of where the idea of the triple threat came along because they didn't have, you know, for a while there, there was like a separate chorus and that like did the dancing and stuff. And
So there were some like huge, huge shows of the late 20th century that sort of helped redefine Broadway. West Side Story was one. This was what kind of where the idea of the triple threat came along because they didn't have, you know, for a while there, there was like a separate chorus and that like did the dancing and stuff. And