My Favorite Things: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary
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Aaron Tveit, Patrick Wilson and more perform songs from musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein including “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I” and “The Sound of Music.”
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Matt Roush says...
Oh, what a beautiful evening you’ll have, basking in the lush melodies and timeless lyrics of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The glorious singing qualifies easily for the Great Performances tag in a concert shot in December at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane to make the 80th anniversary of the duo’s first collaboration, Oklahoma! Patrick Wilson, who played Curly in Broadway 2002-03 revival, opens the show with “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” followed later by Audra McDonald’s soaring “Mister Snow” from Carousel, whose 1994 revival earned her the first of a record six Tony Awards. Another standout: Downton Abbey’s Julian Ovenden offering a heartrending version of South Pacific’s “This Nearly Was Mine.” In an audio recording, Hammerstein says of their songs, “Beneath their simplicity, you’ll find some truth about life.” Which is why the music will endure for years to come.
