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re: Hammerstein did not write stage book for SOM

Posted by:	JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:35 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	Hammerstein did not write stage book for SOM - lordofspeech 12:17 pm EST 12/06/13

I've always heard that Hammerstein was already ill when work began on SOM and he was not up writing both book AND lyrics for this one, as he'd done with all their previous shows. And, for that reason, the book was farmed out to Lindsay and Crouse. I've never read anything that provided more details. I've always wondered why Lindsay and Crouse were chosen and if anyone else was considered. I think, even in its time, SOM, which a box office smash, was considered to be lesser Rodgers and Hammerstein, due mainly to an inferior book. It wasn't until the film was made that SOM became the revered classic that it is today. The creation of SOM might make an interesting behind-the-scenes book or film.
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