Rodgers' and Hamerstein's finest achievement.

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2011)

Perhaps not too many people know this, but Oscar Hamerstein 2nd always wrote the words first, then Richard Rodgers supplied the music.
This was how the two men went about their entire working relationship of which The Sound of Music is without doubt their finest achievement during an 18 year partnership.
They say they don't write musicals like this any more, and they don't, because we haven't got the writers.
Lyrically philosophical, and extremely tuneful and bright melodies, you come out of the theatre remembering and whistling the songs, this is the essence of a good musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber eat your heart out.
When Oscar Hammerstein died in the 60's, Oscar never lived to see the screen version of this show, and the last song the two men wrote was Edelweiss.