Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) was an American producer, writer, and director of musicals. As a lyricist, he collaborated with Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg, Otto Harbach and, most famously, Richard Rodgers.
==Songs performed by the Muppets==
===Music by Rudolf Friml, Lyrics with Otto Harbach===
*from Rose-Marie
:"Indian Love Call"
===Music by Sigmund Romberg===
*from The New Moon
:"Stouthearted Men"
*from The Night Is Young
:"When I Grow Too Old to Dream"
===Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics with Otto Harbach===
*from Sunny
:"Who?"
*from Three Sisters
:"I Won't Dance"
===Music by Jerome Kern===
*from Show Boat
:"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
:"Ol' Man River"
===Music by Richard Rodgers===
*from Oklahoma!
:"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"
:"Oklahoma"
* from Carousel
:"If I Loved You"
:"You'll Never Walk Alone"
*from South Pacific
:"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair"
:"Some Enchanted Evening"
*from The King and I
:"I Whistle a Happy Tune"
:"Shall We Dance?"
*from Flower Drum Song
:"I Enjoy Being a Girl"
*from The Sound of Music
:"Do-Re-Mi"
:"The Lonely Goatherd"
:"My Favorite Things"
==References==
*In Episode 3113 of Sesame Street, Dr. Sing sings the title line of "Ten Minutes Ago" from Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella when pointing to Telly's ten minute-old x-ray.
*In the "Construction Dance" featured in "Elmo's World: Building Things," a singer sings about different tools. As she sings about hammers, she quips, "Hammerstein, eat your heart out."
==Notes==
*A film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream, based on John Steinbeck's novel Sweet Thursday, was once proposed to star the Muppets.Mandelbaum, Ken. Not Since Carrie: 40 years of Broadway Musical Flops. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1992. p. 99.
==Sources==
==Links==
* Internet Broadway Database entry
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