Please answer the following question: Information: - The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to the naive Iowa townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. But Harold is no musician and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love. Harold risks being caught to win her. - Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name which , in turn , was based on Ferenc Molnar 's non-musical play Liliom . The 1956 Carousel film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones , and was directed by Henry King . Like the original stage production , the film contains what many critics consider some of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's most beautiful songs , as well as what may be , along with the plots of Allegro and South Pacific , the most serious storyline found in their musicals . - Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929September 14, 1982) was an American actress who became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III, in April 1956. - The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers". Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", and the title song "The Sound of Music". - Ferenc Molnar (birthname Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952) was a Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist who adopted American citizenship. Molnar was born in Budapest. He emigrated to the United States to escape persecution of Hungarian Jews during World War II. Writing. As a novelist, Molnar may best be remembered for "The Paul Street Boys", the story of two rival gangs of youths in Budapest. It was ranked second in a poll of favorite books as part of the Hungarian version of "Big Read" in 2005 and has been made into feature films on several different occasions. His most popular plays are "Liliom" (1909, tr. 1921), later adapted into a musical ("Carousel"); "The Guardsman" (1910, tr. 1924), which served as the basis of the film of the same name, which starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (1931); and "The Swan" (1920, tr. 1922). His 1918 film, "The Devil", was adapted three years later for American audiences, starring George Arliss in his first nationally released film. The 1956 film version of "The Swan" (which had been filmed twice before) was Grace Kelly's penultimate film, and was released on the day of her wedding to Prince Rainier. - Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music up to the present day, and have an enduring broad appeal. - Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, "Green Grow the Lilacs". Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancee, Ado Annie. - Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 January 24, 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, "Oklahoma!" (1955) and "Carousel" (1956), and playing Bill Sherman in "On Moonlight Bay" (1951) and "By The Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953). - Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was based on the 1957 novel, "The Flower Drum Song", by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the West End and on tour. It was adapted for a 1961 musical film. - Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as "Oklahoma!" (1955), "Carousel" (1956), and "The Music Man" (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in "Elmer Gantry" (1960). She played the lead role of Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical situation-comedy television series "The Partridge Family" (197074), which co-starred her real-life stepson David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy. - Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 August 23, 1960) was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for singers and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with numerous composers, such as Jerome Kern, with whom he wrote "Show Boat", Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting and Sigmund Romberg; but he is best known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, which include "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I", and "The Sound of Music". - The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the 1944 novel "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon, which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece, as well as by a love that neither can admit. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951, at Broadway's St. James Theatre. It ran nearly three years, then the fourth longest-running Broadway musical in history, and has had many tours and revivals. - Liliom is a 1909 play by the Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar. It was very famous in its own right during the early to mid-20th century, but is best known today as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". - Rodgers and Hammerstein refers to an influential, innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team consisting of composer Richard Rodgers (19021979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (18951960). They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, initiating what is considered the "golden age" of musical theatre. Five of their Broadway shows, "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music", were outstanding successes, as was the television broadcast of "Cinderella". Of the other four that the team produced on Broadway during their lifetimes, "Flower Drum Song" was well-received, and none was an outright flop. Most of their shows have received frequent revivals around the world, both professional and amateur. Among the many accolades their shows (and film versions) garnered were thirty-four Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, and two Grammy Awards. After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'carousel ' with the relationship of 'composer'. Choices: - jerome kern - meredith willson - oscar hammerstein ii - prince - richard rodgers - rodgers and hammerstein - rudolf friml - sigmund romberg - vincent youmans
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richard rodgers