Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs.
He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new ... read more
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Macbeth | Folding Chair Classical Theatre | Macbeth
Father Comes Home From the Wars | Actors Express | Colonel
Angels In America Parts I & II | Actors Express | Roy Cohn
The Crucible | Actors Express | Danforth
The Devils | Actors Express | Alexei Kirlov
Faith Healer | Jib Jam Productions | Frank Hardy
Faith Healer | Theatre Gael | Frank Hardy
Sweeny Todd | Theatre Gael | Judge Turpin
Violet | Actors Express | Father
Rainmaker | Stage Door Players | File
Blackbird | Athias Pruductions | Ray
Love Jerry | Actors Express | Mike
Beauty Queen of Leenane | Theatre Gael | Pato Dooley
A Skull In Connemara | ... read more
LINDSAY DOLAN CHOREOGRAPHER
THE MITFORD GIRLS Globe Theatre 1981
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE 1981/1993
The Mitford Girls
Goodbye Mr Chipps
Cavalcade
The Merchant of Venice
Oh Kay
Director /Choreographer
Follow That Star
RSC Productions Choreographer
The Wizard of Oz
Show Boat [London Palladium]
Comedy of Errors
Merry Wives of Windsor
Twelfth Night
Gilbert and Sulivan at the Savoy Theatre
Pirates of Penzance
H M S Pinafore
Mikado
E N O;
Faust
Don Quixote
Mephistopheles
Royal Opera House;
The Flying Dutchman
Simon Bocca Negra
West End;
Mr and Mrs Nobody
A saint She Ain't
Kiss me Kate [RSC]
South Bank;
Rate payers Iolanthie
Metropolitan Mikado
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Peter has been a music educator and music director for more than 25 years. He has performed in theaters throughout New York and Florida either onstage as a character or accompanying the show behind a piano. Memorable onstage performances include the Emcee in CABARET, Billy Flynn in CHICAGO, Mozart in AMADEUS, Nathan Detroit in GUYS AND DOLLS, Lumierè in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and many others. Peter has produced, provided live orchestral piano accompaniment and music directed over 100 shows. A few favorites include SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, LEGALLY BLONDE, THE WHO'S TOMMY, JESUS CHRIST ... read more
