Richard Rodgers Some Enchanted Evening (2002)

This starstudded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers Rodgers contribution to musical theatre was extraordinary including 900 published songs 40 Broadway musicals and several film scores Rodgers together with lyricists Lorenz Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II wrote many of the best known musicals of the 20th Century including Babes In Arms Oklahoma Carousel South Pacific The King and I and The Sound of Music This performance at Londons Theatre Royal Drury Lane directed for the stage by Simon Callow includes songs dance staged numbers and anecdotes featuring leading stars from both Broadway and Londons West End The cast comprises luminaries drawn from Oklahoma Kiss Me Kate Chicago The King and I and other recent productions as well as from television This musical extravaganza features many of Rodgers bestloved classics