Hammerstein

[ham-er-stahyn]

noun

1. Oscar, 1847?–1919, U.S. theatrical manager, born in Germany.

2. his grandson Oscar II, 1895–1960, U.S. lyricist and librettist.

Example Sentences

Leonard Bernstein’s score represented a significant and “difficult” departure from standard, hummable melodic show tunes of the Rodgers and Hammerstein variety.

From Salon

It was a clue to our next destination: the Hollywood Bowl for “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long.”

From Los Angeles Times

“So,” the actor Tom Glynn-Carney told a reporter on Monday night at the Season 2 premiere at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom, everything “hits the fan.”

From New York Times

Turning his sights to show business, Mr. Hayes made his mark onstage in a national tour of the musical “Carousel” and on Broadway in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Me and Juliet,” among other productions.

From New York Times

Signed to EMI's Columbia label in 1965, he went on to produce a string of hits, including a cover version of Edelweiss, from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.

From BBC