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The Sound of Music review – charming musical nourishes the soul

In our dark times, the Rodgers and Hammerstein classics offer a sugar-coated disguise for a show with political heft

The Guardian - UK

Rodgers and Hammerstein: Carousel album review – welcome return from Broadway band of dreams

After’s last year’s Oklahoma!, John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London deliver another superlative recording of a classic musical, sung by a first-rate cast

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Andrew Scott’s Vanya and an Othello with three Iagos

The Fleabag star delivers a bravura solo version of Chekhov’s classic, plus new perspectives on Shakespeare and a starry Rodgers and Hammerstein hoedown

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The King and I at the Dominion Theatre review: Helen George is remarkable in an otherwise stale revival

Thank goodness for the Call the Midwife star who delivers an assured performance in this technically competent but lacklustre show

Evening Standard

The King and I review – Helen George stars in staid Rodgers and Hammerstein revival

Bartlett Sher’s gingerly feminist take on the problematic mid-century musical has superb dancing but is ponderously paced

The Guardian - UK

Oh, what a beautiful evening – but this ritzy Rodgers and Hammerstein tribute could have been radical

A superb, starry cast in the West End paid homage to the musical duo behind Carousel, Oklahoma! and South Pacific. If only the concert had also addressed their shows’ contradictions

The Guardian - UK

Enjoy some fine wine and a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic

Sample a nice drop and hear some great show tunes.

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Christopher Plummer’s singing voice included in rerelease of Sound of Music soundtrack

Expanded and remastered version of soundtrack features actor’s singing, which was dubbed over in film

The Guardian - UK

The King and I delights Newcastle Theatre Royal as stunning revival reignites classic

Sit back and enjoy nearly three hours of fantastic music and song in this stunning revival of a classic musical

Chronicle Live

The week in theatre: Top Girls; The Great British Bake Off Musical; Sleepova; Oklahoma! – review

A revival of Caryl Churchill’s female power play has yet to settle; Paul and Prue become song-and-dance naturals; a fab four get ready for bed; and who can say no to this Rodgers and Hammerstein reinvention

The Guardian - UK

Oklahoma! at the Wyndham’s Theatre review: remains a rip-snorting, foot-stamping triumph

This reimagining of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1943 musical is utterly thrilling

Evening Standard

South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells review: Barely puts a foot, or a note, wrong

This revelatory production celebrates the lush score and clarifies the script’s attitude to race and exploitation

Evening Standard

Familiar fairy tale features modern twists in Australian production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella opens in Melbourne with a modern-day take and a world-first casting.

ABC News

Oklahoma! review – an invigorating take on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic

This modern, sexy and unsettling show injects thrills into a familiar musical, making it feel newly minted

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Daniel Fish on his dark new Oklahoma!: ‘We’re trying to deal with violence, injustice, and community’

The New York theatre director and actors Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas and Patrick Vaill talk to Sarah Crompton about turning the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic into the most challenging version ever, and finding the truth of it in this moment for the London stage

The Guardian - UK

Oh what a gun-totin’ morning: raw Oklahoma! swaps folksiness for firearms

Daniel Fish’s restaging of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is no Kansas City cornbread caper. The director explains why he ratcheted up the racial tension and gun violence

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