This music film documents a celebratory concert marking 80 years of work by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Filmed in December 2023, the production took place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, a venue that previously hosted the West End premieres of The King and I, South Pacific, Carousel, and Oklahoma!. The event features a 40-piece orchestra performing alongside various international performers from film and theater.
The production was co-directed by Christopher Gattelli and Julia Knowles. In the chronological sequence of her work, this project follows An Audience with Kylie and precedes Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked. The screenplay is credited to David Reilly, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II. The cast includes several performers appearing as themselves, such as Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, and Joanna Ampil, with a total of 20 credited cast members. Produced by the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Concord Originals, PBS, and The WNET Group, the film was released on February 14, 2024, with a total runtime of 154 minutes.
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