Throughout a career that
spanned four decades, Oscar Hammerstein II used the theatre to promote human
understanding. He continually tackled themes of racism and cultural bias,
changing the very course of musical theatre in the process. These issues are
considered through such songs as “Ol’ Man River” from SHOW BOAT, “You’ve Got To
Be Carefully Taught” from SOUTH PACIFIC and many others from such beloved
musicals as THE KING AND I, FLOWER DRUM SONG, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and CAROUSEL.
Hammerstein believed wholeheartedly in celebrating our differences instead of fearing
them, as simply and eloquently expressed in his musical PIPE DREAM – “It takes
all kinds of people to make up a world.”
Directed by: Amy Perdue
Music Direction by: Joshua N.
Wortham
Starring:
Kyle Billeter
Quan
Chau
Amber dePass
Bobby Henderson
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
Music by Richard Rodgers and Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Conceived by Michael Presser and The Midtown Management
Group, Inc.
Written by Bruce D. Taylor