This star-studded 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 London's 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 London's 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' best-loved classics.
Credits
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening Cast
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Character |
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Judi Dench
She was 67, now 89 years old
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as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
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Gillian Anderson
She was 33, now 55 years old
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as Performer |
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Maureen Lipman
She was 55, now 77 years old
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as Performer |
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Ruthie Henshall
She was 34, now 57 years old
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as Performer: 'My Funny Valentine' |
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Josie Lawrence
She was 42, now 64 years old
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Kim Criswell
She was 44, now 66 years old
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as Performer |
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Claire Moore
She was 45, 31 years old when she died
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as Herself |
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Sally Burgess
She was 48, now 70 years old
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as Performer |
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Lesley Garrett
She was 46, now 69 years old
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as Performer |
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Dave Willetts
He was 49, now 71 years old
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Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening Crew
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Department |
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Andy Picheta as Director. He was 44 (now 66) years old
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Directing |
