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Additional authors

1. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
2. Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
3. Fields, Joseph A., 1895-1966.
4. Longbottom, Robert
5. Salonga, Lea
6. Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, Calif.), producer.
7. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Description

1. [1], 101 leaves; 28 cm.

Summary

1. New version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1958 stage musical, which retains the original songs but replaces the earlier libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields with a new one by David Henry Hwang.
2. Typescript, dated Oct. 10, 2002.

Subject

1. Lee, C. Y., 1915-2018 > Adaptations
2. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
3. Scripts
4. Asian Americans > Drama
5. Asian American women > United States > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Scripts.

Call number

1. NCOF+ 10-8001

Author

1. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.

Title

1. Flower drum song / music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; book by David Henry Hwang ; based on the original by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields ; based on the novel by C. Y. Lee, 2002.

Local note

1. An earlier version of this reworking of Flower drum song, videotaped in Dec. 2001 at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, is available on NCOV 2556.

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Added author

1. Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, Calif.), producer.
2. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
3. Hwang, David Henry, 1957- librettist.
4. Fields, Joseph A., 1895-1966.
5. Longbottom, Robert, director.
6. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
7. Salonga, Lea, performer.

Research call number

1. NCOF+ 10-8001