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Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage. Opening on Broadway on October 10, 1947, the musical centers on the life of Joseph Taylor Jr., who follows in the footsteps of his father as a doctor, but is tempted by fortune and fame at a big-city hospital.
- Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
- 1947
Aug 22, 2022 · Allegro was, in the words of the original production’s gofer, Stephen Sondheim, “the first really good experimental show.” Allegro has enjoyed a few revivals over the years, as well as concert stagings in London, Toronto and as part of the inaugural season of New York City Center’s acclaimed Encores! series in 1994.
Nov 20, 2014 · Mr. Doyle, an expert at finding a palate-startling bitterness in sugar (as in last year’s small-scale production of “The Color Purple” in London), presents what is probably the best case that will...
- November 20, 2014
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s innovative experiment Allegro chronicles nearly four decades in the life of a man, Joseph Taylor, Jr., from cradle through a midlife, personal revelation.
Aug 22, 2016 · Of their three shows that did not enjoy life after Broadway, Rodgers said, “Allegro” is the one most deserving of a second chance.” Hammerstein was working on a television adaptation at the time of his death in 1960.
Allegro is a classic example of a musical ahead of its time! The ensemble show chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an average American, Joseph Taylor, Jr. We follow his journey from cradle through a mid-life crisis and the knowledge of his wife's infidelity.
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Oct 24, 2018 · Allegro ran for a respectable, if unremarkable, 315 performances, but critics were mixed on the show, and audiences generally didn’t respond to it. Many have said in retrospect that it was “too far ahead of its time.”
