It seems like it may be years, if at all that there will ever be such an influential couple of men such as Rodgers and Hammerstein that ever have such an impact on musical theater. Their names are synonymous with musical theater and that will never change. Without them, many Broadway stars may not have gotten their time to shine including Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin. It is fascinating how the two never thought that they would ever have a career together and then once paired they would make history from their first piece of work all the way up until their last with infinite fame coming from their many years of hard work. These men still get recognition to this day because many that are trying to fill their shoes and write new pieces of work …show more content…
Not only could he not find another partner, his work after Hammerstein passed away was not nearly as successful. That really shows that solo these two were not able to create the magic that they had together. Many people still believe that if Hammerstein had not died due to stomach cancer, that he and Rodgers could have been able to produce countless more works than they had already made. One of the saddest parts of Hammerstein passing away when he did was that he did not get to see the success that The Sound of Music became. However, his legacy would live on forever as they dimmed the lights on Broadway that is arguably the highest honor in all of musical theater. If it weren’t for Rodgers and Hammerstein, musicals may have always been something that just focused on the songs, which are important, but they helped to change it so that the story being told was just as important as the songs. The songs are just one of the reasons that these men will be remembered as two of the most influential men in musical theater to have ever lived. Rodgers and Hammerstein are still a significant force in musical theater because even many years after their death they continue to make hundreds of millions of dollars from their