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Nashville
February 7 - 12, 2012
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
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Chicago
February 14 - 26, 2012
Cadillac Palace Theatre
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Springfield
February 27, 2012
Sangamon Auditorium
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ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT

Orchestrations

Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981) orchestrated more than 300 Broadway  musical scores, including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face The Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian’s Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Rodgers’ TV documentary score for “Victory At Sea.” A classically trained composer, Bennett’s prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera. Mr. Bennett was honored with a Special 2008 Tony Award in recognition of his historic contribution to American Musical Theater.