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James Hammerstein (
March 23,
1931 -
January 7,
1999) was an
American theatre director and
producer. He was the son of
Oscar Hammerstein II.
Hammerstein attended the
George School in
Newtown, Pennsylvania, where he met fellow student
Stephen Sondheim (External Link
). He began his
Broadway career as a
stage manager, notably for shows such as
South Pacific,
Me and Juliet, and
Flower Drum Song co-written by his father
Oscar Hammerstein II and
Richard Rodgers. The first play he produced was
Blue Denim by
James Leo Herlihy and
William Noble and the first play he directed was
Absence of a Cello. His other directing credits include
The Indian Wants the Bronx,
Wise Child,
Butley, and
State Fair.
Among the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals he directed were
Oklahoma! (
London and
Australia),
The King and I (
Tel Aviv, US and UK tours), and
Carousel (External Link).
Hammerstein was nominated for the 1997
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revue for
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and the 1990 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for
The Sound of Music.
Hammerstein had one child (Oscar Andrew) with his first wife Basia, two children (Will and Jennifer) with his second wife
Millette Alexander and one child (Simon) with his third wife Dena.
He died in
Manhattan after suffering a
heart attack.
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