The Broadway show No Strings opened on March 15, 1962 and featured several wows. For one, it was the only musical for which Richard Rodgers wrote the words and music. His writing partner, Oscar Hammerstein II, had died less than two years earlier. The show ran until August 3, 1963—580 performances in all.
For another, the musical centered on the romantic…
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