Well if you’ve seen the Rodgers and Hammerstein Productions, I assume you’ve seen “Oklahoma,” which was set to film in 1955. There was a very good version of “Fiddler on the Roof” produced as a movie in 1971 that’s well worth watching. And another fun one is “The Music Man.”
I’ve seen live theatre productions of “Oklahoma” and “Fiddler” but quality varies by company. And the moderns sometimes these days incorporate weird twists to incorporate some cultural message that changes the nature of the plot.
Imagine the overtones of “Oklahoma” with Jud cast as a black man, for instance. Ungh.
Oh, one other you might like is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” A direct-to-film production of this 1972 classic by Andrew Lloyd Webber was made in 1999. It’s a fun retelling of the Biblical tale set to different musical styles (hello, Pharaoh as an Elvis impersonator singing doo-wop?).
Yes, I saw “Oklahoma” many years ago, and have the “Soundtrack.” “The King & I” with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner was another favorite. As a young girl of 8, I had my mother wake me up if either Kerr or Brynner won the Oscar. “South Pacific” was another favorite as was “The Sound of Music.” When I saw the movie “The Sound of Music,” I was surprised to see and hear Peggy Wood singing. We used to watch her every week in her TV show “Mama.” “Annie Get Your Gun” with Bette Hutton and Howard Keel is another great movie and soundtrack. They sure don’t make them like that any more. They were wholesome, and enjoyable. Not the LGBT crap they throw in your face on every TV show, and movie today.