Christine Cole

Hammerstein Museum Awarded $500,000 Matching Grant

The nonprofit Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) has been awarded $500,000 in Pennsylvania state funding through the Redevelopment Assistance Capitol Program (RACP). 

Hammerstein Grandson Raises Funds to Build Hammerstein Museum

Will Hammerstein, grandson of musical theatre legend Oscar Hammerstein II, has every intention of preserving his grandfather's legacy. In 1941, the lyricist purchased Highland Farm, a sweeping property outside of Philadelphia. Now his grandson seeks to purchase the house and accompanying barn and renovate them into a Hammerstein museum.

Photo Coverage: Laura Osnes, Telly Leung & More Sings For The Oscar Hammerstein Museum

Broadway sang at The Players Club last night for the Benefit of The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center and BroadwayWorld was there.

Pennsylvania Town Rules Hammerstein House Can Move Forward as Museum

According to The Intell, Oscar Hammerstein II proposed museum in Doylestown Township can move forward, however becoming a theater is off the table. 

Museum Planned For Bucks County Farmhouse Once Owned By Oscar Hammerstein

Oscar Hammerstein's Highland Farm, Inc. disputes an earlier report that the home where the lyricist wrote Broadway classics is for sale.

Bucks County Farmhouse Where Oscar Hammerstein Mentored Stephen Sondheim For Sale

The future of the home where classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals were written is in question.

Proposed Oscar Hammerstein Museum Faces Opposition

The Republic reported today a proposal for a tourist attraction based around Oscar Hammerstein's former Philidelphia home. Despite the efforts of his grandson, however, the plan was not well-received by public officials.