ME AND JULIET Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II In 1952 Richard Rodgers suggested to Oscar Hammerstein that as a change of pace they might write a musical comedy. The experience of writing four hugely popular shows was bound to colour any future work that was to be written, and the result was a highly successful musical hybrid. The story is set in the theatre world and theatre people, revolving round the inner mechanism of a musical show and two sets of lovers, who inevitably find happiness before the final curtain. Songs include "Keep It Gay", "We Deserve Each Other", "It's Me" and "No Other Love". Cast: 14 men, 9 women, chorus Instrumentation: Reed I (piccolo, flute, clarinet, baritone sax), Reed II (oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, tenor sax), Reed III (flute, clarinet, alto sax), Reed IV (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet), Reed V (clarinet, bassoon, tenor sax, bass sax), horn, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, piano, harp, 6 violins, viola, cello, bass