South Pacific Revival Opens on Broadway

Fans will be happy to know that the hit Pulitzer Prize winning musical, “South Pacific” will once again be featured on the Broadway stage.  It officially opens tonight at the Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont.  The stars of the musical are Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot, who fill the shoes of the lovers who “meet across a crowded room.”  South Pacific boasts a 30 piece orchestra conducted by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling and an expansive set by Tony Award winning designer Michael Yeargan.  O’Hara was last seen on the Beaumont stage in “The Light in the Piazza,” and South Pacific also features Danny Burstein, Loretta Ables and Victor Hawks.

According to press notes posted on Playbill.com, South Pacific is “based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories ‘Tales of the South Pacific.’  The musical focuses on French plantation owner Emile de Becque and his love interest, Nellie Forbush, a naive young nurse from Arkansas.  Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, South Pacific offers a lushly romantic score while challenging audiences with themes of racial intolerance and bigotry.  Make sure not to miss this fantastic production with your pair of South Pacific tickets.

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