SOUTH PACIFIC
Nellie, a nurse on a Pacific Island during WWII, falls in love with de Becque, a local planter. However, when she learns he is a widower with 2 half caste kids, she cannot accept the sitution. Meanwhile, Cable falls in love with a Polynesion girl named Liat. Cable and de Bacque go off together on a spy mission and the two women wait in hope of their return.
VIDEO CLIPS OF THE MUSICAL
VIDEO CLIP: RECORDING THE NEW ALBUM
1950 Tony Award
Best Musical
Libretto
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical
(Ezio Pinza)
Best Actress in a Musical
(Mary Martin)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
(Myron McCormick)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(Juanita Hall)
Producer (Musical)
Best Director
Best Scenic Design
1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
BROADWAY PREMIERE
April 7, 1949, played 1925 performances
April 7, 1949, played 1925 performances
COMPOSER
Richard Rodgers
LYRICIST
Oscar Hammerstein II
LIBRETTIST
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Richard Rodgers
LYRICIST
Oscar Hammerstein II
LIBRETTIST
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
ORIGINAL CAST
Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Myron McCormick, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Betta St. John, Martin Woolfson, Harvey Stephens, Richard Eastham, Henry Slate,
Fred Sadoff, and Archie Savage
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Joshua Logan
Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Myron McCormick, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Betta St. John, Martin Woolfson, Harvey Stephens, Richard Eastham, Henry Slate,
Fred Sadoff, and Archie Savage
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Joshua Logan
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL HOME ALSO RECOMMENDS
SOUTH PACIFIC MERCHANDISE
Original Broadway Cast Album
1966 Studio Cast Album
2001 London Cast Album
Sheetmusic
Vocal Score
Hollywood Version
VHS/DVD
Television Version
VHS/DVD
Original Broadway Cast Album
1966 Studio Cast Album
2001 London Cast Album
Sheetmusic
Vocal Score
Hollywood Version
VHS/DVD
Television Version
VHS/DVD
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