“Simply Wonderful! Beguiling Theatrical Magic!” hails the New York Post for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC. This breathtaking new production of SOUTH PACIFIC is based on the 2008 Tony Award® winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The beloved score’s songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “This Nearly Was Mine” and “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.” USA Today cheers,“★★★★! Gorgeous! SOUTH PACIFIC doesn’t just float; it soars!”

Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples — US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush & French plantation owner Emile de Becque and Navy Airman Joe Cable & a young local native girl Liat — and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of the war and by their own prejudices.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC premiered at the Majestic Theatre on April 7, 1949 and went on to enjoy a five year Broadway run winning countless awards including nine Tony Awards including Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score’s songs include such musical theater classics as Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime, Bali Ha’i, There is Nothin’ Like A Dame and A Wonderful Guy. Lincoln Center Theater’s 2008 production marked the first Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical since its 1949 premiere.

Official Website

www.southpacificontour.com

Reviews

“Electric! This is the SOUTH PACIFIC we’ve been waiting for!” – San Francisco Chronicle

“Classy. A perfect-pitch production” – San Francisco Examiner

“Breathtaking! Theatrical Paradise” – Bay Area News Group

“Shimmering romance in the ravishing score” – San Jose Mercury News

“Incredibly vibrant production manages to be truthful and relevant; you’re likely to forget every other South Pacific you’ve seen previously” – Theatermania.com

“It’s easy to see what all the fuss is about. One of the glories of American theater.” – Raleigh News & Observer

“Outstanding individual performances, invigorating orchestral accompaniment, imaginative and resourceful musical staging, outstanding production values, and timely message make this production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC a must-see musical”
– Classic Voice of North Carolina

“SOUTH PACIFIC pulls you in, sweeping the stage with theatrical talent.” – Creative Loafing (Charlotte)

“Sharp, pointed and direct with boisterous humor and sweeping emotions, this production won’t let us forget that we don’t know SOUTH PACIFIC as well as we think, and how topical it remains.” – Charlotte Observer