PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, March 12-18: Arcadia , Fat Pig , Funny Girl , Tales of the City
This week, casting was revealed for the spring-summer world premiere of the new musical Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, to bow at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where the story is set (in the 1970s). Read more on Playbill
PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, March 12-18: Arcadia , Fat Pig , Funny Girl , Tales of the City
This week, casting was revealed for the spring-summer world premiere of the new musical Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, to bow at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where the story is set (in the 1970s). Read more on Playbill
South Pacific the Musical Has Everything a Theatre Fan Desires!
When two couples fall in love with each other during a war, history is created and so is South Pacific the musical! Based on a couple of short stories by James A. Michener in his Pulitzer Prize winning book “Tales of the South Pacific”, this musical is so powerful, you can’t ignore it!
Directed by Bartlett Sher and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan,” South Pacific” is a tale of struggling love. It also speaks of the less spoken topics like racism. The songs like “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Balin Ha’i”, A Wonderful Guy”, and “Younger than Springtime” have spread their message across the world and have become archetypal.
This is one story that will move your mind, body and soul. As you step out of the theatre after watching the show, you’ll be compelled to think about the issues considered in it. “South Pacific” is no ordinary musical. Nor is it a simple love story. It’s a story that brings out the cruel realities of war and also depicts the effects of racism and prejudices.
South Pacific the musical that has created history on Broadway, is not just a stirring story, but is a collective endeavor of the creative team. The sets that make the story look real are designed by Michael Yeargan; the costumes that highlight each character in depth are created by Catherine Zuber; the terrific sounds that makes you feel that war is going on right here is given by Scott Lehrer; and the perfect lights that make each scene come alive are arranged by Donald Holder.
The star cast includes Mathew Morrison of the “Sex and the City” fame. He plays the lead role of Lt. Joe Cable. Morrison was also seen in the hit show “Hairspray” as Link Larkin. For his role in “A Light in the Piazza,” he was nominated for the Tony award.
The talented Kelli O’Hara can be seen in the lead role as Nellie Forbush. Kelli had won laurels for her role in “A Light in the Piazza” as well as “The Pajama Game” for which she got a Tony nomination.
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A concert version of this musical was produced in 2005. Before that, a movie has also been inspired from it. Both gained much appreciation from the audience.
Once again, “South Pacific” has come to the town to conquer your heart and mind. The musical is scheduled to open at Vivian Beamont Theatre on April 4, 2008. All the theatre fans are waiting with bated breath to watch their favorites stars perform and to know whether love takes over war or vice versa.
So, don’t waste another minute! Tickets are getting booked in matter of seconds. If you delay, you lose. Rather than pushing your way to the box office, why not call a number and get your tickets delivered at the doorstep? Great idea!
Ticketing services have become a rage thanks to successful Broadway productions! For theatre fans like you, they are good news, as you don’t have to miss shows any more!
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The cast of the revival of South Pacific performs a medly of songs from their Tony Award winning production. Video Rating: 4 / 5
