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South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan.The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances.
The producers' original plan was to have Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin, the two leads of the original Broadway cast, reprise their roles for the film, but Pinza died suddenly in May 1957. Had he lived to perform in the film, the producers would have cast Martin. [ 6 ]
South Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals. [1] [2] The musical premiered in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. [3]The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations.
In the film version of South Pacific, the first and second scenes of the play are switched around. Because of the switch, Emile enters later in the film, and "Some Enchanted Evening" is not heard until nearly 45 minutes into the film, while in the original stage version it is heard about 15 minutes after Act I begins. [8]
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959).
Only a few stars have won the EGOT: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. Here's the complete list, including the most recent additions.
William Tabbert (October 5, 1919 – October 19, 1974) was an American actor and singer primarily remembered as Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical South Pacific, where he introduced the songs "Younger Than Springtime" and "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught".
Robert Goulet and Julie Andrews in Camelot Scene from the musical Camelot. Goulet's first U.S. bookings were in summer stock theatre with the Kenley Players. [11] He appeared in eight productions, including Pajama Game (1959), Bells Are Ringing (1959), Dream Girl (1959), South Pacific (1960), Meet Me in St. Louis (1960) and Carousel (1960). [12]