South Pacific - The Musical

First Revival In New York City



New Broadway Cast Recording - Release Date May 27, 2008

Featuring; Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Morrison, Paulo Szot, Danny Burstein, Loretta Ables Sayre, Laurissa Romain and Luka Kain



South Pacific fans, it's finally happening! The 1949 Broadway musical is about to have it's first fully staged New York City revival since it originally appeared in 1949. Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre will be the venue. Performances are are scheduled to begin on March 1st 2008 with the opening scheduled for April 3rd 2008. The Revival at the Vivian Beaumont will close on June 22nd 2008.



This classic musical, considered by many to be the best musical ever written, has won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Composer and Lyricist, and Best Author. It also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for Drama. The play is based upon several short stories from the book "Tales of the South Pacific" by James Michener. The music and lyrics are by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II with book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan.

The original Broadway musical opened in 1949 and closed in 1954 and ran for 1,925 performances. The musical includes many wonderful well known songs which include; "Some Enchanted Evening", "Bali Ha'i","Younger Than Springtime",and "A Wonderful Guy".

The Vivian Beaumont Theatre cast includes Kelli O'Hara as Nelli Forbush, the baritone Paulo Szot as Emile de Becque, Matthew Morrison at Lt. Cable, Danny Burstein as Luther Billis, and Loretta Ablas Sayre as Bloody Mary. The play will be directed by Bartlett Sher with musical direction by Ted Sperling.

Tickets for Revival at the Lincoln Center Vivian Beaumont Theatre may be purchased in several ways

Lincoln Center Theatre Box Office at 150 W. 65th Street, NYC or at: www.lct.org

Telecharge on-line or phone (212)239-6200 Group Sales (212)889-4300

Please keep in mind that this is a limited engagement
Show may not be suitable for kids under 7 years of age Children under 5 not permitted in theater



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