TV TONYS 2008: Paulo Szot on his Best Actor in a Musical win!

Paulo Szot won the 2008 Tony Award for best actor in musical for his portrayal of Emile de Becque in 'South Pacific'. He talked about his win with BroadwayWorld.com's Eddie Varley and special Tony Night 2008 correspondent Laura Bell Bundy, star of the hit musical, Legally Blonde.

Paulo Szot is an internationally acclaimed baritone whose previous New York credits include starring roles in the NY City Opera productions of L'Elisir d'Amore, Carmen and Le Nozze di Figaro. A finalist in the Luciano Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia, he made his operatic debut as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in his native Sao Paolo, before going on to sing lead roles with major opera companies throughout South America, Europe and the United States. 'South Pacific' marks Paulo's Broadway debut.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 2008 Tony winning production 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."

Together with Rent, A Chorus Line and Sunday in the Park with George, this revival of South Pacific helps create Broadway history with 4 of 7 Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals running concurrently on the Great White Way.

Tickets to Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific are available at the Lincoln Center Theater box office (150 West 65 Street), at www.telecharge.com, or by visiting www.lct.org.