SOUTH PACIFIC is 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. “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.
- Dorothy Heyward
- Howard Rigsby
- James A. Michener
- Joshua Logan
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Richard Rodgers
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Tony Awards and Nominations for South Pacific
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| 1950 | Best Musical | Winner |
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No Such Thing
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (3/23 - 4/27) | |
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Waitress
PARAMOUNT THEATRE (2/12 - 3/30) | |
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Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
The Barrington Theater (4/25 - 5/11) | |
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The Book of Grace
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (3/27 - 5/18) | |
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The Book of Grace
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (3/27 - 5/18) | |
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The Miracles
The Hemmens Cultural Center (3/28 - 3/28) | |
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Stereophonic
CIBC Theater (1/27 - 2/8) | |
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Sunny Afternoon: The Story of The Kinks
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier (3/21 - 4/27) | |
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Come From Away
Paramount Theatre (8/20 - 10/12) | |
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