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South Pacific at Gateway Playhouse

Dates: (5/30/2025 - 6/8/2025 )

Theatre:

Gateway Playhouse


738 Bay Avenue
Somers Point,NJ 08244

Phone: 609-653-0553

Tickets: $25.00

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South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rogers, 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. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer-Prize winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific and combines elements of several of those stories. Rodgers and Hammerstein believed they could write a musical based on Michener's work that would be financially successful and, at the same time, send a strong progressive message on racism. The plot centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II, who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. 

Tony Awards and Nominations for South Pacific

Year Category
1950 Best Musical Winner



Gateway Playhouse Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

Gateway Playhouse is at 738 Bay Avenue, Somers Point, NJ.

Because of our longevity and reputation, we are able to attract a high caliber of professional directors, performers, musicians and technicians from New York City and around the country. All of our actors are professional performers, most are members of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Our musicians (8-12 per show) are members of The American Federation of Musicians (Local 802) and we employ SSDC© directors (Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers) and USA© designers (United Scenic Artists). Many of our actors, technicians, musicians, and other staff members have worked on Broadway, while others go on to Broadway and National Tours after leaving Gateway, and many return in between.

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