Rodgers & Hammerstein
South Pacific
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SUMMARY
After 7 Tony Awards® and sell out seasons on Broadway and the West End, the Lincoln Center Theater’s stunning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific is finally coming to Brisbane.
A ground-breaking new production, directed by Bartlett Sher, South Pacific swept the 2008 Tony Awards® and played to sold-out houses for 2 years, making it one of the Lincoln Center Theatre’s most successful productions.
Starring Lisa McCune as Nellie, Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Emile and Gyton Grantley as Luther Billis and Christine Anu as Bloody Mary. South Pacific will play the Lyric Theatre, QPAC for a strictly limited season of just 5 weeks.
A superb 26 piece orchestra will play what is undoubtedly one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most glorious scores, featuring magnificent numbers including: 'Some Enchanted Evening', 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair', 'Bali Ha’i' and 'There is Nothin’ Like a Dame'.
Tickets for this production are on sale through the box office at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Visit the
QPAC website for booking information and ticket prices.
Performed in English
Running time: Approximately three hours with one twenty-minute interval.
| Director |
Bartlett Sher |
| Musical Staging |
Christopher Gattelli |
| Set Designer |
Michael Yeargan |
| Costume Designer |
Catherine Zuber |
| Lighting Designer |
Donald Holder |
| Sound Designer |
Scott Lehrer |
| Music Director |
Andrew Greene |
| Orchestrations |
Robert Russell Bennett |
| Dance & Incidental Music Arrangements |
Trude Rittmann |
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| Nellie Forbush |
Lisa McCune |
| Emile |
Teddy Tahu Rhodes |
| Luther Billis |
Gyton Grantley |
| Christine Anu |
Bloody Mary |
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| South Pacific Orchestra |
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| Music |
Richard Rogers |
| Lyrics |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Book |
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan |
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
Original Stage Production directed by Joshua Logan.
This production of South Pacific is based on the Lincoln Center Theater production, first performed
in New York on 1 March 2008.
Original Music Director Ted Sperling.
The production is presented by kind arrangement with Bob Boyett.
