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Kids are the best reviewers
Review by: Marianne, Aug 25, 2008
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I escort a group of 11 year old girls in a theater club to Broadway plays every other month. They have seen South Pacific, Lion King, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, The Little Mermaid, The Fantasticks, and Mary Poppins. Yesterday, I asked them their favorites. This was their answer: They liked South Pacific best, then The Fantasticks, then Lion King. Even kids can pick 'em right!
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BEST SHOW YOU WILL EVER SEE !!
Review by: smu, Aug 23, 2008
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I have seen the new production of South Pacific at Lincoln Center three times already and may go again. It is that good !! My usual choice of music is hard rock/heavy metal but I also love Broadway. Go figure. Can't understand the last reviewer's negative comments. It boggles the mind. This production is amazing. Terrific cast, great music,great orchestra & not a bad seat in the house. Go see it, you will love it.
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mazing amazing amazing amazing
Review by: <3 south pacific, Aug 23, 2008
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Disappointing
Review by: DoReSammi, Aug 16, 2008
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I've always loved South Pacific... the songs, the story, everything. So I was THRILLED when it was coming out on Broadway again! However, I was extremely disappointed. It was a very long show, and I lost interest quickly. The songs that should have been lots of fun, like "Honey Bun" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" were dull. The ensemble was very good, but the leads were disappointing. However, I will say that the scenic design ... read more was incredible.
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Go and be enchanted
Review by: Ad, Aug 11, 2008
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South Pacific was that best show I have seen in years.
Having only seen the movie, I was truly moved by the stage production.
I had goosebumps with the first 3 notes of the overture.The music is both haunting and beautiful.. and raucous and irreverent. I LOVED IT.
A classic in every way. Do not miss this one.
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UNFORGETTABLE
Review by: , Aug 2, 2008
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It took 60 years for this revival, but it was worth the wait. So glad Lincoln Center produced this revival. Lincoln Center Productions has always been a class act and it did it again. Bravo. The 30-piece orchestra is worth the price of admission. Don't walk, run. The show IS priceless.
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Review by: Teri, Jul 23, 2008
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I went to see South Pacific within a group of 8 friends. I had all the music playing in my head and had visions of Mary Martin & Rossano Brazzi from the movie.
What a wonderful production! We saw the play with Laurie Marie Duncan playing Nellie Furbush, and must say she was excellent. So glad we got to see Paolo Szot--what a voice and what a gorgeous man!
Left with tears in my eyes, as the story was very moving. Had ... read more to buy the soundtrack. Please, go see this wonderful musical--the epitome of a Broadway play.
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A rare experience
Review by: daylily44, Jul 14, 2008
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As a long-time Broadway theatregoer, I have to say this production is among the best I've ever seen. It is lavish in all the right places (stunning lighting design, that 30-piece orchestra, lovely expansive set). Very good choices on musical staging give a natural, guys-fooling-around feeling rather than neat, nifty Broadway-style dancing. So many revivals try to find something new in a show, and in doing so they lose what made the show a ... read more success in the first place. This doesn't do that--it goes for maximum depth in the existing material rather than a strange over-the-top "modern" reading. All the lead performances are exceptional, but Paulo Szot is a revelation. Truth be told, I never liked "South Pacific" much until now. Szot brings a mature tenderness to his role, and suddenly you understand how Emile falls so completely in love with a woman he's only known for two weeks. It's a triumph of musical theatre acting and worthy of every award it's been given. If you love musicals, give yourself the treat of seeing a production that captures the very essence of Rogers and Hammerstein. You may not get this chance again.
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Run don't walk
Review by: SB, Jun 17, 2008
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Race out to see this wonderful revival. If you didn't know that this is a true classic, you certainly would never know that this is a 60 year old gem. You will walk out of the theatre absolutely enlivened
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A sweet evening, but not quite enchanted
Review by: Steve, Jun 10, 2008
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I enjoyed this show but was not blown away by it. The acting is good and the singing sweet but despite the expansive stage at the Vivian Beaumont, somehow it wasn't quite the big, thrilling evening I had been expecting based on the reviews here and elsehwere. Perhaps it was because I saw Gypsy at the St James theatre the night before, which truly excels in just about every way. I am going back to New York in a few weeks and have bought tickets ... read more to see Gypsy again, but not this show.
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South Pacific
Review by: Tom, Apr 28, 2008
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As one enters the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center for the sparkling new production of "South Pacific" (the first-ever Broadway revival of the show), there is a scrim spread across the stage, upon which are projected the first few sentences of James Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific," the book upon which the show was based:
"I wish I could tell you about the South Pacific. The way it actually was. The endless ocean. The ... read more infinite specks of coral we called islands. Reefs upon which waves broke into spray, and inner lagoons, lovely beyond description. I wish I could tell you about the sweating jungle, the full moon rising behind the volcanoes, and the waiting. The waiting. The timeless, repetitive waiting."
Likewise, I wish I could tell you about this production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's amazing show. The way it actually was. The stunning sets. The amazing voice of Paolo Szot. The 30-piece orchestra filling every corner of the space with tone and tune. I wish I could tell you about sweetness of both Kelli O'Hara's voice and her interpretation of cockeyed optimist Ens. Nellie Forbush, and the power of the male chorus as they belt "There is Nothing Like a Dame," unamplified but still potent enough to press you back in your seat.
But I can't, really. You're going to have to go to New York and experience it for yourself. If you are coming to New York and have even one night free, this is the show to fill those evening hours. Sure, "Spring Awakening" breaks new ground for the Broadway musical, and "Jersey Boys" takes the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and puts it on stage like a living, breathing, singing graphic novel, but no show is as worthy of your attention as this "South Pacific."
First, this is one of the best -- if not THE best -- Broadway musical ever written. Every song is great. Every one. Of course, some are greater than others, but there are no off numbers, none that just don't fit. On top of that, the book has true drama. Something important takes place on stage. In fact, several important things: two love stories and an adventure story that also throws obstacles in the path of love. Add to all that the political undertones of "South Pacific," the way it lays bare the foolishness of prejudice at the same time it reveals the importance of duty and the glory of sacrifice for a worthy cause.
Part of me wants to go on and talk about how this nearly 60-year old show has such resonance with our current situation, how it touches on deeper aspects of humanity (Bali Ha'i as a metaphor for the mystery of existence that compels us all to seek meaning in the midst of mystery), how it touches on aspects of humanity that are universal -- both light and dark. But I would run the risk of boring you, something "South Pacific" never does. Even as it ran past the three-hour mark, I wanted it to go on and on and on, like that timeless, repetitive waiting to which Michener refers.
By Tom Bestor
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South Pacific Beats any show currently on Broadway in perfection
Review by: Gills mom, Apr 27, 2008
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