Good bye South Pacific and Thank You

For creating one of the most satisfying theatrical experiences I've had. A work of art to be sure!

You will be missed.

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Thank you for proving that classical musical theatre still has a place on Broadway.

I'll be there as well... Its going to be hard to say goodbye to this one.

And here's to a succesful West-End run!

Random question.
I'm seeing the show today, do you guys think the stage door will be swamped?

^ Probably. If anyone here can, please record the curtain call, they'll probably make a speech

This is a thread on here just about everyday, but could someone please remind me where the stage door is?

Paulo Szot. (Unless you are really talking about his lesser know older brother the pharmacist.)

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Yup. I own it.

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I saw this not too long after it opened (April 0.

Funny thing: I almost didn't go. I went to the city for a week, and there was so many other things I wanted to see that I almost tried to sell my ticket. Then before I knew it, the week was upon me and I hadn't done anything to 'get rid' of the ticket. So I figured, "what the hell"!

So, I went, not expected a heck of a lot. From the moment the orchestra cover slid back, I KNEW it was going to be a special evening. (Oh, the smiles on the faces of the musicians!) About 1/2 throught Act I the tears started falling (I don't remember at what moment.) and they pretty much continued throughout.

I walked out feeling that I had just witnessed the closest thing to theatrical perfection as I would ever experience. SO wonderful, in fact, that I didn't want to see it again -- fearing another viewing could not possibly live up to the grandeur. In fact, I didn't go back until the begining of the month, knowing that it was closing.

It didn't quite live up to my original experience, but I am not sorry, at all, to have seen it again.

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Thank you, South Pacific, for being the most complete and completely satisfying theatrical experience I've ever witnessed. Congrats to all involved! This production will be sorely missed.

~Steven

Just got back from the final performance..all I can say was that was "wow"..EVERY cast member was excellent, as always, but there was obviously something "special" about todays performance...The majority of the pit band were wearing leis...and probably the funniest moment was at the bridge of the Entr'acte the brass and woodwinds stood up and played completely to top of the balcony like it were a jazz fest/parade. It was hilarious. There were enormously long applauses after every song of course, but the best was the curtain call....the production team came out and introduced R&H's daughters in the audience, but more importantly...the producer gave one of the most moving speeches I have ever heard about how important South Pacific is to our culture,..and that in the original production the producer said they would not lower the curtain because the curtain must never close on South Pacific....so in this production the curtain came down as to read the final words of "Tales of the South Pacific" and then it was raised because yet again the curtain will never fall on South Pacific...thus ending another afternoon at the theatre....

I was there this afternoon as well and the tears keep coming in waves. They started when I arrived a little before the house opened. I spotted Laura Osnes who I had met before, so I went and chatted with her for a bit and congratulated her on her run (I had previously only seen her as Nellie) and I started tearing up as I talked to her. I was also standing right near Loretta Ables Sayre's family and Mary Rodgers Guettel, Alice Hammerstein and Ted Chapin, all wearing their leis.

In tears again during the overture. The sliding back of the floor always does it to me and today was no exception. Beautiful orchestra and I'm so glad that there is one theater who will pay the worthwhile price of all those musicians to give us a wonderfully lush musical experience.

As I said, this was my first time seeing Kelli O'Hara (in anything live, but I've been a fan for a long time). She was FANTASTIC. So natural in the role and it was really a pleasure to have finally been able to see her. Everyone was really on tonight and it was a dream to have been there. As noted above, long applauses after each song, especially after "This Nearly Was Mine" which has always been a great favorite of mine.

LesMiz described the curtain speech well. It was so touching and I was in tears. I love this production so much that I feel like it is a part of me and it's hard to know that it is closed. I am so glad to have seen it. Like others, I consider it the closest thing to perfection that I have ever seen in a theater. I hadn't thought about the fact that it was the longest running Rodgers and Hammerstein revival until Andre Bishop announced that at the curtain. It's a true testament to Bart Sher and the fantastic production he put on that he managed to create a gorgeous piece of theater that remains relevant today and can enchant audiences for 2 and a half years.

Stage door was a bit of insanity. Most everyone came out and I had to be a dork and get pictures with Danny, Loretta, Kelli and Paulo. Alice Hammerstein bumped into me as she was making her exit and that was really cool!

Thank you to everyone involved in this production. You have all created the most enjoyable and beautiful show that I have ever seen and I will be forever grateful to have seen it so many times.