LCT's SOUTH PACIFIC

Hey Everyone,

I really want to see the current revival of SP, but I don't know exactly when I'll get out there. How long do you predict it to run to?

That's what I thought. I believe that O'Hara is schedualed to come back October 7th. I am just trying to save money and convince my parents to go back. We went in May, but I was unware of the revival at the time...stupid I know

I'm a huge Matthew Morrison fan, too bad he left to do the train wreck--Glee. I wonder how the tour of this staging will differ though due to most houses not have the thrust stage

I saw the matinee this past Sunday, 3/15. The show was terrific, one great song after another. I will admit it was a little strange seeing Liz McCartney on as Bloody Mary; she seems better suited to play Bloody Mary in a Tudor piece than in South Pacific. They can't finish the construction around Lincoln Center soon enough, though.

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I wouldn't say I disliked it, but I was disappointed for similar reasons. I saw it in September, so there was all the hype and buzz. if you go into something expecting perfection, you're bound to be disappointed. the production was beautiful, the music is glorious, but I was disappointed with Kelli O'Hara and I think the show really just isn't my cup of tea.

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I remember seeing it and just loving every minute. So beautifully done. Both physically, as well as dramatically and musically. It's a shame you all weren't fans.

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I saw it again on Wednesday night thanks to student rush. Last time I had seen the show was about almost a year ago with the original revival cast. I was convinced, that I after I saw it the first time, that I would never be able to see it again due to me being unable to afford a ticket. However, I was over the moon when I got the chance to see it again.

Both times I saw the show, I was on the edge of my seat and really sucked in. I do think that there is part of the story line that is dated. I do think that that part is the whole racial aspect of the show. But, the way I looked at it was that it was the signs of the times that the show was originally written in. And, I felt that that particular message of having race not matter can fit into todays world with the LGBT community fighting for equal rights.

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I have to agree with dapperchapper and winston89, the issues in the show are extremly relevant to this country and today's times. We are in a war as they are in WWII. We still have racial issues in this country, sad as that it--it's true. We are still working on equal rights for the LGBT community

But the story itself is so dated, so thin and so dragging, I was bored out of my mind toward the end. I am surprised it's doing as well as it is, since to me that's one revival that did not need to be brought back.

I am troubled by this comment.

While it may not be to your particular taste, it seems strange to call a show set 65 years ago dated. Truth is, it was dated when it opened in 1949.

The format of the show is no longer as innovative as it was in 1949 when the seamlessness of the staging - having one scene dissolve into another was quite revolutionary. Today we take that for granted.

Admittedly it is not the very bet of the R&H shows. Hammerstein's script may at time appear simplistic, but he was dealing with difficult issues for an audience who as often as not resented being told that racism was not acceptable.

Nothing can dim Rodgers' melodies and the production is given a crisp staging by Bartlet Sher that explores every subtle nuance of the script - even adding a few of his own such as giving "Happy Talk" more dramatic substance than it has ever had before.

To complain that the show is "thin" and "dragging" and that you were "bored" says more about you and what you expect from a show. Expectations that may have been fueled by the overblown and empty spectacles that litter Broadway these days. If that is what you enjoy, there are plenty of those types of shows around. But this revival of SOUTH PACIFIC is long overdue, and just about the best representation of this show as we'll ever likely see.

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>>>I do think that there is part of the story line that is dated. I do think that that part is the whole racial aspect of the show. But, the way I looked at it was that it was the signs of the times that the show was originally written in.

Exactly- So much has changed since that time- I think that adds to the drama of the show.
I loved it.
Great cast, great music, great story.
The theater is lovely- BUT-The seats in this theater were tight, good thing I'm not tall. Many people on the end had their legs in the aisle. The lockers were a wonderful addition, how nice not to have to sit on your coat for 3 hours.

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Updated On: 3/22/09 at 08:40 AM