My brief review of South Pacific (5/14/09)

Paulo is back?

Yep, he's definitely back

The sides of the orchestra are fine, as long as you're not in the very front. I was in the side mezzanine (House left), and my view was perfect.

Osnes was absolutely wonderful! Her voice and acting were the best one could wish for, and she sounded a lot like Kelli did on the recording, but she still made it her own. I wish she would have belted more in "Wonderful Guy," but she more than made up for it with everything else.

Szot was incredible. He made me tear up more than once in the second act.

Samonsky was very good. His speaking voice sounded a little cartoonish and put-on, but I got used to it. His singing and acting were otherwise excellent.

The actress playing Bloody Mary was hilarious and sang beautifully.

All of the cameo roles managed to stand out from the crowd without upstaging.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask!

Yeah, I wonder if that's his natural speaking voice.

Thank you for the review; I'm so glad to hear the show is back in its original Tony Award winning condition! I just purchased tickets for the end of June and am so glad to hear that Paulo is back! I'm still a little skeptical of Laura Osnes, but I will give her the benefit of the doubt.

Do you know when Paulo is contracted to stay till? Will he definitely be there by the end of June? I know he has prior opera commitments, but I would absolutely love to see him! Thank you.

I'm not sure how long he's back, but he was definitely in when I saw it.
There's no reason to be skeptical of Osnes. She was amazing!

i'm happy for laura. :)

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