South Pacific tour to feature 30-piece orchestra

[AlfieByrne]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 3:44pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SOUTH_PACIFIC_Tour_to_Feature_30_Piece_Orchestra_20090913

Wow. Just wow!

I'm more and more excited about this tour!

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 4:01pm

Incredible. They better be filling some huge venues to cover those expenses.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 4:29pm

I wasn't as excited before, but I am going to be seeing this for sure!!! Wonderful news.

[PitPro2004]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 4:36pm

Bless them! This is just wonderful. A huge, lovely, lush score will be given the real full life it deserves!! I may have to go and see this.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:28pm

Here's a short vid of rehearsal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LGR1AwX0Cs&feature=sub

Sounds great!

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:35pm

That overture is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard, made all the more beautiful by that full orchestra. Those tour audiences are some lucky folks. The score alone is worth the price of admission. It would have been a shame if this production received anything less than a full orchestra. It just... needs it.
Updated On: 9/20/09 at 05:35 PM

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:39pm

Holy guacamole, that's going to be absolutely glorious. It is my dream to conduct a large orchestra on Broadway...but I would gladly conduct a 30 piece national tour orchestra, as well (someday...)!

[ravnquest1]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 12:35am

This isn't true. The tour pit is 25, most of which are local musicians, despite what playbill recently reported.

[MikeT73]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 4:53pm

25 musicians is still pretty good.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 5:01pm

Set load in pictures.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=107426&id=66772492981&ref=mf

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 7:06pm

The Tribune reported the Chicago stop (which is at a Large suburban theater) will be re-orchestrated to "sound like" the full orchestra.

[ravnquest1]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 11:00pm

new videos of our tour posted today, for those curious about Gilfry and Cusack:


SHN on Youtube

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 9/21/09 at 11:15pm

"most of which are local musicians, despite what playbill recently reported."

Pretty much every tour only travels with a core group of musicians and then augments with members of the local AFM. That is nothing new at all.