Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Oscar
Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener Winner of the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony for Best Musical, South Pacific
flourished as the golden musical of Broadway's post-WWII golden era.
Nearly 60 years after its 1949 premiere, South Pacific returned to
Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater's glorious Tony-winning production,
setting box-office records and bringing this timely and timeless musical
to new generations. With a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein and a libretto
by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan, based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel, Tales of the South Pacific, this landmark musical
combines compassionate love stories with the saga of a world at war.
Richly developed characters are faced with life-changing moments in a
complex world, their thoughts and yearnings powerfully expressed in the
lyrics to such songs as "This Nearly Was Mine " "Younger Than Springtime
" and "Some Enchanted Evening."