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South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances.
Mitzi Gaynor and Ray Walston (who had played Luther Billis in the original national tour and in the original London production) were the only two leading performers who did their own singing in the film (and on the soundtrack album).
The script for the show wrote O. Hammerstein II & J. Logan. Music created by R. Rodgers. Lyrics composed by Hammerstein. Pre-Broadway try-outs began in March 1949 in the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. Premiere on Broadway was held in April 1949 in the Majestic Theatre. Since July 1953, the show was in the Broadway.
The song appears in the first act of the musical. It is sung as a solo by the show's male lead, Emile de Becque, a middle-aged French expatriate who has become a plantation owner on a South Pacific island during World War II.
The script for the musical was written by O. Hammerstein & J. Logan, music belongs to the composer R. Rodgers. These are honorable theater-makers, thanks to the work of which the world has seen a lot of interesting performances, including the legendary ‘Oklahoma!’.
Based on short stories by James Michener published collectively as Tales of the South Pacific, the musical South Pacific opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on April 7, 1949, starring Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza and Juanita Hall.
South Pacific - Songs. Composer: Richard Rodgers. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Synopsis DVD Cast. The songs for "South Pacific" were written in 1949 for the Broadway play. The score contains some of the most beautiful and powerful songs written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
