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20 Goldstar Member Reviews

margery Gordon

4.0

excellent production

Written on Jan 28 2011

matara53

3.0

I would have given this performance one star, but the music and singing were excellent. Wonderfully talented singers brought the Rodgers & Hammerstein music to life. But that was as far as it went. The staging, pacing, and, above all, the chemistry fell flat. Why did Bloody Mary play the character like Edward G Robinson. I was expecting her to plug someone at any second, even during the supposedly "happy" song, Happy Talk. The were many moments when I was confused as to what was really happening on stage. The lead characters seemed to be going in opposite directions at the critical moments when they should have been drawing close to each other. This could have been an awesome production if it had been placed in the hands of a director who had any sense of true romance and how to guide actors to relate.
It's better enjoyed if you close your eyes and listen to the beautiful music. Better yet, skip this production and rent the movie.

Written on Dec 21 2010

Goldstar Member

5.0

GREAT show. See it.

Written on Dec 21 2010

richard

5.0

Great evening. The performers were outstanding and the orchestra sounded spectacular. The performance was just over 2.5 hours plus a 15 minute intermission, so it was a little bit long. Seats were great. My wife and I sat 3 rows behind Tony Kornheiser and the team from his radio show.

Written on Dec 21 2010

More Information About Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

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Description

Written by Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Directed by Bartlett Sher

There's a battle on two fronts in South Pacific. Whether it's World War II raging just over the breakers or the war for hearts beating on shore, Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical is explosive in every scene and song.

Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, South Pacific is a window into the excitement and hardships of the 1940s, when happiness was threatened by prejudice as much as the realities of conflict. Directed by 2008 Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, this classic is reinvented by Lincoln Center Theater to be a musical that retains all the fun and weight of the original. With a cast of 34 and an orchestra of 26 members, South Pacific includes popular songs such as "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," and "There is Nothin' Like a Dame."

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 2,000 performances each year. The Center is home to seven theaters: the Concert Hall, the Opera House, the Eisenhower Theater, the Family Theater, the Terrace Theater, the Theater Lab, and the Terrace Gallery. In addition, as part of the Kennedy Center's Performing Arts for Everyone outreach program, free performances take place each evening at 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage. In addition to offering annual series of the National Symphony Orchestra, theater, ballet, dance, chamber music, jazz, and performances for young audiences, the Kennedy Center presents festivals celebrating the arts and culture of countries and regions around the world. Recent festivals include African Odyssey, AmericArtes, Festival of China, and JAPAN: culture + hyperculture.