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| Posted by: Clancy 05:43 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| Vanity Fair has an excerpt from Todd Purdum's new book. "After experiencing their first flop, the songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein sat down to adapt a new novel for the stage. The outcome was a musical with a frank treatment of racial prejudice—and songs that brought down the house." |
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| Link | South Pacific, the Rodgers & Hammerstein Show that Re-Wrote the Rules of Race on Broadway |
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| re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC | |
| Posted by: garyd 09:38 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
| In reply to: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - Clancy 05:43 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| It is a fun, interesting read though it offers scant, if any, new information not been documented elsewhere.. I wonder if the book itself is more in-depth and with information not previously published. If not, I further wonder why Vanity Fair chooses to publish this excerpt. i suppose the article might reach an audience different and expanded from the previously published accounts. | |
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| re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:13 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - garyd 09:38 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| I would think the majority of readers have not read or heard the previously documented information and stories about the show, I'm very happy to see them printing a story about it even if it's nothing new. | |
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| Posted by: garyd 05:17 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - Chazwaza 12:13 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
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| Yeah, I agree. I, also, was under the misconception from reading the article that his new book was only about South Pacific. It is not. It is entitled "Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution". | |
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| Posted by: MarjorieMae 07:16 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
| In reply to: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - Clancy 05:43 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| My parents got to see the show by a fluke. My uncle's boss sent him to buy 4 tickets. The only availability was Christmas. The boss couldn't use them so my uncle took my grandmother and my parents (Christmas was their anniversary). They always claimed that this was the best show. | |
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| Posted by: bobby2 09:52 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - MarjorieMae 07:16 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| My first exposure to South Pacific was at a small town community theater. There was very little Asian population there (like one kid in my high school.) Anyway they just took white kids and spray tanned them. I never got the whole prejudice aspect of it. I remember when Nellie first meets his kids and is horrified I didn't get it. I was like they are just a little tan. What is the problem? |
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| re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC | |
| Posted by: bmc 09:35 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: History of SOUTH PACIFIC - MarjorieMae 07:16 pm EST 02/05/18 | |
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| At the recent Lincoln Center production, I had a seat in row C which turned out to be in the front row, and stage light overflowed onto those of us seated there. During "Some Enchanted Evening, I noticed the woman on my left reached and held her husband's hand for the duration of the song. Ditto this Nearly Was Mine/ Very touching. | |
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