and I want to be somewhere tropical. So, please forgive, but I wish to revisit my favorite musical in its most exquisite version.
A Broadway revival of South Pacific opened on April 3, 2008 at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Bartlett Sher directed, with musical staging by Christopher Gattelli and associate choreographer Joe Langworth. The opening cast starred Kelli O'Hara as Nellie, Paulo Szot as Emile and Matthew Morrison as Lt. Cable, with Danny Burstein as Billis and Loretta Ables Sayre as Bloody Mary.[88] Laura Osnes replaced O'Hara during her seven-month maternity leave, beginning in March 2009,[89] and also between January and August 2010.[90][91] Szot alternated with David Pittsinger as Emile.[92] The production closed on August 22, 2010, after 37 previews and 996 regular performances.[93]
With a few exceptions, the production received rave reviews.[94] Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times:
I know we're not supposed to expect perfection in this imperfect world, but I'm darned if I can find one serious flaw in this production. (Yes, the second act remains weaker than the first, but Mr. Sher almost makes you forget that.) All of the supporting performances, including those of the ensemble, feel precisely individualized, right down to how they wear Catherine Zuber's carefully researched period costumes.[95]
The production, with most of the original principals, was taped and broadcast live in HD on August 18, 2010 on the PBS television show Live from Lincoln Center.[96]
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