One of the great American musicals that are now considered classic opened at the Golden Gate Theatre to a full house earlier this week. SHN presented the new Lincoln Center Theater production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” directed by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Lawrence Goldberg – the show’s first stop on its national tour. Multiple award-winner, the musical has an undeniable literary merit, being based on a James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning book “Tales of the South Pacific” – a poignant love-conquers-all (even prejudice) story set during World War II. Part nostalgic part evergreen, the story is richly adorned with timeless musical numbers, juicy characters, and wonderful staging in its current incarnation (musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and music direction by Ted Sperling). The leading couple’s precise performance – Carmen Cusack as Nellie Forbush and Rod Gilfry as Emile de Becque – is wonderfully complemented by a secondary-story romantic lead Anderson Davis as Lt. Joe Cable, expressive Keala Settle as Bloody Mary, comic Matthew Saldivar as Luther Billis, and the rest of the well-appointed, harmonious and overall spectacular cast. A deeply humane, yet light-heartedly entertaining story truly sparkles in this new not to be missed production. South Pacific runs through October 25. Tickets from $30 to $99 online at www.shnsf.com, at Ticketmaster (415) 512-7770, or at the Golden Gate Theatre Box Office at 1 Taylor Street, San Francisco. Image: Carmen Cusak and Rod Gilfry. Photo by Peter Coombs.
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One of the great American musicals that are now considered classic opened at the Golden Gate Theatre to a full house earlier this week. SHN presented the new Lincoln Center Theater production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” directed by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Lawrence Goldberg – the show’s first stop on its national tour. Multiple award-winner, the musical has an undeniable literary merit, being based on a James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning book “Tales of the South Pacific” – a poignant love-conquers-all (even prejudice) story set during World War II. Part nostalgic part evergreen, the story is richly adorned with timeless musical numbers, juicy characters, and wonderful staging in its current incarnation (musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and music direction by Ted Sperling). The leading couple’s precise performance – Carmen Cusack as Nellie Forbush and Rod Gilfry as Emile de Becque – is wonderfully complemented by a secondary-story romantic lead Anderson Davis as Lt. Joe Cable, expressive Keala Settle as Bloody Mary, comic Matthew Saldivar as Luther Billis, and the rest of the well-appointed, harmonious and overall spectacular cast. A deeply humane, yet light-heartedly entertaining story truly sparkles in this new not to be missed production. South Pacific runs through October 25. Tickets from $30 to $99 online at www.shnsf.com, at Ticketmaster (415) 512-7770, or at the Golden Gate Theatre Box Office at 1 Taylor Street, San Francisco. Image: Carmen Cusak and Rod Gilfry. Photo by Peter Coombs.
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