South Pacific

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan

Sponsored by Hy-Vee of Austin

Winner of 9 Tony Awards – including Best Musical!
Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. When Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native, she’s unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, and refuses Emile’s proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he has fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. Both learn life is too short not to seize a chance at happiness. The beautiful and memorable score includes “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There is Nothing Like a Dame,” “Bali Ha’i,” and many more stage classics.