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The South Pacific Companion by Maslon, Laurence is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is The South Pacific Companion about?
<p>A story of passion, prejudice, and romance set against the tragedy of war, <i>South Pacific</i> reigns as one of the all-time great American musicals, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, among other accolades. Here for the first time is the authorized companion to <i>South Pacific's</i> many memorable incarnations spanning seven decades, from the original Broadway production of 1949 to the musical's first return to Broadway in spring 2008.</p> <p>Here is the evolution of the musical through its four creators: James Michener, upon whose Pulitzer Prize-winning short stories the musical was based; the great musical theater team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II; and the musical's cowriter and director Joshua Logan. Also detailed are the historical background of the battles and islands of the South Pacific through World War II and the unique translation of that "theater of war" into one of the most memorable productions in American musical history. <i>The South Pacific Companion</i>, authorized by The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, features the complete lyrics to all the major songs, r
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Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Maslon, Laurence
- Publisher
- Fireside; Fireside/Simon & Schuster
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781416573135
- Category
- performing arts
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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