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DVD : South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall
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Rating: 
- Blown away!
I simply luvvved this production!! The only other version of South Pacific that I'd ever seen was the screen version starring Mitzi Gaynor & Rossano Brazzi, but I was completely blown away & enraptured by the performances of Reba McEntire & Brian Stokes Mitchell in the starring roles. There was such great chemistry between the two & the singing was fantastic. I am a huge fan of both now! The rest of the cast was great as well. Alec Baldwin was funny & cute as hell as Luther Billis, & what a beautiful, powerful, mesmerizing voice Lillias White has in her role as Bloody Mary. Her rendition of Bali Hi was spectacular. I am so grateful that PBS made the decision to record this performance because I so, so enjoyed it! I only just received my dvd a few days ago, but already I've watched it several times. Very highly recommended!!!
Rating: - Totally Superb!
Watched this for the second time on PBS last night and will shortly purchase my own copy right here. I never thought watching a Broadway musical without all the trappings could be a sublime experience, but this was! Reba is totally great and believable as Nelly, all the casting is right on, and Brian as Emile is awesome! The music is too good to be true and, by the end, I was practically in tears. Cannot wait to get my own DVD copy and watch and sing along (in private only) to my heart's content.
As a young person I took voice lessons and tried singing some of these songs. They're as difficult to sing, due to the complexity of the music, as some opera...more difficult than some, actually. Yet, the notes, intervals, chords, and combinations, combined with the lovely libretto, are always just right musically; even, if they aren't always what you expect or what is easily done vocally. It takes truly skilled professionals to do this music justice and these performers and musicians do just that.
If you want a really joyful treat, and the best example of American opera anywhere (this musical is just that), then this is for you.
Rating: - Truly A Hundred and One Pounds of Fun
South Pacific in Concert at Carnegie Hall has a very special energy to it, you feel the connection of the audience with the artists, you feel the fun everyone is having. It seems that all artists are knowing of the special moment they are part of, and you watching this are going to wish to have been there.
I always was a fan of Reba McEntire, but even more so now, the gal can belt out a tune. So Reba, seeing how much fun you had with this, I hope you will do more musicals, your voice is absolutely suitable for it, I see why you were brilliant in Annie Get Your Gun.
Sometimes I get upset with living here in Switzerland, only for the reason that I miss out on most of the great shows on Broadway and these very special shows being performed in New York. But thanks to the producers allowing these shows to be taped for the networks, we get to see them on DVD.
To anyone loving a great musical or just very good music, this is a must- have. Only thing better than this, having been there for the show.
Truly A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
Rating: - Wonderful Fun! Brian Stokes Mitchell is DA Bomb!
First off.....
Unlike some reviewers here, in my opinion, Reba sure looks about the right age to be Nellie (check your history, folks) and she sure is from the "right" part of the world. A girl from Little Rock in WW2 would sound just like Reba does. She is too much fun to watch! I can see where she would have been super in Annie Get Your Gun! Her Nellie has just the right touch of small town girl and wise woman! She does a great job with a basically mediocre libretto.
Mr. Danieley is lyrically wonderful as Lt. Cable and Lillas White does a bang up job as Bloody Mary. Alec Baldwin is a really good (surprisingly so) Luther Billis.
The real star here is Brian Stokes Mitchell. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to seeing him live and wow, can he sell it. I put his Emile up against anyone's, including E. Pinza. (I honestly think he's better.) He's got the looks and the singing chops. When he kisses Reba at the end of their reprise of "Some Enchanted Evening" I got chills and thrills. For that alone, it's worth the price!
To be fair, Brian could sing the notes on a bathroom wall and I'd be a little puddle of menopausal mush! He's the musical Sean Connery! Major woo-hoos and thumbs up!
SOUTH PACIFIC lends itself really well to the concert format and this was way, way better than I expected it to be! Enjoy!
Rating: - 15 years before its time
This concert was a fabulous rendition of South Pacific. I liked Mitzi Gaynor and Glenn Close in prior roles playing Nellie Forbush but Reba Mcintire was simply phenominal. Her country twang better placed her character as a hick from Little Rock and her voice was simply incredible.
I am a product from the sixties and the song "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" was created 15 years before the civil rights movement began. This fact merely confirms the brilliance and mastery of Rogers & Hammerstein.
I wish there were more performances of musicals in this format. Jewel, Nathan Lane, and others did the "Wizard of Oz" in a similarly extraordinary manner.
Kerry Smith
Tallahassee, FL
- Blown away!I simply luvvved this production!! The only other version of South Pacific that I'd ever seen was the screen version starring Mitzi Gaynor & Rossano Brazzi, but I was completely blown away & enraptured by the performances of Reba McEntire & Brian Stokes Mitchell in the starring roles. There was such great chemistry between the two & the singing was fantastic. I am a huge fan of both now! The rest of the cast was great as well. Alec Baldwin was funny & cute as hell as Luther Billis, & what a beautiful, powerful, mesmerizing voice Lillias White has in her role as Bloody Mary. Her rendition of Bali Hi was spectacular. I am so grateful that PBS made the decision to record this performance because I so, so enjoyed it! I only just received my dvd a few days ago, but already I've watched it several times. Very highly recommended!!!
Rating:
- Totally Superb!Watched this for the second time on PBS last night and will shortly purchase my own copy right here. I never thought watching a Broadway musical without all the trappings could be a sublime experience, but this was! Reba is totally great and believable as Nelly, all the casting is right on, and Brian as Emile is awesome! The music is too good to be true and, by the end, I was practically in tears. Cannot wait to get my own DVD copy and watch and sing along (in private only) to my heart's content.
As a young person I took voice lessons and tried singing some of these songs. They're as difficult to sing, due to the complexity of the music, as some opera...more difficult than some, actually. Yet, the notes, intervals, chords, and combinations, combined with the lovely libretto, are always just right musically; even, if they aren't always what you expect or what is easily done vocally. It takes truly skilled professionals to do this music justice and these performers and musicians do just that.
If you want a really joyful treat, and the best example of American opera anywhere (this musical is just that), then this is for you.
Rating:
- Truly A Hundred and One Pounds of FunSouth Pacific in Concert at Carnegie Hall has a very special energy to it, you feel the connection of the audience with the artists, you feel the fun everyone is having. It seems that all artists are knowing of the special moment they are part of, and you watching this are going to wish to have been there.
I always was a fan of Reba McEntire, but even more so now, the gal can belt out a tune. So Reba, seeing how much fun you had with this, I hope you will do more musicals, your voice is absolutely suitable for it, I see why you were brilliant in Annie Get Your Gun.
Sometimes I get upset with living here in Switzerland, only for the reason that I miss out on most of the great shows on Broadway and these very special shows being performed in New York. But thanks to the producers allowing these shows to be taped for the networks, we get to see them on DVD.
To anyone loving a great musical or just very good music, this is a must- have. Only thing better than this, having been there for the show.
Truly A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
Rating:
- Wonderful Fun! Brian Stokes Mitchell is DA Bomb!First off.....
Unlike some reviewers here, in my opinion, Reba sure looks about the right age to be Nellie (check your history, folks) and she sure is from the "right" part of the world. A girl from Little Rock in WW2 would sound just like Reba does. She is too much fun to watch! I can see where she would have been super in Annie Get Your Gun! Her Nellie has just the right touch of small town girl and wise woman! She does a great job with a basically mediocre libretto.
Mr. Danieley is lyrically wonderful as Lt. Cable and Lillas White does a bang up job as Bloody Mary. Alec Baldwin is a really good (surprisingly so) Luther Billis.
The real star here is Brian Stokes Mitchell. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to seeing him live and wow, can he sell it. I put his Emile up against anyone's, including E. Pinza. (I honestly think he's better.) He's got the looks and the singing chops. When he kisses Reba at the end of their reprise of "Some Enchanted Evening" I got chills and thrills. For that alone, it's worth the price!
To be fair, Brian could sing the notes on a bathroom wall and I'd be a little puddle of menopausal mush! He's the musical Sean Connery! Major woo-hoos and thumbs up!
SOUTH PACIFIC lends itself really well to the concert format and this was way, way better than I expected it to be! Enjoy!
Rating:
- 15 years before its timeThis concert was a fabulous rendition of South Pacific. I liked Mitzi Gaynor and Glenn Close in prior roles playing Nellie Forbush but Reba Mcintire was simply phenominal. Her country twang better placed her character as a hick from Little Rock and her voice was simply incredible.
I am a product from the sixties and the song "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" was created 15 years before the civil rights movement began. This fact merely confirms the brilliance and mastery of Rogers & Hammerstein.
I wish there were more performances of musicals in this format. Jewel, Nathan Lane, and others did the "Wizard of Oz" in a similarly extraordinary manner.
Kerry Smith
Tallahassee, FL