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South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall

Search: Reprise: Honey Bun
by: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alec Baldwin

Release Date April 18, 2006
Let's get to the point here. With all due respects to the legendary Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, and all the others who have essayed the lead roles in this great show, this is, quite simply, the finest recording of R&H's "South Pacific".

Brian Stokes Mitchell is a proven commodity on the Broadway stage these days. He is a force of nature that seems to sweep away all before him. The part of Emile was originally written for Ezio Pinza, then nearing the end of a remarkable career on the operatic stage. Magnificent though he is said to have been in this role, it simply must be said that for those familiar with his great art, his voice, as heard on the original cast recording is long past its' prime. Mitchell simply sounds much younger ... Read More:

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (The New Broadway Cast)

Search: Reprise: Honey Bun
from: SONY CLASSICS

Release Date May 27, 2008
It's hard to believe that SOUTH PACIFIC has never received a Broadway revival since the original 1949 production (not counting a well-received 1967 Music Theater of Lincoln Center staging which starred Florence Henderson). Happily Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical masterpiece returned to the stage this year in an all-new, acclaimed revival. The cast album captures all the magic and excitement which is dazzling audiences nightly at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

Set on the islands during the tail-end of World War II and based on two story fragments from James A. Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific", the musical follows the romance of naval nurse Nellie Forbush (Kelli O'Hara) and French plantation owner Emile (Paulo Szot). Their relationship ... Read More: