Rodgers: South Pacific
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RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Rodgers: South Pacific
Reba McEntire & Brian Stokes Mitchell / 2005 Carnegie Hall Concert Original Broadway Cast
[ Decca Broadway / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 17 May 2006
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South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific and combines elements of several of those stories. Rodgers and Hammerstein believed they could write a musical based on Michener's work that would be financially successful and, at the same time, send a strong progressive message on racism.
2005 concert version of the musical, edited down to two hours, but including all of the songs and the full musical score, was presented at Carnegie Hall. It starred Reba McEntire as Nellie, Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile, Alec Baldwin as Billis and Lillias White as Bloody Mary. The production used Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestrations and the Orchestra of St. Luke's directed by Paul Gemignani. It was taped and telecast by PBS in 2006 and released the same year on DVD. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote, "Open-voiced and open-faced, Reba McEntire was born to play Nellie"; the production was received "in a state of nearly unconditional rapture. It was one of those nights when cynicism didn't stand a chance." Kenrick especially likes Mitchell's "This Nearly Was Mine", and praises the concert generally: "this excellent performance helped restore the reputation of this classic".
Tracks:
1 Overture 5:59
2 Dites-Moi / "Oh, And What Is That Flower Over There?" 2:06
3 A Cockeyed Optimist 1:25
4 "So When You Joined The Navy..." 0:28
5 Twin Soliloquies 2:07
6 "One Waits So Long For What Is Good" 0:43
7 Some Enchanted Evening 2:55
8 Dites-Moi (Reprise) 0:38
9 Bloody Mary 2:15
10 "Say, Is That A Boar's Tooth Bracelet On Your Wrist?" 0:21
11 There Is Nothing Like A Dame 5:02
12 "Ah, Hello...you Make Trouble For Me?" 0:47
13 Bali Ha'i 3:34
14 Bali Ha'i (Reprise) 1:47
15 "So Tell Us Nellie, What Did Old Ironbelly Want?" 0:24
16 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair 3:27
17 "Hello, Is That A New American Song?" 0:52
18 Some Enchanted Evening (reprise) 3:00
19 "Will You Come To My Party Friday?" 0:36
20 A Wonderful Guy 2:34
21 "What Should I Do, Captain?" / Bali Ha'i (reprise) 1:20
22 "You Wait, Lootellan..." 0:50
23 Younger Than Springtime / Bali Ha'i (reprise) 5:33
24 A Wonderful Guy (Reprise) 1:08
25 This Is How It Feels & A Cockeyed Optimist (reprise) 2:00
26 Finale Act I - Some Enchanted Evening (reprise) 2:10
27 Entr'acte 3:07
28 Happy Talk 3:48
29 "It Is My Great Pleasure To Bring You Our Skipper..." 0:36
30 Honey Bun 4:29
31 You've Got To Be Carefully Taught 2:12
32 This Nearly Was Mine 5:09
33 "Well, de Beque, I Take Off Pretty Soon For Marie Louise..." 0:47
34 Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise) 1:06
35 "All Right, Let's Start Those Trucks..." / Honey Bun (reprise) 0:44
36 Finale Act II - Dites-Moi (Reprise) 2:04
