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Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Oscar Hammerstein
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, In Concert
by Oscar Hammerstein (Ii), Richard Rodgers, David Ives, Joshua Logan, James A. Michener
Synopsis
In an island paradise during World War II, Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile.
Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage.
Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie.
When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.
This concert adaptation was created by David Ives for the Carnegie Hall benefit concert of South Pacific in 2006.
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Publisher R&H Theatricals
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, In Concert is a play written by Oscar Hammerstein (Ii) and published by R&H Theatricals .
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