South Pacific : The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical The Applause Libretto Library

Music by Richard RodgersLyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIBook by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua LoganAdapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. MichenerWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical, South Pacific flourished as the golden musical of Broadway's post-WWII golden era. Nearly 60 years after its 1949 premiere, South Pacific returned to Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater's glorious Tony Award-winning production, setting box-office records and bringing this timely and timeless musical to new generations. With a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein and a libretto by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan, based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Tales of the South Pacific, this landmark musical combines compassionate love stories with the saga of a world at war. Richly developed characters are faced with life-changing moments in a complex world, their thoughts and yearnings powerfully expressed in the lyrics to such songs as

\u0022This Nearly Was Mine " \u0022Younger Than Springtime " and \u0022Some Enchanted Evening." [Publisher's text]

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