South Pacific
 

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/imag...age_rev2-1.jpg Although it failed to live up to the near-unanimous praise of the 2008 Broadway revival, the touring production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, which had a recent run at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, is a solid show that delivers on its signature songbook. The musical is set at a U.S. Navy base during World War II, where the daffy American nurse Nellie Forbush (Katie Reid) has fallen for the wealthy French expat Emile de Becque (Marcelo Guzzo), who has a few secrets ? mainly two Polynesian love children and a murder rap.? [ Read more ]

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