SOUTH PACIFIC Opens Tonight at FHT

Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce the opening of the classic war-time musical South Pacific. From the haunting "Bali Hai" to the exquisite "Some Enchanted Evening," this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic contains some of the most glorious music ever written. The winner of 10 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, South Pacific tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples on a remote island in the Pacific - a U.S. Navy nurse and an expatriate French plantation owner, and a Marine Corps lieutenant and a young local girl - and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and their own prejudices. Helmed by FHT's Artistic Director Peter J. Hill, and incorporating newsreel footage from WWII, South Pacific balances intimate, personal stories with the sweeping grandeur of wartime drama.

South Pacific premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The original Broadway production enjoyed immense critical and box-office success, became the second-longest running Broadway musical to that point (behind Rodgers and Hammerstein's earlier Oklahoma!), and has remained popular ever since. The production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Libretto, and it is still the only musical production to win Tony Awards in all four acting categories.

South Pacific is produced by Patty Torrilhon and Patricia Tonzi and directed by Peter J. Hill. The show is choreographed by Noel Irick and musically directed by Dan Kurek. South Pacific stars: Karissa Anderson-Self, Chris Fidler, Alex Gonzalez, Nicholas Hambruch, Dawn LeSueur, Matt Mcdonald, Hal Morgan, Patrick Russo, Chelsea Umeda and Tom Vinopal. The show also features Katie Barnett, Heidi Carpenter, J.P. Clemente, Ashley Fredricksen, Andrey Lull, Brandon Murphy, J. Jay Rangel, Josie Sand and Asher Sheppard.

South Pacific will play tonight, Sept 4, through Sept 20, 2015. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. A reception will be held on Opening Night for all those attending that evening, featuring free appetizers and soft drinks. Individual tickets are $33.00 for Adults and $28.00 for children 17 and under. Seniors receive a $5.00 discount on all Thursday performances. Group rates and student rush discounts are available. All performances are at Fountain Hills Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit our website at www.fhtaz.org. For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7. South Pacific is presented through special arrangement with Rodger and Hammerstein Theatricals 229 West 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001