SOUTH PACIFIC Tour to Hit Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Sept. 14-19

Lincoln Center Theater, in association with Bob Boyett and NETworks Presentations, presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, making its Fox Cities Performing Arts Center debut September 14-19, 2010 as part of the M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series.

Tickets for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific start at $47 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or the Center's ticket office at (920) 730-3760. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's ticket office or online at foxcitiespac.com. Groups of 15 or more can save by calling (920) 730-3786. Additional fees may apply.

This breathtaking new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific swept the 2008 Tony® Awards, winning seven honors including Best Musical Revival and Best Director for Bartlett Sher. The production has created a sold-out sensation on Broadway, lauded by the critics as "Simply wonderful! Beguiling theatrical magic!" (New York Post), "Ravishing and overwhelming" (Variety) and "Rapturous and revelatory!" (The New York Times).

Casting for the national tour of The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's prize-winning musical South Pacific directed by Bartlett Sher was announced this week by Bob Boyett and NETworks Presentations. South Pacific will be led by Jason Howard (Emile de Becque) and Carmen Cusack (Nellie Forbush), with Anderson Davis (Lt. Cable), Matthew Saldivar (Luther Billis), Jodi Kimura (Bloody Mary), Gerry Becker (Capt. Brackett), Peter Rini (Cmdr. Harbison), Sumie Maeda (Liat), Rusty Ross (Professor), original 2008 Broadway cast member Genson Blimline (Stewpot), Christina Carrera (Ngana) and CJ Palma (Jerome).

The ensemble will include Christopher Carl, Jacqueline Colmer, Mike Evariste (from the Broadway production), Alexis G.B. Holt, Rashaan James Ii, Chad Jennings, Christopher Johnstone, Kristie Kerwin, Joe Langworth, Cathy Newman, Julia Osborne, Diane Phelan, John Pinto Jr, Travis Robertson, Bret Shuford, Kristen J. Smith, Matt Stokes, Gregory Williams, Victor Wisehart and Amos Wolff.

Jason Howard is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book "Tales of the South Pacific," Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples - US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile de Becque and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young local native girl Liat - and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score's songs include such classics as "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali Ha'i," "There is Nothin' Like A Dame," "This Nearly Was Mine" and "A Wonderful Guy."

The lavish new production features a cast of 34, musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan (winner of the 2008 Tony Award), costumes by Catherine Zuber (winner of the 2008 Tony Award), lighting by Donald Holder (winner of the 2008 Tony Award), sound by Scott Lehrer (winner of the 2008 Tony Award) and music direction by Ted Sperling. A full orchestra of 26 members - the largest orchestra of any touring Broadway production - will perform the original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett (winner of a Special 2008 Tony Award) and dance and incidental music arranged by Trude Rittmann.

The performance schedule for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is: September 14-17 at 7:30 p.m.; September 18 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and September 19, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific is locally supported by community partners Kimberly-Clark Corporation and SECURA Insurance Companies.

For more information on the production, please visit SouthPacificOnTour.com. Become a fan on Facebook (South Pacific on Tour).

Broadway Across America (producer) is owned and operated by British theater producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO & head of production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include Promises, Promises; Million Dollar Quartet; Memphis; Lend Me a Tenor; La Cage aux Folles; Hair and West Side Story. Touring productions include Dreamgirls and Nickelodeon's Storytime Live. Please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. The Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of the live performing arts. For more information on upcoming events, education programs and community involvement go to foxcitiespac.com. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center - Where the Arts Come Alive!

 

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