South Pacific Concert Airs on 'Great Performances,' 4/26

The hit Carnegie Hall concert of South Pacific, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire, will air tonight, April 26th on PBS' "Great Performances" at 9 PM on WNET/Thirteen for those in the New York area (check local listings).

Mitchell (Tony Award-winner for Kiss Me, Kate) and McEntire (Annie Get Your Gun) star as Emile deBecque and Nellie Forbush, respectively, while the concert also features Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis, Lillias White as Bloody Mary, Jason Danieley as Lt. Cable, Renita Croney as Liat, Dylan Baker as Commander William Harbison, Conrad John Schuck as Captain Brackett, Alexander Gemignani as Stewpot, Tom Deckman as the Professor, Alexio Barboza as Jerome and Alex de Castro as Ngana.

A new cast recording of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, which centers on two couples who find their romances threatened by racism, was released on April 18th.

Presented on June 9th, 2005, the concert featured David Ives' revised book, which was adapted from Oscar Hammerstein II's and Joshua Logan's original. Walter Bobbie directed the concert, while Paul Gemignani conducted the Orchestra of St. Luke's. The concert's design team comprised John Lee Beatty (scenic consultant), Catherine Zuber (costume consultant), Alan Adelman (lighting designer) and Acme Sound Partners (sound design).

South Pacific, which is based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, starred Mary Martin as Nellie and Ezio Pinza as Emile when it opened at the Majestic Theatre on April 7th, 1949. Rodgers and Hammerstein's second-longest running show at 1,925 performances, it won all of its 11 Tony nominations in 1950, including Best Musical.

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