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I agree, South Pacific certainly is about prejudice. The story touches on racial injustice in the Nellie's initial behavior.

Like goodlead, my first Broadway show was My Fair Lady in 1960. Even as a young teenager, I was thrilled to see the show. But I developed a terrible nosebleed that morning. It was a 98 degree day, a doctor treated my nose, and I sat in the theater hot and miserable with cotton stuffed up my nose. Andrews and Harrison were not the leads by then. 

Two days later, I saw Bye Bye Birdie with Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera. The show had opened a couple of months earlier and, being from

There is so much to the music of Richard Rogers as well as the meaning and change and inspiration that he and Hammerstein and Hart brought to Broadway for over five decades. Looking at their work from year 20/20 vision is so difficult and almost seems unfair. The songs still carry so much emotion and weight. The melodies linger on, way beyond songs written decades later. Where they say something about society, they say it with more clarity and feeling than almost anything written since. Where

He was a supremely talented man. I will miss him very much but I am grad he left such a great body of work for others to enjoy. I'm sorry he had to suffer such a terrible disease. Rest In Peace

I pretty much echo what misheehan had to say. The show is fun. It will never be mistaken for Hamilton but it will likely have a pretty good run and make plenty of money even after the reviewers take their swings at it. The people who want to see it will leave with a smile. The serious theater people on this board who go looking to hate it will have their negative opinions validated and wonder why so many people are having a good time as they lament the downward spiral of quality theatre.

I had the good fortune to see the show at the La Jolla Playhouse before it went to Broadway. It really did seem special at the time. And it did not seem to need any work. I had never felt that way about any other local production. When I later saw the show on Broadway, I had a difficult time noticing any changes. It was just a fine show from the very beginning.

What a great run!

I will miss seeing him in new works. He made every character he played distinctive and new. He was one of the very best to step on stage or in front of the camera. RIP

Similarly, I feel the same way about " I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" which remarkably ends the show.

It is just a wonderful thing to do. I agree that there are no negatives.

I had the good fortune to see both On Your Feet and Hamilton this last weekend. My expectation is that both will be big fat hits. They will appeal to different audiences, I suppose, although I loved both for different reasons. Gloria was at the Friday performance which was fun to see. OYF was far more entertaining than I expected it to be. It is fun, the book is just fine, and the show has a great deal of heart.

I thought Hamilton was a brilliant show which pretty much lives up to the h

I have always been fond of  many of the songs by Bricusse and Newley from Stop the World I Want to Get Off and The Smell of the Greasepaint The Roar Of The Crowd. Gonna Build A Mountain and Feeling Good are special to me.

Being in San Diego, I always take a special interest in the shows which are fortunate enough to move from here to Broadway. If I remember correctly, Allegiance and Gentleman's Guide... played at the Globe the same season and they were both monster hits for the theater. I would not underestimate the following that Takei has on social media or the popularity of Lea Salonga. San Diego has a very large Asian population and they made their presence known. Broadway may be a different story

I also never could figure Lion King or Once for that matter. I don't believe, however, that Ave. Q was overrated at all. I believe that Wicked is way underrated by many.

Flower Drum Song

Certainly West Side Story.

It won because it was the best new musical in 2006. I agree with Wilmington. The book is extremely well written. I saw the show in previews in La Jolla and then again a year later on Broadway. If there were changes made between the two efforts, I didn't notice them at all. It was simply right from the very beginning. True, it does not have an original score but it certainly raised the bar on jukebox musicals.

I must agree with those who wondered what was best musical worthy about Once.

The Little Mermaid. Fabulous score and orchestrations complimented with brilliant animations.

And I like the melodies as well. I love

I haven't seen the show. It may be the best thing in years but a lot of great musicals have lost.