SOUTH PACIFIC is 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, a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. “Simply Wonderful! Beguiling Theatrical Magic!” hails the New York Post for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC. This breathtaking new production of SOUTH PACIFIC is based on the 2008 Tony Award® winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices.
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
American Blues Theater (11/21 - 12/28) | |
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The Wiz at James M. Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts (3/31 - 3/5) | |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Chicago Kids Company (4/8 - 8/31) | |
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Rock Of Ages
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (9/16 - 11/7) | |
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Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons
Harris Theater for Music and Dance (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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