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Great Performances: South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall CD Our Price: $18.98 Limited Time Only: Free Shipping on orders over $75! Details > Item No.: GPER4351 Single CD Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories Tales of the South Pacific, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production of South Pacific with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, and Alec...
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Audio CD: 0 pages (2006-04-18). Publisher: Decca Broadway. Label: Decca Broadway. Format: Cast Recording. Studio: Decca Broadway. Average Customer Review: based on 55 reviews. Sales Rank in Music: #10058.
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South Pacific In Concert from Carnegie Hall (CD)
Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World-War-II Broadway, a provocative romantic drama that beguiled audiences with a hit parade of instant standards. Last June, South Pacific reached new heights when, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell...
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, in concert from Carnegie Hall
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Aired as part of PBS`s Great Performances series, this one-night performance stars country-music star/actress Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush. McEntire does an excellent job of filling the role originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Rogers & Hammerstein musical. Filmed on June 9, 2005, this theatrical production also features standout actors including Alec Baldwin and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
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"Open-voiced and open-faced, she was born to play Nellie," Brantley wrote of the Carnegie Hall benefit performance, adding that the entire production was performed "in a state of nearly unconditional rapture. It was one of those nights when cynicism didn' stand a chance." Happily that enchanted evening can be shared with fans everywhere as South Pacific In Concert From Carnegie Hall comes to DVD. Completing the luxury casting are Broadway and Hollywood icons Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alec Baldwin...
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Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World-War-II Broadway, a provocative romantic drama that beguiled audiences with a hit parade of instant standards. Last June, South Pacific reached new heights when, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell...
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Broadway, like everyone, loves Reba McEntire. The redheaded Oklahoma firebrand took on the one-night-only concert role of Nellie Forbush on June 9, 2005the role Mary Martin immortalized in the 1949 Rodgers & Hammerstein classic South Pacificand the rialto's toughest critics, led by The New York Times' Ben Brantley, instantly surrendered. "Open-voiced and open-faced, she was born to play Nellie," Brantley wrote of the Carnegie Hall benefit performance, adding that the entire production was performed "in a state of nearly unconditional rapture. It was one of those nights when cynicism didn't stand a chance." Happily that enchanted evening can be shared with fans everywhere when "SOUTH PACIFIC" IN CONCERT FROM CARNEGIE HALL comes to DVD. Completing the luxury casting are Broadway and Hollywood icons Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alec Baldwin, as, respectively, French planter Emile de Becque and wise guy sailor Luther Billis. The performance also aired on Thirteen/WNE! T New York's GREAT PERFORMANCES ...
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Country music and TV star Reba McEntire stars as Nellie Forbush in this live concert version of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, South Pacific. Recorded in June of 2005 at Carnegie Hall, South Pacific was a one-night only benefit performance featuring Broadway and Hollywood icons Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alec Baldwin...The boisterous evening at Carnegie Hall was enjoyed by all and even won rave reviews from the most distinguished theater critics. The New York TimesÂ’ Ben Brantley raved...
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