The Rodgers & Hammerstein Smash Hit
The home of musical theatre in Houston, Theatre Under The Stars is set to serve up a smorgasbord of theatrical delights during their exciting latest season. From the hotly anticipated pre-Broadway run of the revival of historical Tony-winning tuner 1776 to disco-dancing nuns, rock and roll and beyond, their latest program promises high spirited nights on the town that won't soon be forgotten. Don't miss the 10-time Tony-winning Rodgers and Hammerstein classic South Pacific when its revived towards the end of TUT's 2020/21 programming.
As poignant today as it was during its first Broadway run in 1949, the critically acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was bolstered by critical acclaim box-office success, becoming the second-longest-running production on the Great White Way (at the time). Now songbook standards, tunes like Bali Ha'i and I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair punctuate a tropical tale about the war-torn prejudice and romance that blossoms between U.S Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile De Becque. When Nellie discovers Emile has two mixed-race children, she must decide if her judgment of Emile outweighs her deep love for him.