Two transplanted Americans, Nellie Forbush and Lt. Joe Cable, muse over what they left at home, and what awaits them when they return.

Bloody Mary tells the Seabees and Marines about a mysterious island, just across the bay, where hopes and dreams “bloom on the hillside.” Later, Luther Billis convinces Lt. Cable to travel to the exotic paradise, where Cable meets his love, Liat.

Eager to make it to Bali Ha’i, where they hope to find shrunken heads, ivory bracelets and female companionship, Luther Billis and the Seabees celebrate the power of women.

American servicemen cheer on their beloved Bloody Mary, a local Tonkinese entrepreneur, as she confronts a Marine for not buying one of the grass skirts she’s selling.

Recalling the moment when he first saw Nellie just two weeks before, Emile plainly expresses his love for her in this stunning ballad, which would go on to become an American standard. “Some Enchanted Evening,” sung by Ezio Pinza on the original 1949 Broadway cast recording, was also recorded by Perry Como, whose popular single soared to number one on … Read More

During an otherwise platonic conversation, Emile and Nellie consider the romantic possibilities of their new relationship.

Ensign Nellie Forbush, a nurse from Arkansas, admires the view of the sun over the ocean, musing knowingly about her naturally sunny perspective.

At the opening of the show, two Polynesian children sing a playful tune on the patio of a beautiful estate owned by local Frenchman Emile de Becque.

Beginning with the three majestic notes of “Bali H’ai,” South Pacific’s overture is considered one of the greatest overtures of all time. Exuberantly arranged by Robert Russell Bennett, it presents an extraordinary array of the great songs to follow, full of passion, humor and melody. Imagine hearing it before the world knew “There is Nothing Like A Dame,” “A Wonderful … Read More