Productions2 on Broadway
| 1959 | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Original. November 16, 1959 · Vincent J. Donehue | 1,443 performances · 5 Tony wins |
| 1998 | Martin Beck Theatre Revival. March 12, 1998 · Susan H. Schulman | 533 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
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In the literature45 passages
South Pacific was the first of two musicals (the other was The Sound of Music) in which Mary Martin, who played Nellie, was seen as a Rodgers and Hammerstein heroine. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p140
Because Neway was appearing as the Mother Abbess in the original 1959 Broadway production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s The Sound of Music, she was free only on Sundays, and so the 1960 revival was given twice on two consecutive Sunday evenings. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p35
"It was followed by a third live presentation by NBC on December 8, 1960, during the period when Mary Martin was appearing on Broadway in The Sound of Music ." book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p416
The rich score offered a cornucopia of popular songs, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Climb Every Mountain,” “The Lonely Goatherd,” the title song, and “Edelweiss,” perhaps the musical’s finest number. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p835
he musical might not have the “popular appeal” of earlier works by Rodgers and Hammerstein, but of course he couldn’t have foreseen the musical’s worldwide popularity with its long runs, frequent revivals, and overwhelmingly popular film adaptation. There seems no doubt today that The Sound of Music is the team’s best… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p837
Tony Awards and Nominations : Best Musical (The Sound of Music , in a tie with Fiorello! ); Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin ); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Theodore Bikel); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Kurt Kasznar); Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Patricia Neway ); book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p839
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