Aaron Kula and the Klezmer Chamber Orchestra. South Pacific, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s blockbuster musical of war and love in the islands, turned 67 earlier this year, and in some respects, you could argue it’s showing its age. It’s set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, for one, which every day fades from society’s living memory. For another, one of … [Read more...]
Don’t miss ‘South Pacific’ revival at Kravis
I’ve got a confession to make: I never really cared for South Pacific. Sure, the songs are terrific, but the script always struck me as pokey and about three-quarters of the way through the second act, it grinds to a halt with a series of scenes where the action is all offstage and we only hear about it through radio dispatches. But then I had never seen a first-class … [Read more...]