Box office and awards South Pacific (musical)



south pacific opened on broadway $400,000 in advance sales. people eager obtain tickets press wrote lengths people had gone in getting them. because house seats being sold scalpers $200 or more, attorney general s office threatened close show. however, parties provided scalpers tickets never identified, , show ran without interference. production had $50,600 weekly gross, , ran 1,925 performances. national tour began in 1950 , grossed $3,000,000 in first year, making $1,500,000 in profit. original cast album, priced @ $4.85, sold more million copies.


the original production of south pacific won ten tony awards, including best musical, best male performer (pinza), best female performer (martin), best supporting male performer (mccormick), best supporting female performer (hall), best director (logan), best book , best score. of 2016, show win tonys in 4 acting categories. in 1950, musical won pulitzer prize drama, second musical after of thee sing, won in 1932. rodgers became first composer of musical comedy win pulitzer, composer george gershwin had not been recognized of thee sing. pulitzer prize given rodgers , hammerstein; logan later recognized in amended announcement, annoyance.


the 2001 london revival garnered laurence olivier award philip quast (emile). 2008 revival won 7 tony awards, including best revival (sher , szot won, , show won in 4 design categories), , 5 drama desk awards, including outstanding musical revival. late robert russell bennett honored season historic contribution american musical theatre in field of orchestrations, represented on broadway season rodgers , hammerstein s south pacific. of 2016, musical revival tony awards. 2011 london production received 3 olivier award nominations, including best musical revival, won none.








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