Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (The New Broadway Cast)

This show still puts the likes of Spring Awakening, Young Frankenstein, In The Heights and nearly every other show of the past couple of years, to shame. After nearly 60 yrs!!! In 60 more years will anyone remember any of the garbage from Spring Awakening? A revival of Passing Strange on Broadway? I doubt it.

I purchased this as a surprise gift for my mom after we had met for a family member's bar mitzvah. She and another family member excitedly talked about the revival, as my mom loves the play and we even have personal history with it, with my honorary uncle haved originally played Lt. Billis on Broadway (as had I in school!).

I've never heard the thing but it made my mom happy enough to call immediately and tell me that she was on her tenth listen that day. Can't get a better review than that! I'll consider it a success... :)

It is one of the greatest scores ever written. The leads are all competent and blessed with fantastic voices - Paulo Szot, Kelly O'Hara and Matthew Morrison. But the recording is not consistent. Some areas are too loud and some too soft (without adjusting the volume dial). There was not enough passion to sweep the listener to these great songs. Even the "It Nearly Was Mine" number of Paulo Szot failed to send chills the way Brian Stokes Mitchell did in the concert recording. If not for this, it would have been perfect. But still worth having.

I'm in love with a wonderful performance. I actually saw the original, with Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin, and this revival is every bit as good!

This is a milestone recording and the production is one of the very best of any Musical done. Both of the principals are wonderful and compete with the exception orginal cast. How fantastic we have this!