List of awards and nominations received by South Pacific (musical)
January 01, 1970
South Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals.[1][2] The musical premiered in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.[3] The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations.
The original Broadway production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Libretto, and it is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting.[4] The 2008 Broadway revival was a strong success, winning numerous theatre awards. Its seven Tonys included Best Musical Revival. Sher and Szot also won Tonys, and the production won in all four design categories, also receiving nominations for choreography and for the performances of O'Hara, Burstein and Ables Sayre. It also won five Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical Revival. The late Robert Russell Bennett was recognized that season for "his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific."[5]
^A 2006 review stated: "Many are the knowledgeable and discriminating people for whom Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, brilliantly co-written and staged by Joshua Logan, was the greatest musical of all."
^South Pacific, Theatrehistory.com, accessed November 14, 2012. The veteran producer Arthur Hammerstein called it the greatest musical show Broadway had ever seen, perfect in every respect. The critic Richard Watts, Jr., described it as "a thrilling and exultant musical play, an utterly captivating work of theatrical art."[citation needed]
South Pacific at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
January 01, 1970
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South Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals 1 2 The musical premiered in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950 3 The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations The original Broadway production won ten Tony Awards including Best Musical Best Score and Best Libretto and it is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting 4 The 2008 Broadway revival was a strong success winning numerous theatre awards Its seven Tonys included Best Musical Revival Sher and Szot also won Tonys and the production won in all four design categories also receiving nominations for choreography and for the performances of O Hara Burstein and Ables Sayre It also won five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical Revival The late Robert Russell Bennett was recognized that season for his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers and Hammerstein s South Pacific 5 Contents 1 Awards and nominations 1 1 Original Broadway production 1 2 2001 London revival 1 3 2001 Television film 1 4 2008 Broadway revival 1 5 2011 London revival 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksAwards and nominations editOriginal Broadway production edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 1950 Pulitzer Prize 6 Drama Won Tony Award 4 Best Musical Won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Ezio Pinza Won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Mary Martin Won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Myron McCormick Won Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Juanita Hall Won Best Producer Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan Won Best Director Joshua Logan Won Best Libretto Oscar Hammerstein II Won Best Original Score Richard Rodgers Won 1949 Best Scenic Design Jo Mielziner Won 2001 London revival edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 2001 Laurence Olivier Award 7 Best Actor in a Musical Philip Quast Won 2001 Television film edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 2001 Emmy Award Outstanding Music Direction Paul Bogaev Nominated Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Guntis Sics Rick Ash Joe Earle and Joel Moss Nominated 2008 Broadway revival edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won Outstanding Actor in a Musical Paulo Szot Won Outstanding Actress in a Musical Kelli O Hara Nominated Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Nominated Outstanding Director Bartlett Sher Won Outstanding Set Design Michael Yeargan Won Outstanding Sound Design Scott Lehrer Won Outstanding Lighting Design Donald Holder Nominated Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won Outstanding Actor in a Musical Paulo Szot Won Outstanding Actress in a Musical Kelli O Hara Nominated Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Won Outstanding Director of a Musical Bartlett Sher Won Outstanding Choreographer Christopher Gattelli Nominated Outstanding Set Design Michael Yeargan Nominated Outstanding Costume Design Catherine Zuber Won Tony Award 8 Best Revival of a Musical Won Best Direction of a Musical Bartlett Sher Won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Paulo Szot Won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kelli O Hara Nominated Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Nominated Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Loretta Ables Sayre Nominated Best Choreography Christopher Gattelli Nominated Best Scenic Design Michael Yeargan Won Best Costume Design Catherine Zuber Won Best Lighting Design Donald Holder Won Best Sound Design Scott Lehrer Won 2011 London revival edit Year Award Category Nominee Result 2012 Laurence Olivier Award 9 10 Best Musical Revival Nominated Best Actor in a Musical Paulo Szot Nominated Best Costume Design Catherine Zuber NominatedNotes edit A 2006 review stated Many are the knowledgeable and discriminating people for whom Rodgers and Hammerstein s South Pacific brilliantly co written and staged by Joshua Logan was the greatest musical of all South Pacific Theatrehistory com accessed November 14 2012 The veteran producer Arthur Hammerstein called it the greatest musical show Broadway had ever seen perfect in every respect The critic Richard Watts Jr described it as a thrilling and exultant musical play an utterly captivating work of theatrical art citation needed Pulitzer Prize 1950 accessed June 24 2011 a b South Pacific 1950 Tony winners Tony Awards official website accessed April 4 2012 Announcement of Tony Award nominations 2008 Tonyawards com Nolan pp 190 195 Olivier Winners 2002 Archived 2013 10 16 at the Wayback Machine Olivier Awards official website accessed April 7 2012 Tony Awards Winners 2008 Tony Awards official website Retrieved 13 April 2021 Singh Anita Olivier Awards Full list of nominations The Telegraph March 15 2012 accessed June 11 2013 Singh Anita Young stars steal the show as Matilda sets Olivier records The Telegraph April 15 2012 accessed June 11 2013References editNolan Frederick The Sound of Their Music The Story of Rodgers amp Hammerstein Applause Theatre amp Cinema Books New York 2002 ISBN 1 55783 473 3External links edit South Pacific at the Internet Broadway Database South Pacific at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of awards and nominations received by South Pacific musical amp oldid 1117882443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
