Masterworks Broadway — which released the show's cast recording on May 27 — has conducted interviews with the stars of South Pacific, including Matthew Morrison and 2008 Tony nominees Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara, Danny Burstein and Loretta Ables Sayre.
In addition to the South Pacific cast members, the free podcasts will also feature interviews with the musical's Tony-nominated director Bartlett Sher and conductor Ted Sperling, who leads South Pacific's 30-piece orchestra.
Currently available podcasts on the Masterworks website feature interviews with Bartlett Sher, Danny Burstein and Paulo Szot. Upcoming podcasts include Sayre or O'Hara (June 17), Sperling (June 24), Sayre or O'Hara (July 1) and Morrison (July 8).
Released on the Masterworks Broadway label, the 2008 revival cast recording of South Pacific features complete lyrics, synopsis, color production photos and an essay by Lincoln Center Theater artistic director Andre Bishop.
The new Lincoln Center Theater staging includes the song "My Girl Back Home." A duet between Lt. Cable and Nellie Forbush, the song was cut from the original Broadway production but reinstated for the 1958 film adaptation. South Pacific also boasts a 30-piece orchestra performing the musical's original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and dance and incidental music arrangements by Trude Rittmann. The complete track listing for the South Pacific CD follows:
Overture
Dites-Moi
A Cockeyed Optimist
Twin Soliloquies
Some Enchanted Evening
Bloody Mary
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame
Bali Ha'i
My Girl Back Home
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
Reprise: Some Enchanted Evening
Wonderful Guy
Reprise: Bali Ha'i
Younger Than Springtime
Reprise: A Wonderful Guy
This Is How It Feels
Finale Act I
Entr'acte
Happy Talk
Reprise: Younger Than Springtime
Honey Bun
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught
This Nearly Was Mine
Reprise: Some Enchanted Evening
Reprise: Honey Bun
Finale Ultimo
Previous Masterworks podcast series include interviews with the cast and creators of Avenue Q, Chicago, A Chorus Line as well as Broadway divas Bernadette Peters and Barbra Cook.
To access and subscribe to the Masterworks Broadway Podcast Theatre, visit www.MasterworksBroadway.com.
Tickets for the Lincoln Center Theater revival of South Pacific are available at the Vivian Beaumont box office (150 West 65th Street), at Telecharge.com or by visiting www.lct.org.
