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South Pacific

Category: Theater/Shows/Concerts

Start: Apr 14, 2019 2:30 PM

End: Apr 14, 2019 5:00 PM

Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003, USA

Music by RICHARD ROGERS • Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II • Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II & JOSHUA LOGAN
South Pacific intertwines the themes of romance, duty, and prejudice to create a story that is all at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking. The musical follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with Emile, a French plantation owner on the island who has two children from his late Polynesian wife; at the same time, U.S. Lieutenant Cable falls for a beautiful island native named Liat. Both Americans find themselves struggling to reconcile their own cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all the while under the dark cloud of a war that is coming ever closer to their island paradise.