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South Pacific
Music Richard Rodgers·Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II·Book Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
A Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, set on a Pacific island during World War II. It follows U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush, who falls in love with a French plantation owner, alongside a second romance between a Marine lieutenant and a young Tonkinese woman, with racial prejudice running through both.
Recordings
South Pacific (Original 1949 Broadway Cast Recording) [Bonus Tracks Edition]1949
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