Columbia Records/Sony Music Soundtrax To Release; Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific; Music From the ABC Premiere Event; In Stores March 20.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 1, 2001 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. To Air New Adaptation Of Award-Winning Musical On Monday, March 26 Columbia Records/Sony Music Soundtrax is releasing Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Music From The ABC Premiere Event to stores on Tuesday, March 20. The ABC Premiere telefilm tel·e·film n. A film produced for television broadcasting. Noun 1. telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television of the classic musical--starring Glenn Close, Harry Connick Harry Connick is the name of:
EST abbr. electroshock therapy ). One of the best-loved musicals of all time, "South Pacific" is set on a remote island during World War II and follows two parallel romances: one between Ensign Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close), a Navy nurse, and Emile de Becque (Rade Sherbedgia), a wealthy French plantation owner; the other between Liat (Natalie Mendoza), a native girl, and Lt. Joseph Cable (Harry Connick, Jr.), a young American Marine whose secret mission on the island could change the course of the war. The new adaptation of "South Pacific" was filmed entirely on lush, tropical locations in Queensland, Australia, and Moorea, Tahiti. In her liner notes to Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Music From The ABC Premiere Event, Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard Rodgers) writes that "the across-the-boards stellar creative staff and cast have pulled off the impossible: they have given us a 'South Pacific' full of romance and passion, combined with the frightening reality of war-time World War II in a form that makes the whole thing feel contemporary and new.... This version of 'South Pacific' is a pretty remarkable achievement. "South Pacific" is based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of stories "Tales of the South Pacific Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of sequentially-related short stories about World War II, written by James A. Michener in 1946. The stories were based on observations and anecdotes he acquired while stationed as a lieutenant commander in ." With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Noun 1. Oscar Hammerstein II - United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960) Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein and a book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan, the original "South Pacific" premiered in 1949 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize as well as nine Tony Awards including Best Musical. The 1958 film version won an Academy Award for its soundtrack which went on to become the most popular record of the year. Selections on Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Music From The ABC Premiere Event include: MAIN TITLE Performed by Orchestra THERE IS NOTHIN' LIKE A DAME Performed by Luther Billis (Robert Pastorelli) and the Enlisted Men on the base A COCK-EYED OPTIMIST Performed by Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close) BLOODY MARY Performed by Enlisted Men on the beach BALI HA'I Performed by Bloody Mary (Lori Tan Chinn) TWIN SOLILOQUIES Performed by Nellie (Glenn Close), Emile De Becque (Rade Sherbedgia) SOME ENCHANTED en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. EVENING Performed by Emile (Rade Sherbedgia) DITES-MOI Performed by Jerome (Ketiwar Vendegou), Ngana (Copa Vendegou), Emile (Rade Sherbedgia) YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME Performed by Cable (Harry Connick, Jr.) I'M GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTA MY HAIR Performed by Nellie (Glenn Close), Dinah (Ilene Graff) and the Nurses SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. ) Performed by Nellie (Glenn Close), Emile (Rade Sherbedgia) A WONDERFUL GUY Performed by Nellie(Glenn Close) and the Nurses THIS NEARLY WAS MINE Performed by Emile(Rade Sherbedgia) YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT Performed by Cable(Harry Connick, Jr.) HONEY BUN Performed by Nellie (Glenn Close), Billis (Robert Pastorelli) and the Nurses FINALE ULTIMO ul·ti·mo adv. Abbr. ult. In or of the month before the present one. [Latin ultim  (m Performed by Nellie (Glenn Close), Jerome (Ketiwar Vendegou), Ngana (Copa Vendegou), Emile (Rade Sherbedgia) BONUS TRACK MY GIRL BACK HOME Performed by Cable (Harry Connick, Jr.), Nellie (Glenn Close) Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Music Produced By: Michael Gore Music Co-produced and Conducted By: Paul Bogaev Music Co-produced by Joel Moss For more information, please contact Claire Mercuri, Columbia Records, Media, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , 212-833-5121; email: claire_mercuri@sonymusic.com |
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