Regional NewsChristy Altomare, Nathan Gunn, and More Star in Concert Version of South PacificThe July 22 concert is held in the Aspen Music Festival and School’s Benedict Music Tent.
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Andrew Gans
July 22, 2019
Christy Altomare
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Aspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen join forces for a one-night-only concert production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s South Pacific July 22 at 7:30 PM in the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen, Colorado.
The cast is headed by Anastasia star Christy Altomare as Nellie Forbush, Nathan Gunn as Emile de Becque, Leanne Cabrera as Liat, Ann Harada as Bloody Mary, Wicked star Ryan McCartan as JosephCable, and Spongebob Squarepants’ Brian Ray Norris as Luther Billis.
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Tony nominee Lonny Price directs the performance, and Drama Desk Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell leads a 55-piece orchestra. The evening also features the Aspen Opera Center singers.
Premiering on Broadway in 1949, the South Pacific score includes “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There is Nothing Like a Dame,” and “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair.”
In honor of South Pacific's 60th Anniversary on April 7, members of the original cast attended a recent matinee performance of the Lincoln Center Theater revival.
