South Pacific News

In his fact-based story collection Tales of the South Pacific , James Michener describes the rescue of one pilot downed in Japanese territory.

Ashley Liai, 25, performs a traditional Polynesian dance. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale held special presentations and demonstrations celebrating the cultural traditions of the South Pacific islands on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

According to the Daily Mail, Michelle Williams is in talks to play "Nellie Forbush" in a new big-screen adaptation of the musical SOUTH PACIFIC, directed by Michael Mayer with a screenplay by Lynn Grossman based on James Michener's novel Tales of the South Pacific .

Michelle Williams has been asked to wash that man right out of her hair in a new big-screen version of the landmark musical South Pacific.

URINETOWN TWIN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL 5/2-5/10/2013 One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.

A musical double feature that includes over four and a half hours of Broadway classics such as "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Everything's Coming up Roses" is a no-brainer for theatre fans.

Actor John Kerr died earlier this year at the age of 81, long retired from films and living in peaceful obscurity, but the actor will always be remembered as the cute blond star who rose to fame in the play and film Tea and Sympathy , a '50s artifact that has to be seen to be believed.

ANNIE JR COLMAN EGAN SCHOOL 5/3-5/4/2013 Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.

The 81-year-old, who broke through in 1950s Fox musicals as a blonde bombshell who could act, sing and dance, reflects on a career that is still going strong today.

The new partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II changes the face of Broadway forever, beginning with the record- breaking Oklahoma! in 1943, featuring a landmark ballet by Agnes De Mille.

I'm about to take my first solo adventure. In a few days, I'll be leaving my familiar Shelby surroundings and flying alone for the first time to Los Angeles, Calif., for the Turner Classic Film Festival.

A case in point: Director David H. Bell's sublime revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, "South Pacific," now at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.