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  1. Exclusive: Laura Michelle Kelly, Ben Davis, Loretta Ables Sayre &...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | BroadwayWorld.com

    Exclusive: Laura Michelle Kelly, Ben Davis, Loretta Ables Sayre & Josh Young to Lead SOUTH PACIFIC at the MUNY; Runs 7/8-14 The Muny announced principal casting for the fourth show of its fantastic 95th Season, South Pacific, directed by Rob Ruggiero and choreographed by Ralph Perkins.

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  2. Just to Save One Guy...Read the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | American Thinker

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

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  3. CultureRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 12 | The Miami Herald

    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.

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  4. Will Michelle Williams Star as Nellie Forbush in the South Pacific Film Remake?Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 10 | Broadway

    Three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams has been offered the lead role in an in-development remake of the 1959 movie musical South Pacific , according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail .

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  5. Michelle Williams Up For "South Pacific"Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 10 | Dark Horizons News

    Michelle Williams has reportedly been asked to star in Michael Mayer's new big-screen version of the classic musical "South Pacific". The story follows U.S. navy ensign Nellie Forbush, the hick from Little Rock nursing injured sailors and soldiers in the New Hebrides Islands during World War II.

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  6. South Pacific, Directed by Michael Mayer, May Return to Screen With Michelle WilliamsRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 10 | Playbill

    A film remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award-winning musical South Pacific may be on the horizon with three-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams as Nellie Forbush, according to the Daily Mail.

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  7. Michelle Williams Offered Lead In South Pacific RemakeRead the original story

    Friday May 10 | Cinema Blend News

    ... Oscar nominated actress has been offered the lead role in an in-development remake of the 1959 movie musical South Pacific , which memorably starred Mitzi Gaynor as Ensign Nellie Forbush. There is also buzz that the filmmakers are looking to pursue ...

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  8. Michelle Williams in Talks for New South Pacific Film Adaptation; Producers Also Eyeing Hugh Jackman?Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | BroadwayWorld.com

    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 .

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  9. Baz Bamigboye: Michelle Williams sets sail for her own Bali HaiRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | Daily Mail

    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.

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  10. Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 5/05/2013Read the original story

    Sunday May 5 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter. Click Here for More Information SOUTH PACIFIC Boise Music Week 5/8-5/11/2013 Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the ...

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  11. South Pacific / GypsyRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | DVD Verdict

    ... Coming up Roses" is a no-brainer for theatre fans. Mill Creek offers everybody a double bill of both South Pacific and Gypsy in their made for television incarnations starring Glenn Close ( Fatal Attraction ) and Bette Midler ( The Rose ). Even ...

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  12. Vintage Hunk: John KerrRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 29 | Gay.com

    ... suicide. The handsome Kerr went on to play Lt. Joe Cable in the big budget film version of the musical South Pacific , but he never really got a major film role again. He later retired from acting, attended law school, and eventually became a ...

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  13. Now Playing Onstage in Sioux Falls - Week of 4/28/2013Read the original story

    Sunday Apr 28 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... "Part of Your World," "She's in Love," and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Click Here for More Information SOUTH PACIFIC Augustana College Theatre 5/1-5/5/2013 South PacificSet in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories ...

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  14. TCM Classic Film Fest: Mitzi Gaynor on Marilyn, Sinatra and The BeatlesRead the original story

    Friday Apr 26 | Hollywood Reporter

    ... who is as sprightly as ever, near the pool at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where an outdoor screening of South Pacific (1958), the film with which she is most closely associated, followed by a Q&A with its leading lady, subsequently helped to open ...

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  15. TCM Classic Film Festival opens April 25 with 'Funny Girl' and 'South Pacific'Read the original story

    Wednesday Apr 24 | Examiner.com

    The TCM Classic Film Festival opens Thursday, April 25 with tributes to the classic musical 'Funny Girl' and a poolside event for 'South Pacific' with stars Mitzi Gaynor and France Nuyen.

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  16. Broadway: The American MusicalRead the original story

    Wednesday Apr 24 | KUAT-TV Tucson

    ... with the record- breaking Oklahoma! in 1943, featuring a landmark ballet by Agnes De Mille. Carousel and South Pacific then set the standard for decades to come by pioneering a musical in which story is all-important. For challenging the country to ...

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  17. An adventure in Los AngelesRead the original story

    Apr 20, 2013 | The Gaston Gazette

    ... Mickey Rooney will be attending, just to name a few. Film screenings will include "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "South Pacific" (1958), "Ben-Hur"(1959) and "Ninotchka" (1939). Attending this festival has been something I've wanted to do since the ...

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  18. Gorgeous 'South Pacific' taps transcendenceRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 19, 2013 | Evanston Review

    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.

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  19. Post World War Two 'South Pacific' still relevant for audiences todayRead the original story

    Apr 18, 2013 | Examiner.com

    You would have thought that the world of 2013 would be far different from the conflicts and prejudices that existed when " South Pacific ," Rogers and Hammerstein's hit musical opened on Broadway in 1949.

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  20. An adventure in Los AngelesRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 18, 2013 | The Star Online

    ... W. Somerset Maugham's novel "The Razor's Edge" (1946)? However, I do know I'm interested in the screenings of "South Pacific" with special guest Mitzi and either of the "Mildred Pierce" and "Kismet" where actress Ann Blyth will hold a panel ...

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