Matthew Saldivar likens the appeal of the classic stage musical “South Pacific” to a popular 1980s album. “It's like Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller.' Every song is a hit that everyone's heard. People just love it,” Saldivar tells Conexión by phone.

 From the soaring opening notes of the overture all the way to the curtain call, “South Pacific” is one big “wow” of a show.

After watching the national touring production of "South Pacific" on Thursday night at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, one has to wonder why it took so long for a revival.

Emile de Becque, the romantic lead in “South Pacific,” wasn't exactly Rod Gilfry's dream role. In fact, when producers of the 2008 Broadway revival of the World War II musical came calling, he turned it down. His kids were in school, and he didn't want to move to New York.

As if the night wasn't surreal enough for Brad Sher, actor Sam Waterston took the seat in front of him at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in New York City. "As soon as he sits down, my daughters turn to me and make the ‘dum dum' sound from ‘Law & Order,'" Sher said. He and his family had flown from Lincoln to the Big Apple to attend the April 3, 2008, opening of Sher's twin brother's musical, a revival of "South Pacific."

The run of South Pacific at The 5th Avenue Theatre is finally coming to an end this weekend. While most of the people reading this have probably already gone and seen this impressive musical revival and slightly updated work by director and rising star Bart Sher, I still want to urge those that have not had the chance, to go before it leaves town on Sunday February 21st.

The Seattle Police Department has announced that they will be rewarding New York actor Peter Rini for his actions on Monday February 8 when he helped to apprehend a driver who'd hit two parked cars, both occupied, while driving a stolen van.

I'd lay odds that the Lincoln Center production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific is the most satisfying one since Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza created Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque in Joshua Logan's 1949 Broadway production.

Bartlett Sher’s highly touted revival of South Pacific has a lot more on its mind than an evening’s enchantment.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical South Pacific is one of the most honored musicals in Broadway history. The original 1949 production won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and a ton of Tony Awards for production and performances.  The recent Lincoln Center revival, still doing great business in New York, also picked up a slew of Tony Awards, including ones for Best Musical Revival and Best Director for Bartlett Sher.