Some enchanted evenings call for two strangers. Rod Gilfry and David Pittsinger, baritones from the world of opera, will tag-team the role of dashing Emile de Becque in the revival of "South Pacific" that opens this week at the Ahmanson Theatre.

Gilfry has been singing "South Pacific's" signature song to ecstatic crowds during the national tour of the Tony-winning Broadway revival, which begins a seven-week run at the Ahmanson Theatre on May 26.

It took Broadway almost 60 years to launch a full revival of "South Pacific" for at least two reasons.

As tends to happen with enormously successful musicals, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific has achieved a passing familiarity even to those that have never witnessed a performance.

When director Bartlett Sher agreed to direct the 2008 Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific—a production that went on to win seven Tony Awards—he told his cast, "We have to sing it better than the original, because through the mists of memory it has become so good."

Please click on the link to see an interview with Anderson Davis on KARE-11 TV in St. Paul, Minnesota.

When most people think of the musical "South Pacific," either stage or movie versions, they think of the lush score with such numbers as "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'i" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair."

A group of middle schoolers getting ready to perform their spring musical later this week got advice from a pro Tuesday when a Broadway performer stopped by their Lansing school.

Carmen Cusack has played some of the most exciting roles on Broadway, the West End, and even at sea.