Broadway Video: South Pacific on The View

Here's a video of Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot performing "Some Enchanted Evening" from Lincoln Center Theater's production of South Pacific on yesterday's The View.

Could they be more gorgeous??

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Matthew Morrison to Join O'Hara and Szot in Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific

Mmmmm, he's gonna look cute in a sailor costume.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Matthew Morrison will star alongside Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot in their revival of South Pacific this Spring. Morrison, who previously appeared at LCT opposite O'Hara in The Light in the Piazza, will play the role of Lt. Joe Cable. Danny Burstein (The Drowsy Chaperone) will play Luther Billis in the first-ever Broadway revival of the show, while newcomer Loretta Able Sayres will take on the showy role of Bloody Mary.

Morrison was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Piazza. He also originated the role of Link Larkin in Hairspray, and earlier this year appeared in the Patty Griffin musical 10 Million Miles at the Atlantic Theater Company.

Happy talk, indeed!

Here are some pictures of Morrison and O'Hara in Piazza:




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Theater Suggestions: Farnsworth Invention, Peter & Jerry, Rock 'N' Roll, Glorious Ones

Now that the Broadway strike has finally ended, it's time to get back to the theater! As a reminder, all Broadway shows are resuming performances tonight (Thursday 11/29).

Here's a few shows I've seen in the past month or so that I would recommend:

The Farnsworth Invention
By Aaron Sorkin, and starring Hank Azaria and the excellent Jimmy Simpson, this fast-paced depiction of the invention of the television is thought-provoking and well acted.

Peter & Jerry
Edward Albee's classic Zoo Story is paired with a new one-act, Homelife, at Off-Broadway's Second Stage theater. While I wasn't bowled over by Zoo, I found Homelife to be incredibly well acted (especially by Johanna Day) and very insightful.

Rock 'N' Roll
This heady Tom Stoppard play won't be for everyone, but I was fascinated by the tale of a professor and a revolutionary in Czechoslovakia in the second half of the 20th century (that is, what I could understand of the tale!) The acting is superb (especially from Rufus Sewell, who ages brilliantly throughout the production), but be prepared for lots of philosophical discussions that, if you're anything like me, will mostly go over your head.

The Glorious Ones
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty achieved theatrical perfection in my book with Once on this Island and Ragtime, and while their newest show doesn't quite live up to the splendor of those, it's still a very enjoyable evening in the theater. Marc Kudisch (never a favorite of mine) is actually quite fantastic, and there are a handful of songs that will simultaneously make you laugh out loud and find a tear falling down your cheek. If you like your traditional musical theater with a slightly raunchy twist, this is the show for you.

Personally, I didn't find much to like in The Seafarer, but I'm hearing wonderful things about August Osage County, and the buzz on Lincoln Center Theater's Cymbeline is quite good (especially considering it's one of Shakespeare's least known plays). I'll be sure to report on these once I've gotten a chance to see them.

Viva la theater!

Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot to Star in Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific

Bali hai!

Lincoln Center Theater (gotta love 'em!) has announced it's Nellie and Emile for the first-ever revival of South Pacific, which will open this spring at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Kelli O'Hara, who was Tony nominated for her performances in Light in the Piazza and The Pajama Game, will play Nellie, the woman who declares she will "wash that man right out of her hair." Brazilian opera star Paulo Szot, meanwhile, will play her older love interest Emile.

The rest of the casting will be announced in the coming months.

Some enchanted evening, indeed!

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