People fond of musicals and theatre plays know all about South Pacific and especially Broadways musicals, these shows are performed at Majestic theatres, Broadway which is an institution on its own, by the mid 1950’s the fame of Rogers and Hammerstein had reached every corner of the globe, with their shows being performed all over America, England and even Australia, people would come in great numbers to see the amazing artists perform and put on a masterclass, their stage musicals presented through film versions were eagerly anticipated by people around the globe, and being a theatre fan myself I can confidently say that the talent that was on display and the way they portrayed the amazing story was just breathtaking and there aren’t many theatrical plays that have matched South Pacific’s popularity.
It has won a remarkable ten tony awards and one would have to check the history books to make sure whether this feat has ever been matched by any other musical or not, and the last time I checked it, nobody even came close to winning ten tony awards for a musical, that honor is only held by South Pacific, this musical show is just something else and if you have the taste of musicals then this would surely lit up your soul. This musical show was one of the earliest ones to be created as a film version, and in 1958 a film which was actually shot in South Pacific was created and Rogers and Hammerstein knew that they have to come up with something special because the show had already set the bar so high and only a special film would do justice to it, Hawaii was selected as the main location for the film and it went to become a blockbuster.