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The 2008 Tony Awards Sunday, June 15th 8/7c CBS
Nominees & Awards Nominated Shows
South PacificNominated for 11 Awards
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Set on a tropical island during World War II, South Pacific tells the romantic story of two couples - US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile de Becque; and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young local native girl, Liat - and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of the war and by their own prejudices.

Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, AndrĂ© Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett
Nominated for 11 Awards:
Best Revival of a Musical Winner Speech
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Winner SpeechPaulo Szot
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a MusicalKelli O'Hara
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a MusicalDanny Burstein
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a MusicalLoretta Ables Sayre
Best Direction of a Musical Winner SpeechBartlett Sher
Best ChoreographyChristopher Gattelli
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Winner SpeechMichael Yeargan
Best Costume Design of a Musical Winner SpeechCatherine Zuber
Best Lighting Design of a Musical Winner SpeechDonald Holder
Best Sound Design of a Musical Winner SpeechScott Lehrer
History
Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949 and ran for more than five years. At the time it closed in January 1954, it was the fifth-longest running show in Broadway history. This is its first Broadway revival.


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