What "South Pacific" means to me (student symposium)

Varied views on the themes of the island musical

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This week, The Broadway Maven looks at South Pacific, The Pajama Game, and Damn Yankees.

• On Sunday, February 19 at Noon ET and Monday, February 20 at Noon and 7 pm ET we’ll have a FREE class exploring the 1949 Rodgers & Hammerstein tropical masterpiece. Register here.

• On Tuesday, February 21 at Noon ET we’ll have a paid class ($5) on the Adler/Ross musicals The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees. Register here.

• This Weekly Blast includes:

A) a SYMPOSIUM of student opinions about the theme of South Pacific;

B) a SURVEY about the Broadway shows of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross;

C) a YouTube GEM about Pipe Dream, a rarely produced Rodgers & Hammerstein show;

D) an ESSAY about the role of baseball in Broadway shows beyond Damn Yankees; and

E) LAST BLASTs about Show Boat, Anything Goe…