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Aug. 20th, 2010 05:52 pmOh internet, I missed you! I've just finished a week long housecleaning stint, and I still have way more to do before it's even close to where I want it to be, but I need a break for a while. So back to fun things temporarily!
Last night I finally caught the Broadway revival of South Pacific on Live from Lincoln Center on PBS, and I'm quite impressed. I've never cared much for South Pacific, despite it containing some very lovely melodies, but every production I've ever seen of it massively sucked, so that didn't help. But this was definitely the best one I've ever seen, especially since they didn't cast a smarmy old guy as Emile de Becque. This de Becque was very likeable and had SUCH a gorgeous voice. And he and Kelli O'Hara at least looked like they were from the same generation, so it took the creepy factor out of their love story, and made me really root for them. So I got to enjoy the songs in a whole new way because it adds another dimension when you actually care about the characters. I'm probably going to have 'Honey Bun' stuck in my head forever now, but it's worth it for the new perspective I gained on an old show I thought I knew.
Last night I finally caught the Broadway revival of South Pacific on Live from Lincoln Center on PBS, and I'm quite impressed. I've never cared much for South Pacific, despite it containing some very lovely melodies, but every production I've ever seen of it massively sucked, so that didn't help. But this was definitely the best one I've ever seen, especially since they didn't cast a smarmy old guy as Emile de Becque. This de Becque was very likeable and had SUCH a gorgeous voice. And he and Kelli O'Hara at least looked like they were from the same generation, so it took the creepy factor out of their love story, and made me really root for them. So I got to enjoy the songs in a whole new way because it adds another dimension when you actually care about the characters. I'm probably going to have 'Honey Bun' stuck in my head forever now, but it's worth it for the new perspective I gained on an old show I thought I knew.
