South Pacific opens Nov. 6 - Join us for this beloved classic musical

Narberth Community Theatre’s musical production of South Pacific opens on Friday, November 6th, at the Overbrook Presbyterian Church located at 6376 City Ave Philadelphia, PA 19151. Director Sally Foster-Chang, choreographer Kenneth Fisher, music director Raquel Garcia and accompanist Judy Large lead the production team. South Pacific runs November 6th through November 21st, with Friday and Saturday performances beginning at 8pm and Sunday performances beginning at 3pm. Ticket prices range from $16.00-$19.00 and can be purchased via the website at www.narberthcommunitytheatre.org.

South Pacific transports audiences to the South Pacific islands during World War II, where a young American nurse is stationed. She falls in love with an older French expatriate who has mixed-race children from a previous relationship, while elsewhere on the islands a U.S. lieutenant is falling in love with a young local woman. The two American characters struggle with issues of racial prejudice, social expectations and the realities of war as they work to resolve their romantic feelings in their love affairs. Can the strength of love overcome social and wartime adversities?

The Broadway production opened April 7, 1949. When the original run closed after 1,925 performances, it was the second-longest running musical in Broadway history (after Oklahoma!). It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as ten Tony awards, including Best Musical, Best Libretto, and Best Original Score, in 1950. The music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

The cast of Narberth Community Theatre’s South Pacific is led by Rebecca Finkenaur (Nellie Forbush), Jonathan Sills (Emile De Becque), Ginny Swann (Bloody Mary), Corey Buller (Lt. Joe Cable), Dan Boyd (Luther Bills), and Brianna Lopez (Liat).

Narberth Community Theatre (NCT) has been entertaining the Philadelphia and Mainline communities for well over 50 years. Please come out and support this gem of a local theatre and check out their permanent home, conveniently located on City Ave. NCT’s 2015-2016 season will continue as The Wedding Singer and Brighton Beach Memoirs are brought to the NCT stage.