South Pacific
July 6–12 Your Enchanted Evening Awaits.
Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly
One of Broadway’s greatest musicals, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s sweeping American classic returns for its first Muny production since 2013! On a lush island during World War II, Navy nurse Nellie Forbush falls for charismatic French planter Emile de Becque — only to question her own assumptions when she meets his children. South Pacific is a galvanizing story with powerful themes and some of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s greatest songs, including “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There Is Nothing Like a Dame” and “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair.” Discover the joy, heart and timeless melodies of this legendary masterpiece.
Music by Richard Rodgers • Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II • Book by Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan • Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
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William Carlos Angulo
Director
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Karla Puno Garcia
Choreographer
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Roberto Sinha
Music Director/Conductor
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Arnel Sancianco
Scenic Designer
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Raquel Adorno
Costume Designer
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John Lasiter
Lighting Designer
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Joshua Hummel
Sound Designer
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To be announced
Video Designer
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To be announced
Wig Designer
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To be announced
Production Stage Manager
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The Telsey Office, Rachel Hoffman, CSA
Casting
Creative Team
WILLIAM CARLOS ANGULO
Director
returns to The Muny, where he has directed/choreographed In the Heights (Theater Circle nomination, choreography) and choreographed Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, Legally Blonde and On Your Feet! Wiliam has directed new works at LCT3, Steppenwolf LookOut Series, JAW New Play Festival, Ars Nova ANT Fest and Joe’s Pub at The Public Theatre. He is co-creating two new musicals — Out There (Portland Center Stage) and David & The Apocalypse (Borderlands Arts, The UrbanX). Other directing: In the Heights (TUTS); Seussical (Marriott Theatre); Bernarda Alba (Syracuse Drama); and Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (NYU Tisch). William is the co-founder and artistic director of Borderlands Arts and the director of education for Dance Lab New York. He co-created the musical theatre program at the Goodman Theatre and was an original instructor for Broadway Across Borders. Proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Alliance of Latine Theatre Artists.
KARLA PUNO GARCIA
Choreographer
is the first woman of color to choreograph for the Tony Awards (2023), earning her an Emmy. Recent: A Chorus Line (director/choreographer, Theater Group Asia); Romy and Michele The Musical (off-Broadway); Days of Wine and Roses (co-choreographer, Atlantic Theatre and Broadway); The Connector (MCC); Tick, Tick … Boom! (Toho Productions); Senior Class (Olney Theatre). Her work has also been seen in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz); Tick, Tick … Boom! (Netflix); Gone Missing (Encores! Off-Center); Other World (Delaware Theatre Company); Somewhere (Geva Theatre); Rent (Theatre Aspen); Noir (Alley Theatre); In the Heights (Virginia Rep, Artsie Award for choreography). Performance: four Broadway shows, including Hamilton; two national tours; So You Think You Can Dance (Fox); Smash (NBC); Annie Live! (NBC); and more. BFA in dance, minor in journalism, NYU Tisch.
ROBERTO SINHA
Music Director/Conductor
Current: Music director of Hamilton. Broadway: Chess; Real Women Have Curves; Hell’s Kitchen; New York, New York; Kinky Boots; It Shoulda Been You; Violet; Bullets Over Broadway; Big Fish. Tours: Hamilton (Philip Tour), Kinky Boots, Elf, Cinderella. Selected: Spelling Bee (Kennedy Center); Dear Evan Hansen and In the Heights (The Muny); Galileo (Berkeley Rep). Education: MFA, Penn State; BM, Florida State.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. concordtheatricals.com