James Michener

wrote "Tales of the South Pacific" to tell a number of stories

from World War II.

The novel won

the Pulitzer Prize. The stories focused on officers, nurses, soldiers

and natives. Some were funny while others were sad and touching, so it

made perfect sense to bring the stories to life, first as a musical and

then as a film.

The Fox Theatre

will present "South Pacific" Jan. 1-6.

"South

Pacific" won nine Tony Awards and the current production stars Michael

Nouri as Emile de Becque and Erin Dilly as Nellie Forbush. Nouri most

recently starred in "*61" as Joe DiMaggio, while Dilly starred

as Young Phyllis in "Follies" on Broadway. Other stars are Armelia

McQueen as Bloody Mary; David Warshofsky as Luther Billis; Lewis Cleale

at Lt. Joe Cable and Kisha Howard as Liat.

"South

Pacific" features a number of classic songs such as "Some Enchanted

Evening" and "Dames." The scenery and costumes are beautiful

and the choreography is exciting. Scott Farris is the director of the

show. Farris directed several productions of "Chicago" in Europe.

His choreographer was Gary Chryst, who also did the choreography for this

production.

Performances

of "South Pacific" will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. There will also be matinee performances at 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range in price from $24.50-$47. Tickets are

available at the Fox Theatre box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, and

online at www.broadwayacrossamerica.com .

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