Some enchanted evening is happening tonight! The original cast of Lincoln Center Theater’s 2008 Tony-winning revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's South Pacific reunite December 9 for a reunion concert on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
Again directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, the evening supports LCT productions and education programs. Over the weekend, the original cast gathered for the first time in 16 years to prepare for the benefit. Go inside rehearsals in the photo gallery below.
The benefit performance features original cast members Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot, Matthew Morrison, Danny Burstein, Loretta Ables Sayre, George Merrick, Victor Hawks, Luka Kain, Li Jun Li, Laurissa Romain, Skipp Sudduth, and Noah Weisberg as well as Becca Ayers, Wendi Bergamini, Grady McLeod Bowman, Charlie Brady, Matt Caplan, Christian Carter, Jeremy Davis, Margot de La Barre, Christian Delcroix, Laura Marie Duncan, Mike Evariste, Laura Griffith, Lisa Howard, MaryAnn Hu, Robert Lenzi, Garrett Long, Nick Mayo, William Michals, Kimber Monroe, Emily Morales, Darius Nichols, George Psomas, Andrew Samonsky, and Jerold E. Solomon.
The
one-night-only concert features musical staging by Christopher
Gattelli and a 30-piece orchestra led by musical director Ted Sperling.
The benefit also honors the families of the three women whose names grace its theatres: Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow.
For ticket information visit LCT.org.