South Pacific (stage production)

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Broadway musical stage musical

South Pacific (stage production) is a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical set in the South Pacific during World War II, exploring themes of love and racial prejudice through intertwined stories of American military personnel and local islanders.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
South Pacific (musical)	15
South Pacific (2008 Broadway revival)	5
South Pacific (1949 musical)	2
South Pacific (2008 revival)	2
South Pacific (stage musical)	2
Broadway production of South Pacific	1
South Pacific (1949 Broadway musical)	1
South Pacific (1949 Broadway production)	1
South Pacific (1949 original Broadway cast)	1
South Pacific (1949 original Broadway production)	1
South Pacific (1949 stage musical)	1
South Pacific (Broadway production)	1
South Pacific (Broadway revival, 2008)	1
South Pacific (Broadway, 1949)	1
South Pacific (fictional South Pacific theatre setting)	1
South Pacific (musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein)	1
South Pacific (original Broadway production)	1
South Pacific (original cast recording)	1
South Pacific (revival)	1
South Pacific (revival, 1950s engagement)	1
South Pacific (stage production) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: South Pacific (stage production)
Context triple: [Shirley Jones, performedIn, South Pacific (stage production)]

A. South Pacific (UK tour)
South Pacific (UK tour) is a United Kingdom touring stage production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," featuring actress Samantha Womack in a leading role.
B. South Pacific (1958 film)
South Pacific (1958 film) is a 1958 musical romantic drama film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, set in the South Pacific during World War II and renowned for its songs and exploration of racial prejudice.
C. Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1947 collection of interrelated short stories by James A. Michener set in the South Pacific during World War II, which later inspired the musical "South Pacific."
D. The Hawaiians (stage adaptation)
The Hawaiians (stage adaptation) is a theatrical version of James A. Michener’s Hawaii, adapted for the stage and notably associated with actor Sydney Chaplin.
E. South Pacific
The South Pacific is the vast southern portion of the Pacific Ocean, renowned for its remote island nations, coral reefs, and significant role in global climate and marine biodiversity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: South Pacific (stage production)
Target entity description: South Pacific (stage production) is a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical set in the South Pacific during World War II, exploring themes of love and racial prejudice through intertwined stories of American military personnel and local islanders.

A. South Pacific (UK tour)
South Pacific (UK tour) is a United Kingdom touring stage production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," featuring actress Samantha Womack in a leading role.
B. South Pacific (1958 film)
South Pacific (1958 film) is a 1958 musical romantic drama film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, set in the South Pacific during World War II and renowned for its songs and exploration of racial prejudice.
C. Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1947 collection of interrelated short stories by James A. Michener set in the South Pacific during World War II, which later inspired the musical "South Pacific."
D. The Hawaiians (stage adaptation)
The Hawaiians (stage adaptation) is a theatrical version of James A. Michener’s Hawaii, adapted for the stage and notably associated with actor Sydney Chaplin.
E. South Pacific
The South Pacific is the vast southern portion of the Pacific Ocean, renowned for its remote island nations, coral reefs, and significant role in global climate and marine biodiversity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
2008RevivalDirector	Bartlett Sher ⓘ
2008RevivalProducer	Lincoln Center Theater ⓘ
2008RevivalTheatre	Vivian Beaumont Theater ⓘ
awardReceived	Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ Tony Award for Best Libretto ⓘ linked to: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Score ⓘ linked to: Tony Award for Best Original Score
basedOn	Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	James A. Michener ⓘ linked to: James Michener
bookBy	Joshua Logan ⓘ Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
broadwayRunLength	1925 performances ⓘ
choreographer	Joshua Logan ⓘ
closedOnBroadway	1954 ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
director	Joshua Logan ⓘ
genre	musical theatre ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation	South Pacific (1958 film) ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
mainCharacter	Bloody Mary ⓘ Emile de Becque ⓘ Liat ⓘ Lieutenant Joseph Cable ⓘ Nellie Forbush ⓘ
notableFor	explicit criticism of racism in its lyrics ⓘ
notableSong	A Wonderful Guy ⓘ Bali Ha'i ⓘ I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair ⓘ linked to: I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair Some Enchanted Evening ⓘ There Is Nothin' Like a Dame ⓘ You've Got to Be Carefully Taught ⓘ Younger Than Springtime ⓘ
openedOnBroadway	1949 ⓘ
orchestrator	Robert Russell Bennett ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre	Majestic Theatre ⓘ
originalLeadActor	Ezio Pinza ⓘ
originalLeadActress	Mary Martin ⓘ
originalRolePlayed	Ezio Pinza as Emile de Becque ⓘ linked to: Emile de Becque Mary Martin as Nellie Forbush ⓘ linked to: Nellie Forbush
partOf	Rodgers and Hammerstein canon ⓘ
premiereCity	New York City ⓘ
premiereDate	1949-04-07 ⓘ
premierePlace	Majestic Theatre ⓘ
producer	Leland Hayward ⓘ Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ Richard Rodgers ⓘ
revival	2008 Broadway revival ⓘ
settingLocation	South Pacific Ocean islands ⓘ linked to: Pacific Islands
settingPeriod	World War II ⓘ
theme	racial prejudice ⓘ romantic love ⓘ war and military life ⓘ
title	South Pacific ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shirley Jones → performedIn → South Pacific (stage production) ⓘ

subject linked to: Shirley Jones (in some stage productions)

Some Enchanted Evening → associatedWork → South Pacific (1949 musical) ⓘ