Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell To Have Some Enchanted Evening in Carnegie South Pacific Concert

Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell will headline in the upcoming Carnegie Hall concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.

The 1949 musical will play in Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium June 9, 2005. Walter Bobbie (Chicago, the upcoming Sweet Charity) will direct the concert. Patrick Summers will conduct the Orchestra of St. Luke's for the 8 PM performance.

Country singer McEntire, who was a critical darling for her stint in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun, will portray Nellie Forbush in the show.

Tony Award winner Mitchell — who has starred on Broadway in Man of La Mancha, Ragtime and Kiss Me, Kate — will perform as Emile de Becque. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

South Pacific features songs by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II and was drawn from James Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific." Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza co-starred in the original Broadway production, which boasted such classic songs as "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali H'ai" and "A Wonderful Guy."

Tickets will be made available to Carnegie Hall patrons, friends and subscribers in April 2005. For benefit tickets, call the Special Events Office at (212) 903-6979. Remaining tickets (priced from $34-$149) will be made available at a later date. For more information, visit the Carnegie Hall website at www.carnegiehall.org.

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Casting Announcement

REBA MCENTIRE AND BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL HEADLINE
CARNEGIE HALL’S GALA BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC
IN STERN AUDITORIUM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005

Concert Performance of South Pacific to be
Conducted by Patrick Summers and Directed by Walter Bobbie

NEW YORK, New York, October 11, 2004 — Carnegie Hall announced today that Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell will lead the cast in a concert version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved musical South Pacific on Thursday, June 9, in Isaac Stern Auditorium. Directed by Walter Bobbie, this Gala Benefit performance also features the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the direction of Patrick Summers. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. This performance is made possible by a generous grant from The Alice Tully Foundation.

The Gala Benefit will include a pre-concert cocktail reception and dinner at Remi Restaurant and Atrium, 144 West 54th Street, beginning at 6:00 p.m. ______ and _______ are co-chairs for the event.

Carnegie Hall patrons, friends, and subscribers will have the opportunity to purchase advance-sale tickets to this concert, and, in April 2005, will also receive an invitation to the Gala Benefit, which includes prime concert seating and a pre-concert reception and dinner. For Benefit tickets, please call the Special Events Office at 212-903-6979.

After April 2005: Any remaining concert tickets, priced at $34, $52, $78, $104, $132, and $149, will be made with the exact on-sale date to be announced. Tickets may be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. They may also be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or purchased online at the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.

Program Information:
Thursday, June 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Isaac Stern Auditorium
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Patrick Summers, Conductor
Reba McEntire (Nellie Forbush)
Brian Stokes Mitchell (Emile de Becque)
Remaining artists to be announced
Walter Bobbie, Director

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