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''South Pacific'' is a [[The Musical|musical]] by [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]], originally produced in 1949. It was nominated for ten Tony awards, and won all of them, including the second ever Tony for Best Musical. ''South Pacific'' is also the only musical to win Best Production, Best Direction, and all four acting awards at one time.
Nellie Forbush is a navy nurse from Arkansas serving in the South Pacific during [[World War II]]. She has met a local French plantation owner named Emile de Becque. Lieutenant Joe Cable arrives on the island to take part in a spy mission.
Cable tries to get Emile to agree to be his guide for the mission, but Emile will have none of it. Bloody Mary introduces Cable to a beautiful Tonkinese girl named Liat. Cable is enamored, but is shocked to discover that she is Bloody Mary's daughter. Nellie also makes a discovery about Emile that forces her to face her deep-seated racial prejudices.
The show has many well-known numbers, including "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", "Younger Than Springtime", "Nothing Like a Dame", "Honey Bun" and "Wonderful Guy".
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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|Nellie's home town of Little Rock}}.
* [[Crowd Song]]: "Bloody Mary", "Nothing Like a Dame", and "Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair".
* [[Cut Song]]: Many, some of which, like "My Girl Back Home", are now commonly used in revivals.
** Another, "Suddenly Lovely", eventually received new lyrics, which turned it into "Getting to Know You" from ''[[The King and I]]''.
** Yet another, "Loneliness of Evening", received a spot in Rodgers' and Hammerstein's 1965 television version of ''[[Cinderella (film)|Cinderella]]''.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: For "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Younger Than Springtime"
* [[Fourth Date Marriage]]: Nellie and Emile, who have only known each other for "few short weeks" but are then engaged.
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Bloody Mary.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Joe sings to Liat that he's "gayer than laughter" when he's with her.
* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]] / [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: Emile, depending on the actor in question.
* [["I Am" Song]]: "A Cockeyed Optimist".
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* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Billis.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Nellie and Emile (see "Some Enchanted Evening").
* [[May-December Romance]]: Nellie and Emile. Averted in some modern productions which age up Nellie to make her the same age (or almost) as Emile.
* [[Mildly Military]]
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* [[Feet First Introduction]]: Liat has one in the General Release/Home Video version.
* [[Movie Bonus Song]]: "My Girl Back Home". The movie also incorporates the [[Cut Song]] "Loneliness of Evening," as a spoken poem Emile writes to Nellie.
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