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The South Pacific Companion ReviewLaurence Maslon has given us an indispensable treasure of a book in this South Pacific companion.
One might have thought there might not be much to be said about this wonderful Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical, but Prof Maslon has created a wonderful book worthy of the show. Like his earlier Sound of Music book, Maslon begins by relating the background of the show, and recounts how the Second World War inspired James Michener's creative juices to flow in writing his book. Prof Maslon did a really wonderful job in telling of how the war influenced everyone involved in the creative team so that they could bring their unique talents to the making of the musical. After reading it I felt sure that R&H were able to write the show with the background of the war that influenced the creative team, and so they didn't write the show off their own bat. Prof Maslon's narrative is compelling and readable, just like his earlier Sound of Music book, and it was wonderful of him to tell us how the theme of racism was there from the moment when Michener penned his book. Though I would have liked there to be more coverage of the impact of this R&H musical, it was still an enjoyable book, with the photos and the song commentaries an added bonus. A minor quibble is that I wish there was more coverage on what influenced the writing of each song, such as the mention of Hammerstein's desire to write a "verb lyric" when he wrote Some Enchanted Evening. Also a new feature in this book is Prof Maslon's analysis of how language plays a part in the musical, and it does make me wish that this commentary on the show had been included in the Sound of Music book too.
In short, this book is such a wonderful follow-up to the Sound of Music book, and it's an indispensable part of any R&H fan's collection. I really think these books deserve to be in print forever. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to similar companions for The King and I and Cats, and I wish Prof Maslon every success in his future books on R&H musicals.
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