When Josh Logan convinced Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II that James A. Michener’s collection of short stories, Tales of the South Pacific, which won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1948, would form the basis for a musical, they quickly settled on their two leading performers before they had completed the book or the … Continue reading Wash That Man Part 1

Here’s different point of view of the origin of South Pacific from the fellow who wrote the book Tales of the South Pacific that it’s based on, James A. Michener. In his memoir The World Is My Home he talks about how his book got adapted into a musical. He also touches on the creation of the … Continue reading Your Special Island

I wish I could tell you about the South Pacific. The way it actually was. The endless ocean. The infinite specks of coral we called islands. Coconut palms nodding gracefully toward the ocean. Reefs upon which waves broke into spray, and inner lagoons, lovely beyond description. I wish I could tell you about the sweating … Continue reading It Started Out As a Book