The subject of the book, music and lyrics, by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, may at first glance seem to be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormons). The warm heart of this musical is, however, all about kindness to loners and losers.
Phil Scott and Blake Bowden’s production, Mario, tells the story of the meteoric rise to fame and premature demise of the world famous 1950s tenor Mario Lanza.
Based on James A Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, South Pacific is one of the classics of musical theatre containing some of the greatest, most memorable songs of all time.
If you are a fan of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, then you will not want to miss this production, but be quick as it ends on Sunday.