Bill Cosby to do Honolulu shows Jan. 15 Oct 19, 2009
South Pacific' staffer charged in peeping. A stage manager on the Broadway production of "South Pacific" has been charged with secretly recording an actress in her dressing room. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Watch the 'Birdie' for its youth and exuberance Oct 19, 2009
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK When the second production of South Pacific arrived in 2008, nearly 60 years after the musical's premiere, it seemed mind-boggling that so timeless a story and score could have disappeared for decades. This is not the case with , now being staged by the Roundabout Theatre Company. (USA Today -- Life)
Visitor industry stimulus monies at work Oct 19, 2009
David Penhallow, a lifelong Kauai resident who worked as a stand-in for John Kerr and played the role of Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific listens on stage ... As part of the stimulus, actress Mitizi Gaynor returned to Kaua i for the 50th anniversary celebration of the movie South Pacific in which she starred ... In addition, $170,000 was allotted for a kama aina campaign encouraging inter-island travel and spending; $20,000 for a radio remote on Kaua i which brought DJs in from Seattle... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Her ‘Tammy’ still sings true Oct 18, 2009
I was raised on musicals - Judy Garland, Doris Day, and Gene Kelly singing and dancing on the small TV in our living room, The King and I, Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific - blaring from a record player when the TV wasn t on. Music filled our little house. (Boston Globe)
Obituaries in the news Oct 15, 2009
Oliver, who grew up between Shiprock and Farmington, N.M., served in the South Pacific with the 2nd Marine Division from 1943 to 1945. He was wounded during the battle of Saipan of 1944. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
'AN EVENING OF BROADWAY': Dinner theater to benefit local SPCA Oct 15, 2009
Cate said OPTP members will also be performing selections from their upcoming show "South Pacific," which will be staged Nov. 13-15 and 20-22 at the BlueBird Theatre. Matt Quay, talent director for the fund-raiser's dinner theater production, said the OPTP has assembled a variety of performers who will showcase everything from vocal to comedic talent. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Critic's Corner Oct 13, 2009
Robert Bianco: Well, first off Winston-Salem, anyone who saw Matthew Morrison on Broadway in "Hairspray," "South Pacific" or "The Light in the Piazza" might dispute that "more talented" comparison. More famous. (USA Today -- Life)
"Couples Retreat" tops North America box office Oct 12, 2009
"Couples Retreat" features "Swingers" co-stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in the tale of four couples at a South Pacific island therapy resort. Although it has received unfavorable reviews by film critics during the screening, the film was helped by the fact that there were no any other new releases during the same period and dominated the chart with solid lead. (Xinhuanet, China)
The San Francisco beat Oct 11, 2009
Case three: Sandy Dalton of Boise, Idaho, took her 73-year-old mother to San Francisco to see the musical "South Pacific." She booked a nonsmoking room at the Grand Hyatt, but when she arrived, the entire hotel seemed to be engulfed by the distinct scent of marijuana. Dalton's visit coincided with the 38th annual conference of NORML, a group that advocates the legalization of marijuana. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
High landslide risk as typhoon batters Japan Oct 10, 2009
Meanwhile, in the South Pacific, three severe earthquakes triggered a tsunami alert that sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground just days after giant waves killed 184 in the region. Authorities on remote islands evacuated thousands of people from coastal areas, sounding sirens and emptying schools and offices, after the 7. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'Couples Retreat' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know Oct 10, 2009
On Friday (October 8), Vaughn and Favreau will reunite 00003581 onscreen, older, not exactly wiser, married and soaking up the sun on a South Pacific island rather than in Los Angeles. It's all for one of those romantic comedies whose plot is essentially explained in its title. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Australia enjoys moment in the sun Oct 9, 2009
Australia is the flavour of the week on world financial news services: the ''Switzerland of the South Pacific'', a solid destination for capital whose economy is at the vanguard of the global recovery. In lifting interest rates, the RBA has succeeded Paul Hogan, the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as the new Australian icon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Year-end cheer forecast for market Oct 9, 2009
Analysts are musing about the chances of the dollar reaching parity with the greenback as investors seek haven in what some are dubbing ''Switzerland in the South Pacific. Institutional traders at investment bank Goldman Sachs JBWere this week adopted the positive sentiment to predict the market run will continue. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gallery Glimpses Oct 9, 2009
Student work from the South Pacific on view in Jewett Art Gallery ... The work in Pacific Pictures comes from Carleton College seminars in the South Pacific, a total of six trips being represented from 1996 to 2007. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Island of lost laughs Oct 9, 2009
Bateman begs dad-of-two Vaughn and Vaughn's wife (Malin Akerman) to join Bateman and his wife (Bell), who are having trouble conceiving a child, for a relationship-healing retreat in the South Pacific ... Bateman begs dad-of-two Vaughn and Vaughn's wife (Malin Akerman) to join Bateman and his wife (Bell), who are having trouble conceiving a child, for a relationship-healing retreat in the South Pacific. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Powerful Quakes Hit South Pacific Oct 8, 2009
Three powerful earthquakes struck the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday ... (AP) Three strong earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday, generating a small tsunami just over a week after another, massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga ... 3 rocked the South Pacific near Samoa, sparking waves that killed at least 178 people and devastated coastal villages in Samoa, American Samoa and northern Tonga. (CBS News)
Author Amy Tan to speak at NE Fresno church Oct 7, 2009
The area's faith community is feeling sadness over a recent Valley effort to help others in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga. First United Methodist Church in Sanger recently shipped an ambulance, donated by the city of Sanger, for use at the Prince Ngu Hospital on the island of Vava'u. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Letters to the editor Oct 6, 2009
I recently brought my mother to your beautiful city to see the play "South Pacific," which had been one of her favorite movies. Imagine our surprise when the hotel we stayed at, the Grand Hyatt had thick marijuana smoke in the lobby, elevators, area around the hotel and in our room. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Samoa's vulnerable islands Oct 5, 2009
The overall population of the islands, which lie in the central South Pacific, is about 250,000. Samoa, which changed its name from Western Samoa in 1997, has deep ties to New Zealand and is known by many for its rugby team. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Disaster appeal for quake victims Oct 4, 2009
Meanwhile, UK officials in the south Pacific are still trying to trace up to 16 British nationals who may have been in the area when a tsunami struck on Tuesday. At least 169 people were killed and many thousands of others were left homeless. (BBC News -- UK)
Tsunami pain Oct 4, 2009
The agony caused by a series of immense waves that crashed into unsuspecting parts of the South Pacific has spread far beyond the aqua blue waters that surround the islands of Samoa and Tonga. Amid fears of another tsunami, make-shift camps go up on higher ground. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
More of this story Oct 2, 2009
In an ongoing effort to encourage people to come to the island, the Kaua i Visitors Bureau is using $25,000 of the $1 million visitor industry county stimulus package to bring actress Mitzi Gaynor from the 1958 film South Pacific back to Kaua i for the weekend to reflect upon her career and her experiences on the island. Another $25,00 is also to be spent on a Pacific Northwest Blitz in mid-October which includes the promotion of tourism in Seattle and Vancouver. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Conditions combined for devastating tsunami Oct 2, 2009
The quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving scores dead and dozens missing. (AP Photo/SamoaNews. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
* Rescuers finding more bodies in Samoa Oct 2, 2009
Rescuers pulled bodies from the mud and twisted rubble and fished bloated corpses from the South Pacific off Samoa on Wednesday as the death toll from a series of tsunamis climbed further. A spotter aircraft circled the ocean looking for bodies, dropping smoke flares to pinpoint their location for a boat to collect. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Mitzi Gaynor to appear on Kauai Oct 2, 2009
Penhallow has known Gaynor since she was on Kaua'i to make the movie "South Pacific," in which the Garden Island played a South Pacific island in wartime and Gaynor played the effervescent Ensign Nellie Forbush. The Kaua'i Visitors Bureau helped bring Gaynor back to Kaua'i to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of "South Pacific" and the opening of the St. Regis Princeville Resort, which is built where Emile de Becque (portrayed by actor Rossano Brazzi) sang "Some Enchanted Evening" to Gaynor in... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Paul B. Fay Jr., confidant of President Kennedy; at 91 Oct 2, 2009
In the South Pacific, each skippered a boat. Mr. Fay was awarded the Bronze Star after his was run down by a Japanese destroyer. (Boston Globe)
Death toll reaches 149 in tsunami-hit Samoas Oct 1, 2009
Rick Rycroft / APA beach-side road is half destroyed as debris litters the sand at Lalomanu, Samoa, aspeople search for bodies, on Wednesday, a day after a deadly tsunami rolled through several South Pacific island nations ... Sept. 30: Rachel Maddow shares video and reports on the recent destruction in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific caused by a typhoon, tsunami and multiple earthquakes ... APIA, Samoa - Stunned Samoans dug through the sodden wreckage of their homes and told of the... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Dozens die in Indonesia quake Oct 1, 2009
It comes hours after a tsunami from a separate quake killed more than 100 people in the South Pacific. A tsunami watch issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the wake of the Indonesian quake has been lifted. (BBC News -- Science)
Child Rapist Dies Awaiting Execution Oct 1, 2009
John Couey Dies of Natural Causes on Death Row of Fla. Prison; Raped and Buried Girl Alive in 2005. (CBS News)
'South Pacific' star Mitzi Gaynor returns to Kauai Oct 1, 2009
South Pacific' star Mitzi Gaynor returns to Kauai ... HONOLULU Actress Mitzi Gaynor says filming "South Pacific" on the Hawaiian island of Kauai some 50 years ago "was a hoot." ... The following day, she will appear at the Kauai Marriott Resort Club at an event dubbed "An Afternoon with Mitzi Gaynor," where the actress will reflect on her career and the filming of "South Pacific.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Developments around the world in Pacific tsumani Oct 1, 2009
Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 120 in the South Pacific ... Stunned Samoans dug through the sodden wreckage of their homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific ... 9 quake hits South Pacific,... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Quotations of the day Oct 1, 2009
Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 120 in the South Pacific. Military transports flew medical personnel, food, water and medicine to Samoa and American Samoa, both devastated by a tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Oct 1, 2009
" Jack Harold Paar was born in Canton, Ohio, in 1918. He quit school at 16 to work as a radio disc jockey. At 20, he announced Cleveland Symphony concerts for that city's CBS radio affiliate. As a member of the U.S. Army stationed in the South Pacific, Paar entertained troops with impersonations and other comic bits during World War II. He returned to radio after the war, appearing on "The Breakfast Club" and "The $64 Question. " He worked as a summer replacement for Jack Benny, a comic... (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Warning signals Oct 1, 2009
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the South Pacific in the early hours of Wednesday were significant on all scales. Fortunately, it appears the long established Pacific Tsunami Warning System was able to give some advance notice of incoming waves - not just their arrivals times but their likely heights. (BBC News -- Technology)
* Quake, tsunamis ravage Pacific islands, 141 dead Oct 1, 2009
US President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in American Samoa, a US territory, and ordered federal aid to help recovery efforts, with a US C-130 military transport aircraft due to leave Honolulu for the tiny South Pacific islands ... Taiwan yesterday pledged to offer humanitarian aid to the South Pacific islands after an assessment of the damage has been made. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Horror in Pacific tourist paradise... Oct 1, 2009
Tourism to both has grown as they have become known as just as picturesque and idyllic as other South Pacific destinations such as Fiji and Tahiti. The islands are fringed with reef and turquoise blue lagoons, are home to tall coconut palms towering above white sand beaches and benefit from almost endless sunshine. (The Drudge Report)
Tsunami Disaster Oct 1, 2009
APIA, Samoa Stunned Samoans dug through the sodden wreckage of their homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific. Officials expect the death toll to rise as more areas are searched. (Fox News)
Powerful quake kills 75 in Indonesia Oct 1, 2009
3 in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and leaving at least 99 dead and dozens missing ... 3 in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and leaving at least 99 dead and dozens missing. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Survivor not harmed by Pacific quake, tsunami Sep 30, 2009
No "Survivor" cast or crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa ... A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show says no crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending large tsunami waves ashore. (MSNBC -- News)
Polanski capture 'always planned' Sep 30, 2009
Page last updated at 09:22 GMT, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 10:22 UK. Polanski capture 'always planned. (BBC News -- Europe)
Russia swells Abkhaz coffers Sep 30, 2009
Tsunami hits South Pacific islands. It's time for a new leader. (BBC News -- Europe)
Filming 'garden of Eden' US parks Sep 30, 2009
Tsunami hits South Pacific islands. Nero's rotating dining room discovered. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Online advertising 'overtakes TV' Sep 30, 2009
Page last updated at 23:00 GMT, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 00:00 UK. Online advertising 'overtakes TV. (BBC News -- UK)
Eyewitness: Pacific tsunamis Sep 30, 2009
A tsunami in the South Pacific has caused widespread destruction on the islands of Samoa and American Samoa ... Tsunami hits South Pacific islands. (BBC News -- Americas)
Video and Audio Sep 30, 2009
A number of islands in the South Pacific have been hit by several tsunamis created by a powerful earthquake deep in the ocean. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- UK)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Sep 30, 2009
" Jack Harold Paar was born in Canton, Ohio, in 1918. He quit school at 16 to work as a radio disc jockey. At 20, he announced Cleveland Symphony concerts for that city's CBS radio affiliate. As a member of the U.S. Army stationed in the South Pacific, Paar entertained troops with impersonations and other comic bits during World War II. He returned to radio after the war, appearing on "The Breakfast Club" and "The $64 Question. " He worked as a summer replacement for Jack Benny, a comic... (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Willis film beaten by Meatballs Sep 30, 2009
Page last updated at 08:50 GMT, Monday, 28 September 2009 09:50 UK. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is based on a 1978 children's book. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tsunami advisory for Oregon Coast after Pacific quake Sep 30, 2009
-- A tsunami advisory was issued for the coastal areas of California and Oregon, from the Mexican border to the Oregon-Washington border, after a deadly earthquake struck in the South Pacific Tuesday ... Officials in American Samoa say at least 34 people were killed when a tsunami swept ashore in the South Pacific country after a powerful earthquake hit nearby. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
This isn't paradise, it's hell on Earth, says Aussie survivor Sep 30, 2009
At least 28 people are dead and many more missing and injured after a massive undersea earthquake this morning sent a tsunami crashing into the South Pacific islands of Samoa and American Samoa. Mr Hunt, from Melbourne, said the death toll was still rising but was "certainly more than 40 or 50". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' Sep 30, 2009
Tsunami hits South Pacific islands. One-minute World News. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
Deadly tsunami hits Pacific islands Sep 30, 2009
Tsunamis triggered by a strong quake in the South Pacific have killed at least 90 people across a number of islands ... A general tsunami warning was issued for the wider South Pacific region but was cancelled a few hours later ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES More than 80 people dead after tsunami strikes South Pacific coast - 30 mins ago Pacific tsunami death toll rises to 100 - 36 mins ago Dozens dead as Samoa quake, tsunami hits villages - 52 mins ago Scores dead in tsunami in Pacific islands - 1... (BBC News -- Americas)
South Pacific tsunami toll rises: three Australians among dead, grave fears for others Sep 30, 2009
Three Australians have been confirmed killed amid a soaring death toll from a devastating tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake in the South Pacific ... The Ballarat woman, a six-year-old Australian girl and 50-year-old Maree Blacker are among upwards of 100 people feared to have died in the South Pacific tragedy ... The this morning sent deadly waves of water hurtling into the South Pacific islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Quake, Tsunami Kill at Least 34 in Pacific Sep 30, 2009
3-magnitude earthquake between the island chains of Samoa and American Samoa in the south Pacific generated tsunami waves ... 3-magnitude earthquake between the island chains of Samoa and American Samoa in the south Pacific generated tsunami waves. (CBS News)
'Bad' subliminal messages work Sep 30, 2009
Page last updated at 09:05 GMT, Monday, 28 September 2009 10:05 UK. Negative subliminal messages work. (BBC News -- Science)
St. Regis raises Kauai's luxury level to lure vacationers Sep 24, 2009
That link will be feted Oct. 1-4 with a star-studded showing of the 1958 movie South Pacific, which was filmed in the area. It s one of four quintessential celebration series St. Regis is hosting this fall. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Golden years losing luster Sep 23, 2009
Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 2:58 AM CDT I am an 84-year-old veteran of WWII who served my country in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific. Returning from the service, my wife and I raised a family of four children. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Critic's Corner Sep 22, 2009
On the plus side, I'm glad Matthew Morrison bagged himself a TV series (saw him in "South Pacific" at Lincoln Center last year and he's wonderful) but otherwise the show is just meh for me. What are your thoughts. (USA Today -- Life)
'South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents Sep 22, 2009
South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents ... South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents ... Bartlett Sher didn't really know "South Pacific" until he began working on the first Broadway revival of the classic 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, a World War II tropical tale of romance, racial prejudice and American grit that speaks to contemporary audiences in the wartime age of Obama. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bars & Clubs Sep 22, 2009
Step into the South Pacific at this casual drinking bar that was voted the areas best place to meet singles by this newspaper. The gathering spot features a grand bar, a martini bar, the Harem Room and a daily happy hour from 5-7 p.m.. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
50 years later Sep 21, 2009
This year, despite our economic challenges, Kaua i has reached some great moments, such as the Travel + Leisure World s Best Award for Best Hawaiian Island, Dr. Beach naming Hanalei Bay the No. 1 beach in the United States, WestJet announcing their new non-stop flight from Vancouver, Canada beginning in December, and now the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein s movie South Pacific that was filmed on Kaua i back in 1958. When we found out that actress Mitzi Gaynor, who played... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Reconstructing the '49 score 'South Pacific' score Sep 20, 2009
Pacific' musical crew reconstructs '49 score 'South Pacific' score like opening night in '49 ... Pacific' musical crew reconstructs '49 score 'South Pacific' score like opening night in '49 ... Ted Sperling, the musical director of the Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-sweeping revival of "South Pacific," was listening to the original cast album while preparing the show. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'South Pacific' sails into town Sep 20, 2009
South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents. Article:'South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents:/c/a/2009/09/18/PK1Q19KLI0 ... DTL Article:'South Pacific' coasts on contemporary currents:/c/a/2009/09/18/PK1Q19KLI0. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Comedy, pathos blend in wartime play Sep 20, 2009
A comedy with serious tones about Navy men on a cargo ship in the South Pacific in the last months of World War II, Mr. Roberts won the first Tony ever presented for Best Play in 1948. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
PULSE BLOG: International art, out-of-state acts come to midstate Sep 19, 2009
a comedy with serious tones about Navy men on a cargo ship in the South Pacific in the last months of World War II and winner of the first Tony ever presented for Best Play in 1948, will open tonight at Theatre Harrisburg. The show will run through Sept. 27 at the Krevsky Production Center, 513 Hurlock St., Harrisburg. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Valley Muslims plan Eid carnival Sep 19, 2009
The area's faith community is feeling sadness over a recent Valley effort to help others in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga. First United Methodist Church in Sanger recently shipped an ambulance, donated by the city of Sanger, for use at the Prince Ngu Hospital on the island of Vava'u. (Fresno Bee)
