EMusic by Richard RodgersETHELyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIETHEBook by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua LoganETHEAdapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelE Tales of the South Pacific Eby James A. MichenerETHTHWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony for Best Musical ESouth PacificE flourished as the golden musical of Broadway's post-WWII golden era. Nearly 60 years after its 1949 premiere ESouth PacificE returned to Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater's glorious Tony-winning production setting box-office records and bringing this timely and timeless musical to new generations. With a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein and a libretto by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ETales of the South PacificE this landmark musical combines compassionate love stories with the saga of a world at war. Richly developed characters are faced with life-changing moments in a complex world their thoughts and yearnings powerfully expressed in the lyrics to such songs as This Nearly Was Mine Younger Than Springtime and Some Enchanted Evening.