THEATER REVIEW Sep 25, 2009
Riding on the lush, painstakingly restored 1949 orchestrations of Robert Russell Bennett, played to perfection by a 25-piece orchestra, the latest offering in SHN's Best of Broadway series more than makes amends for the desultory version at the same theater in '02. This is a "South Pacific" that regains its younger-than-springtime dynamism by returning to its roots. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'South Pacific' sails into town Sep 20, 2009
"It deepens the character," says Sher, who plumbed the archival material provided by the Rodgers rstein Organization, whose musical staff meticulously reconstructed the original Robert Russell Bennett orchestration that's heard in all its grandeur for the first time in 60 years. "It allows you be more invested in the characters and what they're struggling with. Cable talks about how he could never bring Liat home to Philadelphia. He's young and tortured by the war. He's like the figure that's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Concert planned Apr 28, 2009
Other selections to be performed by the ensemble include music by Robert Russell Bennett, Camille Saint-Saens, James Curnow and Karl King. The Wind Ensemble concert will be at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the IVCC Cultural Centre. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Review: Tricky performance was easy to love Feb 23, 2009
First up was the Gershwin suite, an all-instrumental arrangement of the opera s well-known tunes, assembled by composer Robert Russell Bennett. In a lecture preceding the concert, conductor Darko Butorac asserted that Bennett s arrangement was so fine, it was a case of genius dealing with genius. (Missoulian, MT)
