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The musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. The issue of racial prejudice is sensitively and candidly explored in several plot threads, including the struggle of the lead character to accept the mixed-race children of her lover. Another interracial marriage is explored in the song \"You've Got to Be Carefully Taught\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals. Several of its songs, including \"Bali Ha'i\", \"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair\", \"Some Enchanted Evening\", \"Happy Talk\", \"Younger than Springtime\" and \"I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy\", have become popular standards. The Broadway production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Libretto, and it is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting. The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations. The 2008 Broadway revival was a strong success, winning seven Tonys including for Best Musical Revival.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/South+Pacific+2008+Broadway+Cast+","playStationPath":"/stations/271970930/play","stationId":271970930,"bioPath":"/music/South+Pacific+2008+Broadway+Cast+/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Dean+Martin+Frank+Sinatra+Sammy+Davis+Jr+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d8b/d8b8e050ae9fddfc4f6f0af794a3d740_md.jpg","artistName":"Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra \u0026 Sammy Davis, Jr.","artistId":75350,"station_id":266440870},{"musicPath":"/music/A+Collector+s+Sondheim+Original+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/da6/da61e0e5a97153826150c63f746bd643_md.jpg","artistName":"A Collector's Sondheim (Original Cast)","artistId":109014,"station_id":281863488},{"musicPath":"/music/Zero+Mostel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/864/864b53790925e653b62c52b004cb19de_md.jpg","artistName":"Zero Mostel","artistId":89602,"station_id":271970935},{"musicPath":"/music/Damn+Yankees+Original+Broadway+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/434/434e1549e6d8bae6f44017d5dadf4cde_md.jpg","artistName":"Damn Yankees (Original Broadway Cast)","artistId":111611,"station_id":282283671},{"musicPath":"/music/Gypsy+Original+Broadway+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/11c/11cb158a759fd382a0f6e49b22fb75e5_md.jpg","artistName":"Gypsy (Original Broadway Cast)","artistId":117877,"station_id":283168735},{"musicPath":"/music/Nat+King+Cole+George+Shearing","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c4b/c4b59d1f837f8dac68ac3fb170468167_md.jpg","artistName":"Nat King Cole \u0026 George Shearing","artistId":83704,"station_id":269167370},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Lion+King+Original+Broadway+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cc4/cc4332317330179c754dee208c332843_md.jpg","artistName":"The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast)","artistId":86672,"station_id":270025648},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Women+Original+Broadway+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3e0/3e0175c432b0c1ea8159d2a77843ffd2_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Women (Original Broadway Cast)","artistId":108405,"station_id":281862948},{"musicPath":"/music/Brigadoon+Original+Broadway+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb8/fb8a36129fcfb4d4a29e54ad38184ca3_md.jpg","artistName":"Brigadoon (Original Broadway Cast)","artistId":117751,"station_id":283946211},{"musicPath":"/music/South+Pacific+Carnegie+Hall+Concert+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"//olds1.cdn107.com/images/defartist_md.png","artistName":"South Pacific (Carnegie Hall Concert Cast)","artistId":118582,"station_id":283946481},{"musicPath":"/music/Benny+Andersson+Bjorn+Ulvaeus","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ea1/ea139de850828c7a3efb129bc8249502_md.jpg","artistName":"Benny Andersson \u0026 Bjorn Ulvaeus","artistId":106786,"station_id":281862149},{"musicPath":"/music/Grease+Original+Cast+Recording+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/332/33288e7e4a3ea178d23fb742b9a59897_md.jpg","artistName":"Grease (Original Cast Recording)","artistId":89587,"station_id":271970916},{"musicPath":"/music/Mamma+Mia+Original+London+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e09/e099e54eec95f190ef7a3f7b402ac957_md.jpg","artistName":"Mamma Mia! 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