South Pacific - 2008 Broadway Cast

Trude Ritman's name is misspelled as "Ritmann" on the packaging.

Rather, Trude Rittman's name is misspelled "Rittmann" on the packaging.

A pre-releasse review CD of this title also includes an additional track, "Thanksgiving Follies", not included on either the Barnes & Noble or general release CDs.

If this is the first-time ever Broadway revival of this show, how come there is a 1967 Broadway recording of the show with Florence Henderson?

The 1967 recording with Florence Henderson and Giorgio Tozzi played at the State Theater at Lincoln Center and was not considered a Broadway engagement. Neither was the 1987 New York City opera production (also at the State Theater at Lincoln Center) nor the four productions at the New York City Center. So, despite the six (seven the Reba McEntire/Brian Stokes Mitchell concert at Carnegie Hall is included) previous major New York City productions, the current production is the first to be considered an "official" Broadway revival for the purposes of the Tony Awards.

Correction: The 1967 recording with Florence Henderson and Giorgio Tozzi is from a production that played at the State Theater at Lincoln Center and was not considered a Broadway engagement. Neither was the 1987 New York City opera production (also at the State Theater at Lincoln Center) nor the four productions at the New York City Center. So, despite the six (seven if the Reba McEntire/Brian Stokes Mitchell concert at Carnegie Hall is included) previous major New York City productions, the current production is the first to be considered an "official" Broadway revival for the purposes of the Tony Awards.

As it turns out, Trude Rittmann (with two Ns) is the correct spelling, though it was commonly shortened to Ritman throughout her career.

Does anyone know why they recorded all those bonus tracks and decided not to include the full "Honey Bun" song?