On March 19, 10 and 1, 2006, at the Frank Guaracini Jr. Fine and Performing Arts Center, Vineland New Jersey, a Perry Award nominated Best Director Joe Marrella recreated Rodgers and Hammersein musical “South Pacific”. Under his direction, the crew and cast worked tirelessly for almost six months to achieve success and they exceeded expectations. Tickets, at $12.00 each, were sold out well in advance for the weekend shows and it was about 90% sold out for the mid-week. The South Pacific featured 15 year old Assamese adolescents Rupak (Rick) and Neepak (Nick) Bhuyan in acting, dancing and singing roles. Rick and Nick have been singing from their early childhood. South Pacific was their debut acting and dancing performance along with singing. The South Pacific music was easy to sing and there was a predominance of male roles. It was a crowd pleaser. Rick and Nick won the hearts and minds of the audience. The audience was humming the tunes with Rick and Nick: ‘There is nothing like a damn”.
Performances of the South Pacific were highly acclaimed in all the local print media.
The group 'Americar Rick & Nick' have so far produced 3 non-commercial audio CDs, recreating golden oldies with memorable voices. Within the next month or so, they will release their fourth audio CD full of Buhu Geets, Hussori and other Bihu related songs.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are few pictures from the South Pacific that will tell story far better that any words.
By Jugal kalita, Colorado Springs
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