Feel Good Column of the Day

The revival of the musical South Pacific had a big night at the Tonys, and Harold Meyerson, executive editor of The American Prospect and columnist for the Washington Post, had a wonderful column this morning putting both the original version, which ran for five years on Broadway in the late 1940s and early 50s, and its current incarnation in their proper political contexts. In short, its racial themes had much to say about a soon-to-change America then, and (hopefully), our soon-to-change America now. Read and enjoy.

Just one thought before you do, though. Broadway was at the heart of American culture in the early 1950s. Let's hope that the current South Pacific revival isn't an Off-Off-Broadway production, relevant only to those who find their way to the theater house.