‘South Pacific’ Takes Five Tonys
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The lavish revival of “South Pacific” took five prizes, including director of a musical, and “Boeing-Boeing,” a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best revival of a play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under way Sunday. Tracy Letts’s “August: Osage County” won best play, and its women made a strong early showing, with director Anna Shapiro winning for best director of a play, and Deanna Dunagan and Rondi Reed winning best actress and best featured actress in a play, respectively.
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