113K views · 2.1K reactions | "So they call me a cockeyed optimist."  Watch Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1958 film SOUTH PACIFIC starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi here: https://bit.ly/3wTuHu3 | South Pacific | Facebook

Love this lyric breakdown of "A Cockeyed Optimist" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific! 💛✍️ What's your favorite lyric from the show? Credit: @trippstamatic (via TikTok) | South Pacific

Need a pick-me-up? Enjoy our first Studio Session featuring Erin Mackey (Nellie Forbush) and Tim Weil (Musical Director) performing “Cockeyed Optimist” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC. Stay tuned for more sessions throughout the year! See SOUTH PACIFIC through August 28 → http://bit.ly/1Px31iw | Guthrie Theater

Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, original Broadway cast members of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, sing “Some Enchanted Evening” in a 1954 TV special celebrating Rodgers & Hammerstein—hosted by Ed Sullivan, Groucho Marx, Mary Martin, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen with his puppet Charlie McCarthy. 🎭 | South Pacific

Everyone loves a dancing sailor and these ones have definitely found their land legs ⛵🏝️ Wishing the whole South Pacific cast a wonderful opening night tonight. ✈️ Catch it on our shores until 28 Aug. https://sadl.rs/3ssId8K | Sadler's Wells