so mad I was fairly certain that they could make a great musical out of the Bronx telephone directory." That project would become South Pacific and be a tremendous hit. Hischak ties the failure of Allegro to a change in the pair's style: Awards and nominations Original Broadway production References Bibliography Online sources' External links Allegro info page on StageAgent.com – Allegro'' plot summary & character descriptions 1946 radio adaptation on Theater Guild on the Air at Internet Archive 1947 musicals Broadway musicals Original musicals Musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein