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South Pacific

Majestic Theatre, (4/7/1949 - 5/16/1953)
Broadway Theatre, (6/29/1953 - 1/16/1954)
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Opening:Apr 7, 1949   
Closing:Jan 16, 1954 Total Performances:1925


Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: Two islands in the South Pacific. World War II.





by opening date


Theatre Owned / Operated by Magoro Operating Corporation

Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II; Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan

Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener; Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett

Directed by Joshua Logan; Musical Staging by Joshua Logan

Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Motley; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Furth Ullman

General Manager: Morris Jacobs; Company Manager: Maurice Winters

General Stage Manager: Charles Atkins; Stage Manager: Jean Barrere; Assistant Stage Mgr: Beau Tilden

Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers: Trude Rittman

General Press Representative: Michel Mok; Press Representative: Helen Hoerle and Peggy Phillips; Casting: John Fearnley; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers: Evelyn Nolt and Margot Hopkins; Assistant to Mr. Logan: James Awe


Opening Night Cast

Mary Martin Ensign Nellie Forbush  
Ezio Pinza Emile de Becque  
Juanita Hall Bloody Mary   
Myron McCormick Luther Billis   
Betta St. John Liat   
Harvey Stephens Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.   
William Tabbert Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.   
Martin Wolfson Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.   
Mardi Bayne Ensign Connie Walewska  
Evelyn Colby Ensign Pamela Whitmore  
Michael De Leon Jerome Alternate  
Noel De Leon Jerome Alternate  
Sandra Deel Ensign Janet MacGregor  
Bill Dwyer Seaman Tom O'Brien  
Dickinson Eastham Seabee Richard West  
Don Fellows Lt. Buzz Adams  
William Ferguson Ensemble  
Jacqueline Fisher Lt. Genevieve Marshall  
Jack Fontan Seaman Thomas Hassinger  
Alan Gilbert Yeoman Herbert Quale  
Thomas Gleason Sgt. Kenneth Johnson  
Jim Hawthorne Petty Officer Hamilton Steves  
Richard Loo Marcel
Henry's Assistant 
 
 Ensemble  
Roslynd Lowe Ensign Dinah Murphy  
Barbara Luna Ngana  
Biff McGuire Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey  
Gloria Meli Ensign Lisa Minelli  
Henry Michel Seabee Morton Wise  
Alex Nicol Ensemble  
Pat Northrop Ensign Sue Yaeger  
Mary Ann Reeve Ensemble  
Fred Sadoff Professor  
Bernice Saunders Ensign Cora MacRae  
Archie Savage Abner  
Helena Schurgot Ensign Bessie Noonan  
Richard Silvera Henry  
Henry Slate Stewpot  
Eugene Smith Ensemble  
Beau Tilden Seaman James Hayes  
Musa Williams Bloody Mary's Assistant  
Chin Yu Ensemble  

Understudies: Thomas Gleason (Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.), Arthur Hammond (Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey, Yeoman Herbert Quale), Cloris Leachman (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Richard Loo (Henry), William McGraw (Lt. Buzz Adams), Henry Michel (Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N., Emile de Becque), Gene Smith (Professor), Musa Williams (Bloody Mary).